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Beethoven: Symphony 9 - Velvet Revolution Concert / Gabriela Beňačková, soprano - Anne Gjevang, alto - Günther Neumann, tenor - Artur Korn, bass / Czech Philharmonic Orchestra / Prague Philharmonic Choir / Václav Neumann, conductor / DVD
Format: NTSC
Run time: 75 Minutes
UPC: 089948440390
- Aspect Ratio : 1.33:1
- Is Discontinued By Manufacturer : Yes
- MPAA rating : Unrated (Not Rated)
- Product Dimensions : 7.5 x 5.25 x 0.5 inches; 3.17 Ounces
- Media Format : Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Closed-captioned, Classical
- Run time : 1 hour and 15 minutes
- Release date : January 30, 2007
- Actors : Czech Philharmonic Orchestra, Prague Philharmonic Choir
- Studio : Video Artists Int'L
- Number of discs : 1
This historic concert of December 14, 1989, was given in support of the Velvet Revolution in Czechoslovakia, which started in November 1989. Beethoven's Ninth Symphony was the featured work, chosen as a symbol of freedom and joy. The concert was attended by many prominent personalities, including Václav Havel (above, center, with Gabriela Beňačková and Václav Neumann), before he became his country's President. This DVD preserves Neumann's distinguished interpretation of the Ninth as well as the unique and memorable atmosphere of the occasion.
Beethoven: Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
Gabriela Beňačková, soprano Anne Gjevang, alto Günther Neumann, tenor Artur Korn, bass
Czech Philharmonic Orchestra
Prague Philharmonic Choir
Václav Neumann, conductor
1990 BVA INTERNATIONAL (ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
RECORDED LIVE AT SMETANA HALL, PRAGUE, DECEMBER 14, 1989
DESIGN, PACKAGING, AND DVD AUTHORING 2007 VIDEO ARTISTS INTERNATIONAL, INC. (ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
PRODUCED FOR DVD BY ALLAN ALTMAN DESIGN: RAYMOND EDWARDS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER FOR DVD: ERNEST GILBERT
