| Description |
2 videodiscs (338 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in. |
| System Details |
DVD ; regions 1-6 ; widescreen (16:9) presentation ; LPCM stereo. and Dolby digital 5.1 surround. |
| Performer |
Host, narrator & presenter, Simon Callow ; presenter, Matt Wills ; soloist & presenter, Niki Vasilakis. |
| Credits |
Director of photography, Paul Moss ; stills photographer, Wendy McDougall ; editor, Michael Neil-Smith ; script, Matt Wills ; music director, Cyrus Meher-Homji. |
| Note |
"All 13 episodes from the magnificent TV series. Special features" -- Container. |
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DVD release of episodes originally broadcast on television in 2007. |
| Audience |
MPAA rating: Not rated. |
| Summary |
Series visits cities in Europe where some of the major classical composers lived and worked. |
| Contents |
DVD 1. Salzburg: birthplace of Amadeus -- From Salzburg to Vienna -- Real song of Norway -- Finlandia -- St. Petersburg I -- Venice, Monterverdi, Vivaldi, and The four seasons -- Prague. |
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DVD 2. Germany I, Eisenach and the towns of Bach's travel -- Germany II, Leipzig and Mainz -- Vienna -- Tuscany: Verdi and Puccini -- Bonn and Berlin -- St. Petersburg II. |
| Note |
Special features include: Classical destinations theme: a whirlwind preview of the series' most exciting locations with Niki Vasilakis ; the TV series trailer with Simon Callow ; Leoš Janáček: a cameo of the Czech composer ; companion tours to Europe flying Finnair and Austrian Airlines. |
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GMD: videorecording. |
| Subject |
Music -- Europe -- History and criticism.
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Musical landmarks -- Europe -- Description and travel.
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| Genre/Form |
Travelogues (Motion pictures, television, etc.)
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| Added Author |
Beveridge, Peter.
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Callow, Simon, 1949-
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Wills, Matt (Matthew David)
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Vasilakis, Niki.
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EMI (Firm)
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| Added Title |
Classical destinations (Television program)
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| Standard No. |
094639244294 |
| Music No. |
0946 3 92442 9 4 Blue Note Label Group (set) |
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3 92442 9 Blue Note Label Group (set) |
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0946 3 94653 9 2 Blue Note Label Group (DVD 1) |
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0946 3 94654 9 1 Blue Note Label Group (DVD 2) |
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