UNITEL CLASSICA - The UNESCO Concert for Peace (BBC Proms DVD) 

UPC: 814337013011

Product Features

• Title: The UNESCO Concert for Peace (BBC Proms)
• Orchestra: World Orchestra for Peace
• Conductor: Valery Gergiev
• Documentary: From War to Peace by Charles Kaye
• Composers: Richard Strauss, Roxanna Panufnik, Gustav Mahler
• Video Directors: Matt Woodward (Concert), Charles Kaye & Christoph Engel (Documentary)
• Format: DVD, NTSC, Region code 0 (Worldwide)
• Picture Format: 16:9 (High Definition, mastered from an HD source)
• Audio: PCM Stereo, DTS 5.1
• Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish
• Total Running Time: 151 minutesPublisher: C Major Entertainment, BBC, World Orchestra for Peace Ltd., Unitel Classica
  • Concert: 114 minutes
  • Documentary: 37 minutes
• Year: 2014

Overview

In commemoration of the centennial of World War I's outbreak and the 150th anniversary of Richard Strauss's birth, the World Orchestra for Peace, conducted by Valery Gergiev, performed a historic concert at the BBC Proms. This special performance at the Royal Albert Hall also included the premiere of Roxanna Panufnik’s Three Paths to Peace, commissioned by the orchestra, alongside Strauss's Die Frau ohne Schatten and Mahler's intense Symphony No. 6. The orchestra, founded in 1995 by Sir Georg Solti to promote peace through music, is composed of musicians from leading orchestras around the world.

The DVD includes the complete concert, alongside an illuminating documentary, From War to Peace, featuring interviews with Solti and Gergiev. This documentary explores the orchestra’s mission and celebrates its 20th anniversary.

Interesting Facts

• World Orchestra for Peace: Founded in 1995 by Sir Georg Solti, the orchestra's aim is to promote peace through music. It brings together top musicians from some of the world’s most prestigious orchestras.
• Valery Gergiev: A globally renowned conductor, Gergiev is known for his dynamic leadership and deep emotional interpretations of classical works. His association with the World Orchestra for Peace furthers its mission of global unity.
• Premiere Performance: Roxanna Panufnik's Three Paths to Peace was composed specifically for this performance, symbolizing the themes of reconciliation and harmony.
• Strauss and Mahler: The concert featured works by two giants of classical music, with Strauss’s mystical Die Frau ohne Schatten and Mahler’s powerful Symphony No. 6, often referred to as the "Tragic Symphony."

Track Listing

1. Richard Strauss: Die Frau ohne Schatten - Symphonic Fantasia
2. Roxanna Panufnik: Three Paths to Peace (World Premiere)
3. Gustav Mahler: Symphony No. 6

Documentary

• Title: From War to Peace
• Duration: 37 minutes
• Directors: Charles Kaye, Christoph Engel
• Language: English, with subtitles in German, French, Spanish

Publishers

• C Major Entertainment
• BBC
• World Orchestra for Peace Ltd.
• Unitel Classica
• WDR

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