Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5 in A major, K. 219 (Rehearsal and Performance)
Yehudi Menuhin, violin Vienna Symphony Orchestra Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Antonín Dvo?ák: Symphony No. 9 in E minor, Op. 95, "From the New World" (Rehearsal and Performance)
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra Herbert von Karajan, conductor
Recorded in 1966.
Filmed by Henri-Georges Clouzot
Combining the forces of two of the 20th century´s greatest musicians – Yehudi Menuhin and Herbert von Karajan in their only recorded performance together – this magnificent programme marks a high point in filmed classical music. Both features, Mozart´s Violin Concerto No. 5 and Dvorák´s “New World” Symphony, were directed by master film-maker and long-time Karajan collaborator Henri-Georges Clouzot (The Wages of Fear).
bonus: - Herbert von Karajan in conversation with Yehudi Menuhin (on Mozart, in English) and Prof. Joachim Kaiser (on Dvo?ák, in German)
Special bonus feature: - Previously unreleased rehearsal session prior to Violin Concerto No. 5!
Picture format: NTSC 4:3 B/W (mastered from an HD source, original filmed in 35mm) Sound format: PCM Stereo / PCM Mono (rehearsal) Subtitles: English (Kaiser interview) / German (Menuhin interview) Region code: 0 (worldwide) Running time: 69 mins (performance) + 38 mins (rehearsal) No. of DVDs: 1