Sergiu Celibidache in Rehearsal & Performance / Munchner Philarmoniker / Recorded live in 1991 (Dvorak) and 1988 (Prokofiev) / Directed by Janos Darvas (Dvorak) and Klaus Lindenman (Prokofiev) / DVD

Format: NTSC

Run time: 114 Minutes

UPC: 880242665584

• Aspect Ratio ‏ : ‎ 1.33:1
• Is Discontinued By Manufacturer ‏ : ‎ Yes
• MPAA rating ‏ : ‎ Unrated (Not Rated)
• Product Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.47 x 0.55 x 7.6 inches; 2.93 Ounces
• Director ‏ : ‎ János Darvas, Klaus Lindemann
• Media Format ‏ : ‎ Multiple Formats, Color, NTSC, Classical
• Release date ‏ : ‎ September 27, 2011
• Actors ‏ : ‎ Munchner Philharmoniker, Celibidache
• Subtitles: ‏ : ‎ English, German, French
• Language ‏ : ‎ French (PCM Mono), German (PCM Mono), English (PCM Mono)
• Studio ‏ : ‎ EuroArts
• Writers ‏ : ‎ Prokofiev
• Number of discs ‏ : ‎ 1

Sergiu Celibidache (1912-1996) has been called a musical giant, a magician, a brilliant lion-tamer and an enfant terrible of classical music. He was a legend in his own lifetime, mesmerizing orchestras audiences and critics with his intensity and brilliance. Celibidache himself claimed that not a single French conductor was capable of conducting French music - a bold statement that makes this recording even more interesting. This DVD shows most of what made Celibidache a legend in his own lifetime and offers todays viewer to participate in the musical wonders he produced. 

Conductor Sergiu Celibidache was a genius of sound, which he mixed and balanced from within the music itself. He had a profound knowledge of instrumental frequencies and acoustics. The few recordings made with him date back to the 1950s, so perhaps it seems all the more paradoxical that he gave his consent for his concerts to be broadcast on radio, for them to be filmed and archived, and for video recordings to be made during rehearsals. This documentation shows the great care Celibidache took in the tonal balance of the orchestra, which resulted in an unforced sound quality. This excellent quality was determined by the relationship between the individual instruments, exact phrasing and tone, and a real mastery of dynamics and timbre.