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looking for dvd documentaries of famous composers .. #1495673 08/14/10 05:03 AM
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 28 Sydney, Australia C crystal01 OP Full Member
OP crystal01 Full Member C Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 28 Sydney, Australia	hi, I am interested in getting my hands on the life and works of famous composers, possibly in a documentary format. Not looking for anyone specifically but a few of my favourites include: Beethoven, Mozart, Grieg, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, Mendelssohn I browsed the internet and it came up with 'The Famous Composers Series DVD set', has anyone seen those or bought them? I am studying to be a piano teacher so hopefully I can use them as a teachers aid in the near future Any feedback will be greatly appreciated

Re: looking for dvd documentaries of famous composers .. crystal01 #1495695 08/14/10 06:50 AM
Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 758 Northeast Pennsylvania M moscheles001 500 Post Club Member
moscheles001 500 Post Club Member M Joined: Sep 2008 Posts: 758 Northeast Pennsylvania	The BBC issued a series of composer documentaries. I have the Bach documentary, which is excellent.

Re: looking for dvd documentaries of famous composers .. moscheles001 #1495701 08/14/10 07:14 AM
Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 32 Buenos Aires, Argentina Demian P. Full Member
Demian P. Full Member Joined: Aug 2010 Posts: 32 Buenos Aires, Argentina	There's a documentary of Mendelssohn hosted by Peter Ustinov. http://www.amazon.com/Peter-Ustinovs-Mendelssohn-Derek-Bailey/dp/B000QRDH7U /ref=sr_1_1?s=books&ie=UTF8&qid=1281784262&sr=1-1 I have it and it's great. Google it for it. Regards. Demian

Re: looking for dvd documentaries of famous composers .. Demian P. #1495811 08/14/10 12:02 PM
Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 778 Canada J joyoussong 500 Post Club Member
joyoussong 500 Post Club Member J Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 778 Canada	I saw a TV series (3-parts?) about Beethoven a while ago. As far as I can figure out, the series originated from the BBC. It's a "dramatization," so not strictly a documentary. But factual, I think. Carol (Started playing July 2008)

Re: looking for dvd documentaries of famous composers .. crystal01 #1495812 08/14/10 12:05 PM
Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,861 Ann Arbor, MI jazzyprof 2000 Post Club Member
jazzyprof 2000 Post Club Member Joined: Nov 2004 Posts: 2,861 Ann Arbor, MI	Another good one: "In Search of Beethoven", a film by Phil Grabsky http://www.insearchofbeethoven.com/ "Playing the piano is my greatest joy...period."......JP

Re: looking for dvd documentaries of famous composers .. jazzyprof #1495999 08/14/10 06:02 PM
Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 179 Vienna S Sorcerer88 Full Member
Sorcerer88 Full Member S Joined: Oct 2008 Posts: 179 Vienna	a nice documentary on the famous Charles-Valentin Alkan: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oSpKgQieegU (just kidding) i'm equally interested, if anyone found something, especially the BBC documentaries, i'd be very interested. I have the one on Mozart, which is excellent, though it seems like it's not even on amazon.

Re: looking for dvd documentaries of famous composers .. Sorcerer88 #1496059 08/14/10 08:00 PM
Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 28 Sydney, Australia C crystal01 OP Full Member
OP crystal01 Full Member C Joined: Jan 2010 Posts: 28 Sydney, Australia	thanks to everyone for your input .. will look into it today and let you know my thoughts