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ORCHESTRA - DVD Movie
Solti: Orchestra! Reviews
| 24 of 24 people found the following review helpful:  Superb, By This review is from: Solti: Orchestra! (DVD) Dating from 1991 this marvellous TV series looks at the Orchestra with the help of the Sir Georg Solti and Dudley Moore. These two are an inspired pairing as many people never realised just how good a musician Dudley Moore was and outside of this TV series Sir Georg Solti was little known to the general public. Looking at the different areas of the Orchestra, Woodwind, Brass, Strings Percussion etc this is always fascinating whether you know a lot about music or are just a casual viewer. Dudley Moore gets to show off his Piano skills in a variety of styles, usually under the watchful eyes of Sir Georg who himself was brilliant Pianist. I particularly like the section where Moore is trying to get the timing right on the Bartok with Sir Georg tapping time for him. However there is so much more to this program than just the two presenters and their respective talents. The program is about the Orchestra, its construction, the infinte variety of sounds that it can... Read more 7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:  Hard to understand, By Amazon Verified Purchase This review is from: Solti: Orchestra! (DVD) I have to assume this video was intended for young people to view so that they might be inspired to learn to play an orchestral instrument. I have tried showing it to my upper elementary students and they lose interest quickly. I believe this is in part due to the difficulty of understanding Sir George Solti. I have run several of his statements back four or five time and still cannot understand what he's saying. I think it is interesting that the DVD has subtitles in four or five "foreign" languages, when what it really needs are subtitles in English so people can understand Solti! As a musician, conductor and teacher, I personally found the DVD quite interesting, especially the discussion of how the orchestra has evolved over the centuries. But the difficulty of not being able to understand what is being said causes the entire production to fall short of its goal. 4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:  Orchestral Dream, By This review is from: Solti: Orchestra! (DVD) This is an informative guide to the orchestra that makes it easy to learn the different levels of each section of a classical orchestra. These young musicians are superb and in the hands of a legend such as Sir Georg, they shine throughout this excellent series. |
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