Great Conductors 1. DVD 2011 Carlos Kleiber - I am lost to the world / Directed by Georg Wübbolt / Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen / Documentary - portrait about the conductor

UPC 814337010560

MADE IN AUSTRIA

REGION 0 NTSC DVD (all regions)

Audio: PCM Stereo 2.0

Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Japanese

Runtime: 58 minutes

English Summary:

DVD 1
CARLOS KLEIBER - I am Lost to the World

A film by Georg Wübbolt

A documentary including several musical excerpts conducted by Carlos Kleiber. Featuring Riccardo Muti, Michael Gielen, Otto Schenk, Ioan Holender.

Carlos Kleiber (3 July 1930 – 13 July 2004) was an Austrian conductor who is widely regarded as being among the greatest conductors of all time.

What was it that propelled Carlos Kleiber to near mystical heights? It was the unforgettable experience of surpassing one's own boundaries, yet also the utter helplessness when he stormed off in the last minutes of a final rehearsal. This was not pretension but rather the expression of deepest despair, even though the orchestra had performed at the highest level – or perhaps for that very reason. Extreme contradictions characterised his personality: one constantly feared catastrophe, yet he was always available to musicians for private conversations. He had a vast repertoire, yet restricted himself to a very few works. His outbursts of rage could be directed at anyone, yet his interaction with children was characterised by a precious and fragile tenderness. In art there are no upward limits. Yet each generation needs at least one artist who exemplifies this. Kleiber reached to the stars for us; even when he broke down in his efforts, he still proved that they exist.