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Written and produced by Jeremy Siepmann, this audio-bio not only tells the strange story of Chopin's life but also includes generous examples of his music, drawn from the bottomless pit of Naxos musical CDs. An excellent idea was to use actors for the voices of Chopin (Anton Lesser), George Sand and other females in his life (Elaine Claxton and Karen Archer), and other male acquaintances (Neville Jason). It is the kind of reading that would fascinate even if the work were fictional.

His letters are particularly fascinating, especially as they are read dramatically by the small cast; and one would rather hear about all his faults--physical and psychological--from people who knew him well. Perhaps his strange epistolary relationship with his Titus is dwelt upon a bit too much, but such are the times (then and now).

My only criticism in a negative direction is the length of the musical examples. I do not really think the entire "Revolutionary Etude" had to be played or the entire "Funeral March"; a minute or two with a fadeout would have been fine, especially on repeated hearings where one wants the facts. Nevertheless, highly recommended.

Average customer rating: A fascinating look at a tortured genius

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Tracks:

1. Tchaikovsky In Early Childhood
2. Music: Glinka: Overature To A Life For The Tsar
3. Enforced Separation From His Mother
4. Music: Tchaikovsky: Dumka, Op. 59
5. Death Of His Mother
6. Music: Reverie Du Soir
7. Early Manhood: The Spendthrift Civil Servant
8. Music: Minuet From Mozartina
9. Dismissive Opinions Of Other Composers
10. Music: The Storm
11. Journey To A Breakdown
12. Music: First Symphony
13. Abortive Engagement
14. The Advent Of Balakirev
15. Music: Romeo And Juliet
16. Travels And A Wounded Friendship
17. Music: First Piano Concerto

Tracks:

1. Reforming The Ballet
2. Music: The Rose Adagio From The Sleeping Beauty
3. Bizet's Carmen Has A Major Effect On Tchaikovsky's Music
4. Music: Francesca Da Rimini
5. A Compositional Paradox
6. Music: Rococo Variations
7. The Struggle Of Despair And Hope: He Decides To Marry
8. Music: The Tempest
9. The Advent Of Nadezhda Von Meck
10. Music: The Sleeping Beauty Waltz
11. The Disastrous Road To Matrimony
12. Music: Romeo And Juliet
13. Marriage, Trauma, And A Fairy Tale Annuity
14. Letter To Mme Von Meck
15. Music: Romeo And Juliet

Tracks:

1. Recorvery And Creativity
2. Music: Fourth Symphony
3. The Creation Of His Favorite Opera
4. Music: Lensky's Aria From Eugene Onegin
5. The Return To Compositional Health
6. Music: Violin Concerto In D
7. He Experiences Distressing Relapses
8. Music: Capriccio Italien
9. Psychological Disturbances And A Long Fallow Period
10. Music: Piano Trio In A Minor
11. Sufferings For Mme Von Meck; He Decides To Settle Down
12. Music: Manfred Symphony
13. Conducting Tours And Domestic Bliss
14. Music: Fifth Symphony
15. More Conducting Tours, And A Working Holiday In Italy
16. Music: Souvenir De Florence

Tracks:

1. The Rift With Mme Von Meck
2. Music: Sixth Symphony (Second Movement)
3. His Obsession With 'Bob' Davydov; Adventures In America
4. Music: Fifth Symphony
5. Further American Adventures
6. A Trip To Niagara
7. Music: Dance Of The Sugar Plum Fairy (The Nutcracker)
8. A Darker Episode
9. Music: Voyevode
10. Portrait Of A Conductor
11. A Hero's Return
12. Music: Sixth Symphony
13. The Mystery Surrounding His Death
14. Music: First Piano Concerto

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A fascinating look at a tortured genius.......2002-08-21

Now we have two more entries in this amazing series, again written and narrated by Jeremy Siepmann: "Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky" (8.558036-39) with a playing time of 4 hrs. 5 min. and "Johann Sebastian Bach" (8.558051-54) with a playing time of 4 hrs. 34 minutes. (Please see my comments on the Bach set on its webpage.)

Was there ever a sadder composer than Tchaikovsky? Siepmann practically introduces us to the child in his cradle and covers his 53 or so years of torment over his music, his sexuality, his impossibly hopeless marriage his strange relationship with Mme von Meck, and above all his music.

To make the recording more vivid, the producers have assigned professional actors the roles of the composer himself (Malcolm Sinclair), the women in his life (Karen Archer and Teresa Gallagher) and the men (Stephen Thorne and David Timson). There are many music examples (drawn, of course, from Naxos recordings), some of them considerably longer than necessary. For example, the "Sugar Plum Fairy" is heard at length to represent all of the "Nutcracker" score when several shorter samplings would have served the purpose better. But this has been true for the entire series, and perhaps the producers will rethink this aspect.

