Seiji Ozawa Movies
Academy Award-nominated documentarian Robert Dornhelm (Der Unfisch) directs this biographical film profiling the life, work and artistic expression of controversial yet multifaceted and undeniably brilliant conductor Herbert von Karajan. The work intercuts archival footage of Dornhelm with interviews featuring such collaborators as Anne-Sophie Mutter, Seiji Ozawa, Sir Simon Rattle and Christian Thielemann. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Starring:
- Anne-Sophie Mutter, René Kollo, (more)
- 2008
The classical music release Best of Neujahrskonzert finds the Wiener Philharmoniker performing a special New Year's Concert under the batons of a series of guest conductors including Willi Boskovsky and Zubin Mehta. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Starring:
- Willi Boskovsky, Mariss Jansons, (more)
- 2006
Writer/director Alexander Sokurov conducts comprehensive interviews with legendary cellist/conductor Mstislav Rostropovich and his soprano-singing wife Galina Vishnevskaya in this documentary that uses the couple's lavish fiftieth wedding anniversary dinner as a launching point to explore their remarkable careers. ~ Jason Buchanan, Rovi
- 2002
Seiji Ozawa conducts this classical concert from 2002, mounted by the Vienna Philharmonic at the Musikverein. Per that ensemble's perennial tradition, the show at hand commemorates the New Year with a series of compositions by the eminent Johann Strauss family and their musical contemporaries, at once lively and yet nostalgic. Vladimir Malakhov performs as a soloist. ~ Nathan Southern, Rovi
- Starring:
- Seiji Ozawa
- 1995
World-renowned jazz and classical musician Wynton Marsalis brings his expertise and unique teaching ability to children in this entertaining and educational program. In Marsalis on Music: Sousa to Satchmo, the students of the Tanglewood School, under the direction of maestro Sejii Ozawa, learn how different forms of music influence one another and evolve into totally new styles. Marsalis demonstrates the changes in modern jazz from its roots in John Phillip Sousa's marches to the ragtime of Scott Joplin through Louis Armstrong's improvisational scat. The program is highlighted by Marsalis' magical trumpet interpretations of each style. Absolutely the finest music appreciation and instruction series for children available, this is a must-have for music teachers and school libraries. ~ Heather M. Fierst, Rovi
- Starring:
- Wynton Marsalis
- 1995
Learning to identify the different forms of music can be difficult for children in today's MTV- and pop-saturated world. World-renowned jazz musician Wynton Marsalis uses his remarkable talents and unique teaching gifts to make learning about the classical forms of music fun and entertaining. Marsalis uses models of malls and skyscrapers and his trumpet as examples of how to identify the music of such important composers as Ellington, Gershwin, Ives, Prokofiev and more. Absolutely the finest music appreciation and instruction series for children available, this is a must-have for music teachers and school libraries. ~ Heather M. Fierst, Rovi
- Starring:
- Wynton Marsalis
- 1995
Wynton Marsalis is a master of finding the right analogies to explain musical concepts in ways that are fun and educational. In Marsalis on Music: Why Toes Tap, Marsalis uses a basketball dribbling exercise, skipping, and hopping to demonstrate how rhythm and movement express emotions in music. He then uses two different versions of "The Nutcracker," Tchaikovsky's ballet and Ellington's jazz version, to illustrate how composers use and vary rhythms to convey different moods. Absolutely the finest music appreciation and instruction series for children available, this is a must-have for music teachers and school libraries. ~ Heather M. Fierst, Rovi
- Starring:
- Wynton Marsalis
- 1993
Berlin's Waldbühne Theater is one of Germany's premiere concert venues, lending an aura of opulence to any classical-music performance. Recorded in 1993, this program finds conductor Seiji Ozawa leading the Berlin Philharmonic in a selection of Russian music, including Stravinsky's "Firebird," Tchaikovsky's "The Nutcracker Ballet Suite," and Rimsky-Korsakov's "Russian Easter Overture". ~ Robert Silva, Rovi
- Starring:
- Seiji Ozawa
- 1993
This performance of Igor Stravinsky's opera, Oedipus Rex features the Tokyo Opera Singers and the Shinyu-Kai Chorus. ~ Cammila Albertson, Rovi
