DVD Jean Sibelius - The Early Years / Maturity and Silence (Importado)

Jean Sibelius - The Early Years / Maturity and Silence

This DVD celebrates the musical quest of one of the great symphonists of the twentieth century, Jean Sibelius, as seen through his music, his letters, his diaries and the words of his wife Aino, who was with him for more than sixty four years. It is an intimate account, using film and Sibelius' music and words, of a great artist's struggle with his medium, with the world and with himself ? as deeply felt an artistic quest as any in the history of music and frequently expressed in memorably poetic terms.
But the quest was not an easy one and, as so often with artists who take an untrod path, critical opinion has fluctuated wildly, more perhaps than for any other composer. After receiving, in the 1930s, a degree of recognition unequalled in the lifetime of any other Western composer, critical opinion had, within 25 years, relegated him to a position of minor importance. That alone makes his music interesting to the public and, despite the criticism, his music has kept its hold on the public imagination and Sibelius retains a dedicated, popular following.


Picture format: NTSC 16:9 and 4:3
Sound format: LPCM Stereo
Region code: 0 (All Regions)
Languages: German, Spanish, French, Italian
Running time: 151 minutes
No. of DVDs: 1