Average customer rating: An Extraordinary User-Friendly Multimedia Dvorák Biography

The Life and Works of Antonín Dvorák, Narration with Musical Excerpts Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Quartets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Quintets | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Trios | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Dvorák, Antonín | ( D ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | ( M ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Tchaikovsky | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilyich | ( T ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Divertimentos | Serenades & Divertimentos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Classical | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Romantic | Symphonies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Tone Poems | Theatrical, Incidental & Program Music | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Violin | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Symphonies | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra | ( V ) | Featured Performers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Romances | Classical (c.1770-1830) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Czech | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Russian | Languages | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music General | Instructional | Miscellaneous | Styles | Music Similar Items: The Life and Works of Pyotr Il'yich Tchaikovsky The Life and Works of Franz Schubert Life & Works of Verdi Brahms: Life & Works The Life and Works of Joseph Haydn ASIN: B0001HOXLO Release Date: 2004-04-20

Tracks:

1. Slavonic Dance In G Minor, Op.46 No.8/Childhood, Boyhood, Youth
2. Symphony No.8 In G, Op.88 (Mvt 3: Allegretto Grazioso - Molto Vivace)
3. A Secret Life: Early Manhood, Determination And First Love
4. Cypresses, B.152 (No.3: When Thy Sweet Glances)
5. A Change Of Job, Marriage And Increasing Success
6. Symphony No.3 In E Flat, Op.10 (Mvt 1: Allegro Moderato)
7. Hope, Grief And Sublimation/Stabat Mater, Op.58 (Quando Corpus Morietur)
8. International Celebrity And Deceptive Simplicity
9. Serenade In E For Strings, Op.22 (Mvt 2: Walzer)
10. A New Championing, A New Friendship: Brahms Weighs In
11. String Quartet In D Minor, Op.34 (Mvt 1: Allegro)

Tracks:

1. A Populist Commission
2. Slavonic Dance In C, Op.46 No.1
3. An Amateur Pianist's Dream
4. Slavonic Dance In A, Op.46 No.5
5. A Token Of Gratitude
6. Serenade For Wind Instruments, Op.44 (Mvt 1: Moderato, Quasi Marcia)
7. An Explosion Of Popularity - On Both Sides Of The Atlantic
8. Romance In F Minor For Violin And Orchestra, Op.11
9. Personal Glimpses: The Outer Man
10. Symphony No.6 In D, Op.60 (Mvt 1: Allegro Non Tanto)
11. The Anti-Czech Stance Of Vienna
12. Piano Trio In F Minor, Op.65 (Mvt 3: Poco Adagio)
13. Dvorak In London
14. Vysoka: A New Home, A Simple Life
15. The Second London Visit
16. Symphony No.7 In D Minor, Op.70 (Mvt 1: Allegro Maestoso)
17. Dvorak The Conductor
18. Czech Suite, Op.39 (Preludium: Pastorale)
19. London, Birmingham - And Brighton Belles
20. Dvorak The Czech
21. Symphony No.6 In D, Op.60 (Mvt 3: Scherzo: Furiant)

Tracks:

1. Discord With Simrock
2. Slavonic Dances In A For Piano Duet, Op.72 No.15
3. 'Orchestra!'
4. Slavonic Dance In B, Op.72 No.1
5. Dvorak In Leeds
6. Piano Quintet In A, Op.81 (Mvt 3: Finale: Allegro Con Brio)
7. Dvorak And Tchaikovsky
8. Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin: (Act III: Polonaise)
9. Dvorak In Russia
10. Schezo Capriccioso, Op.66
11. Dvorak The Teacher
12. Mozart: Symphony No.29 In A, K.201 (Mvt 4: Allegro Con Spirito)
13. Dvorak In Cambridge
14. Dvorak In New York
15. String Quartet In F, Op.96 ('American' - Mvt 1: Allegro Ma Non Troppo)

Tracks:

1. Dvorak In Iowa
2. Sonatian In G For Violin And Piano, Op.100 (Mvt 2: Larghetto)
3. Niagara Falls
4. Symphony No.9 In E Minor, Op.95 ('From The New World' - Mvt 1: Adagio - Allegro Molto)
5. The Dark Side
6. Cello Concerto In B Minor, Op.104 (Mvt 3: Finale: Allegro Moderato - Andante - Allegro Vivo)
7. Home Again
8. Symphony No.9 In E Minor, Op.95 ('From The New World' - Mvt 4: Allegro Con Fuoco)
9. The Death Of Brahms And A Change Of Direction
10. A Hero's Song, Op.111
11. The Return To Opera
12. Rusalka (Act I: Song To The Moon)
13. Distraction, Disappointment And Death
14. Symphony No.6 In D, Op.60 (Mvt 4: Finale: Allegro Con Spirito)

