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Mendelssohn Unknown - A film by Angelo Bozzolini

DVD

This up-to-date documentary about Felix Mendelssohn is based on the original letters of the composer and his sister Fanny, combined with numerous evocative period images. Through a blend of music and words, the most distinguished Mendelssohn specialists of today guide viewers through the composer’s fascinating life and career. The various themes covered include his training, his religious and cultural identity, his journey to Italy, his rediscovery of Bach, his years in Leipzig, the relative neglect of his music following his death, his readmission to the canon of Germany’s greatest Romantic composers, and the recent unearthing of many unpublished works. Produced by Angelo Bozzolini, Luigi Melecchi and Roberto Prosseda, Directed by Angelo Bozzolini.

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Item number
2058858
UPC number
880242588586
Region code
0
Picture format
NTSC 16:9
Sound format
PCM Stereo
Release
Total running time
99 mins
Details running time
54 mins (Documentary), 45 mins (Bonus)
Subtitles
English, French, German, Italian
Booklet notes
English, French, German
No. of discs
1
Recording
2009
Bonus
Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy
Song Without Words, Op. 19 No. 6 ‘Venetian Boat Song No. 1’
Song Without Words, Op. 30 No. 6 ‘Venetian Boat Song No. 2’
Sonata for violin and piano in D minor (1823, reconstructed 2005 by Alessandro Solbiati)
Capriccio in E flat minor (1823)
Variations brillantes for cello and piano by Mendelssohn and Joseph Merk (1830, cello part reconstructed 2008 by Gabrio Taglietti)
Bonus performances recorded live at Teatro Olimpico, Vicenza, Italy, 11 June 2009, for Settimane Musicali al Teatro Olimpico. Directed by Pietro Tagliaferri