ORCHESTRA! / Sir Georg Solti, Dudley Moore / 2 DVDs, 1 CD 

UPC 044007431986

Audio: English

Subtitles: 1. FRENCH 2. GERMAN 3. ITALIAN 4. SPANISH 5. CHINESE

Presented by Dudley Moore

Conductor and Music Director Sir Georg Solti Schleswig-Holstein Festival Orchestra

Hollywood star Dudley Moore joins the great conductor Sir Georg Solti for the essential guide to the modern symphony orchestra. In the opening episodes each family of instruments is introduced and demonstrated by an orchestra of outstanding young musicians, whilst other programmes focus on the piano and the role of the conductor. Also included are an entertaining journey through the development of classical music from the time of Bach and Handel to the present day and an introduction to the life and work of the great composers.

• Director: Declan Lowney
• Producer: Jonathan Hewes / Executive Producers: Malcolm Gerrie, Dudley Moore
• Associate Producer: Jan Younghusband

Bonus CD:

Music from Orchestra! by Handel Bach Mozart Beethoven Schubert Schumann Berlioz Wagner Brahms Tchaikovsky Richard Strauss Ravel Bartók Stravinsky Lutosławski