Customer Reviews:

An Extraordinary User-Friendly Multimedia Dvorák Biography.......2004-04-28

Siepmann's four-and-a-half-hour exploration of Dvorák's life and works is in his wonted polished, often witty, prose. It is read gracefully by Siepmann himself. Dvorák is played by the suave-voiced British actor, Sean Barrett. The musical examples are extensive, often including complete movements, arias, etc., and are placed expertly within the flow of the text. Production values for this budget-priced set are quite high.

I will admit that I had a particular interest in this production as I grew up in a rural Oklahoma town settled by Bohemians (Czechs) and came to love some of Dvorák's music before even that of Bach, Mozart and Beethoven. I've already recommended this set to the public schools and town library in my hometown.

I am not quite sure who the intended audience for this set is. Presumably there are those, like me, who are insatiable when it comes to increasing their knowledge of classical music, its composers and their sociocultural milieu. One also imagines that even in these days of decreasing support for music and music appreciation courses in our schools, there are teachers who could make wonderful use of this material for their students. Whoever the audience is, I cannot imagine a listener coming away from this set without a great deal more information and appreciation for the genius of Antonin Dvorák.

Recommended.

Scott Morrison

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Polish Early Music/Various Manufacturer: Dux Recording Prod. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Classical | Styles | Music Compilations | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music ASIN: B0009IW9NO Release Date: 2005-05-31

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Easter Vespers from the Polish Royal Chapel, Warsaw ca. 1615 ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD ASIN: B000SX49LA

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Average customer rating: we need more Waclaw of Szamotuly hauntingly beautiful

Polish Early Music Manufacturer: Dux Recording Prod. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Masses | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005YDIZ Release Date: 2002-01-29

Tracks:

1. Piesni: Modilitwa, Gdy Dziatki Spac Ida
2. Piesni: Kryste, Dniu Naszej Swiatlosci
3. Piesni: Piesn O Narodzeniu Panskim
4. Piesni: Naklon, Panie, Ku Mnie Ucho Twoje (Psalm LXXXV)
5. Piesni: Blogostawiony Czlowiek (Psalm I)
6. Piesni: Powszednia Spowiedz
7. Piesni: Alleluja. Chwalcie Pana Boga (Psalm CXVI)
8. Motety: Ego Sum Pastor Bonus
9. Motety: Nunc Scio Vere
10. Missa Paschalis: Kyrie
11. Missa Paschalis: Gloria
12. Missa Paschalis: Credo
13. Missa Paschalis: Sanctus, Benedictus
14. Missa Paschalis: Angus Dei

Customer Reviews:

we need more Waclaw of Szamotuly.......2006-08-02

hauntingly beautiful.......2004-12-02

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Ave Mater, O Maria! Manufacturer: Dux Recording Prod. ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD General | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music Vocal & Song | Early Music | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music | Requiems General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music General | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Imports | Stores | Music ASIN: B00008S81L Release Date: 2003-03-25

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Tracks:

1. The Four Seasons: Spring (I Allegro)
2. Canon In D
3. The Prince Of Denmark's March: Trumpet Voluntary
4. Come Ye Sons Of Art: Ritornello, Verse And Chorus
5. Orfeo ed Euridice: Dance Of The Blessed Spirits
6. Trumpet Overture To Act III: The Indian Queen
7. Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 In G, BWV 1049: I Allegro
8. Adagio In G Minor
9. Water Music Suite No. 2 In D: Alla Hornpipe
10. Concerto In B Flat: I Allegro
11. Ninth Book of Madrigals: Se Vittorie si Belle
12. Sonata In B Minor
13. Suite In A Minor: Rejouissance
14. II Siciliana: Oboe Concerto No. 1 In B Flat
15. Su le sponde del Tebro: All' aura, al cielo...Tralasciata pur di piangere
16. Concerto Grosso In F, Op. 6, No. 9: I Praeludium, Largo
17. Concerto Grosso In F, Op. 6, No. 9: II Allemande
18. Symphony No. 4 In F: I Allegro
19. Symphony No. 4 In F: II Vivace ma non Troppo
20. Symphony No. 4 In F: III Gavot, Allegro
21. Buccinate in Neomenia
22. Messiah: For Unto Us A Child Is Born

