Great Conductors - Ferenc Fricsay / Bedrich Smetana's Die Moldau / Sudfunk Sinfonienorchester / Music Film / Directed by Dieter Ertel / DVD

Format: PAL

Running time: 55 Minutes

UPC: 545027007929

• Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 4:3
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Yes
• Package Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 7.1 x 5.42 x 0.58 inches; 2.93 Ounces
• Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ Italian, English, French, Spanish
• ASIN ‏ : ‎ B00008RWWJ
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

Fricsay was known for his interpretations of the music of Mozart and Beethoven, as well as that of his teachers Béla Bartók and Zoltán Kodály. According to the entry in "New Grove", he conducted without a baton, but "confounded the adverse critics of this technique by the extreme clarity and precision of his performances," to which "New Grove" ascribes "a dynamic spirit" and "vividness of character in familiar classics."

From the 1950s until his death, he recorded for Deutsche Grammophon. He led the inauguration of the rebuilt Deutsche Oper Berlin with a performance of Don Giovanni on 24 September 1961