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Siepmann: The Life and Works of Chopin Manufacturer: Naxos ProductGroup: Music Binding: Audio CD Ecossaises | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Polonaises | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music All Works by Chopin | Chopin, Frédéric | ( C ) | Featured Composers, A-Z | Classical | Styles | Music Ballads | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music General | Concertos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Rondos | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Impromptus | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Nocturnes | Short Forms | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Sonatinas | Sonatas | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Scherzo | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music Chamber Music | Forms & Genres | Romantic (c.1820-1910) | Historical Periods | Classical | Styles | Music General | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Piano | Keyboard | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music Cello | Strings | Instruments | Classical | Styles | Music General | Classical | Styles | Music General | Chamber Music | Classical | Styles | Music Lullabies & Berceuse | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Barcarolles | Vocal Non-Opera | Opera & Vocal | Styles | Music Classical | Indie Music | Stores | Music ASIN: B00005JCIK Release Date: 2001-05-15

Tracks:

1. Chopin And The Soul Of The Piano
2. Music: Berceuse, Op.57
3. Chopin The Pole
4. Music: Polonaise In G Minor
5. Early Education
6. Music: Variations On A German Air
7. Encounters With The Polish Peasantry
8. Music: Mazurka in G
9. Chopin As Industrious Pupil
10. Music: Sonata In C minor (Opening)
11. He Finds His True Voice As A Composer
12. Music: Rondo A La Mazur, Op.5
13. The Fun-Loving Teenager
14. Music: Ecossaise, Op.72, No.3
15. Onset Of Illness And The Death Of A Sister
16. Music: Nocturne In E Minor
17. 'Hats Off, Gentlemen! A Genius!'
18. Music: Variations On 'La Ci Darem La Mano', Op.2
19. The Influence Of Paganini
20. Music: Souvenir De Paganini
21. The First Etudes
22. Music: Etude In C Sharp Minor, Op.10, No.4
23. Success In Vienna
24. Music: Nocturne In C Sharp Minor
25. Chopin In Love
26. Music: Polonaise For Cello And Piano
27. Stagnation, Celebrity And The First Concerto
28. Music: Concerto In F Minor, Op.21
29. Return Of Vitality And Inspiration
30. Music: Concerto In E Minor, Op.11
31. Farewells And The Final Departure From Poland

Tracks:

1. Europe And Chopin In Crisis
2. Music: Scherzo No.1 In B Minor
3. Arrival In Paris
4. Music: Waltz In E Flat, Op.18
5. Paris, Politics, Poles And Performance
6. Music: Impromptu In A Flat, Op.29
7. Chopin And The Opera
8. Music: Andante Spianato, Op.22
9. Chopin And Kalkbrenner
10. Music: Etude In G Flat, Op.10, No.5
11. The Cholera Epidemic; The Fashionable Teacher
12. Music: Etude In C Minor, Op.10, No.12, The 'Revolutionary'
13. Teaching In Earnest
14. Music: Etude In A Minor, Op.25, No.4
15. 'Souplesse Avant Tout!'
16. Music: Nocturne In B Flat Minor, Op.9, No.1

Tracks:

1. The Wodzinska Affair
2. Music: Nocturne In B Major, Op.32, No.1
3. 'An Elegant, Pale, Sad Young Man'
4. Music: Nocturne In D Flat, Op.27, No.2
5. George Sand And A Majorcan Winter
6. Music: Preludes, Op.28
7. Misanthropy, Hypocrisy And Prejudice
8. Music: Mazurkas
9. At Nohant: An Idyllic And Creative Summer
10. Music: Impromptu In F#
11. The Idyll Continues
12. Music: Sonata In B Flat minor - Funeral March And Finale

Tracks:

1. The Return To Paris
2. Music: Ballade No.4 In F Minor
3. Chopin Grows Moody, Petulant And Volatile
4. Music: Sonata No.3 In B Minor, Op.58 - Finale
5. Failing Health And Mounting Tensions
6. Music: Barcarolle, Op.60
7. The Break With Sand/Illness/London
8. Music: Prelude In F Sharp, Op.28, No.8
9. Scotland, London, Paris; Decline And Death
10. Music: Polonaise In A Flat, Op.53

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1. Pop Opera
2. Presenting Pietro De Maria
3. Pure Opera
4. Rachmaninov, Ibrahimova, Glinka and others
5. Requiem Liturgy of the Baroque
6. Robin Holloway: Third Concerto for Orchestra
7. Romantic Strings, Vol. 2
8. Sacred Chants
9. Serenade in D / Symphony 32 in G
10. Sing High, Sing Low: Twentieth Century Choral Music

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