Research Catalog

Title

The art of violin [videorecording] : the devil's instrument, transcending the violin : a film / written and directed by Bruno Monsaingeon.

Publication

[S.l.] : NVC Arts, p2001.

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Details

Additional Authors

• Menuhin, Yehudi, 1916-1999
• Oistrakh, David, 1908-1974
• Stern, Isaac, 1920-2001
• Ferras, Christian, 1933-
• Kreisler, Fritz, 1875-1962
• Milstein, Nathan, 1903-1992
• Grumiaux, Arthur
• Heifetz, Jascha, 1901-1987
• Elman, Mischa, 1891-1967
• Markov, Alexander, 1963-
• Gitlis, Ivry
• Ricci, Ruggiero, 1918-2012
• Szigeti, Joseph, 1892-1973
• Francescatti, Zino, 1902-
• Golʹdshteĭn, Boris Ėmmanuilovich, 1921-
• Rabin, Michael, 1936-1972
• Hassid, Josef, 1923-1950
• Ysaÿe, Eugène, 1858-1931
• Korcia, Laurent
• Enesco, Georges, 1881-1955
• Neveu, Ginette, 1919-1949
• Thibaud, Jacques, 1880-1953
• Haendel, Ida, 1928-2020
• Kogan, Leonid
• Szeryng, Henryk
• Monsaingeon, Bruno
• NVC Arts (Firm)
• Idéale Audience International, production personnel.
• IMG Artists (Firm), production personnel.

Description

1 videodisc (113 min.) : sd., b&w with col. sequences; 4 3/4 in.

Summary

Drawing on archival performance footage and interviews... evokes the vast panorama of the world of the violin in the 20th century and its most outstanding performers. ... some silent, and later resynchronised, film footage ..."--Container.

Alternative Title

• Devil's instrument
• Transcending the violin

Subjects

• Violinists
• Violin
• Concertos (Violin) > Excerpts
• Violin music > Excerpts

Note

• Previously released in Europe in 2000.
• Program notes in English, French, German, Spanish and Italian (21 p. : ill., ports.) inserted in container.
• All musical works presented are excerpts.

Credits (note)

• Pierre-Olivier Bardet, Stephen Wright, producers ; Clive Sugars, executive producer. "An Idéale Audience, IMG Artists Production, in co-production with La Sept-Arte, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Thirteen/WNET & AVRO with the participation of NVC Arts, La cinquième, Mezzo, Fernsehen DRS, Televisione Svizzera-TSI, Télévision suisse romande-TSR, SWR, Sverige Television, YLE, ORF, NRK, ERT-NET, RTV Slovenia and with the support of Procirep, CNC & Media II"--Container.

System Details (note)

• DVD-5; NTSC 4:3; Region code 1; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono.

Language (note)

• English, French or Russian commentary; subtitles in English, French, Spanish & Japanese.

Contents

• Part 1, The devils' instrument = Le démon du violon = Der Dämon der Geige = El instrumento del diablo = Lo strumento delo diavolo. Concerto in G major / Mozart (Yehudi Menuhin) -- Concerto in E minor / Mendelssohn (David Oistrakh ; Isaac Stern ; Christian Ferras ; Fritz Kreisler ; Nathan Milstein ; Yehudi Menuhin ; Arthur Grumiaux ; Jascha Heifetz ; Mischa Elman) -- Caprice no. 24 (Alexander Markov) ; Concerto no. 2 : Campanella (Ivry Gitlis) ; Variations on God save the King (Ruggiero Ricci) / Paganini -- Souvenir / Frantisek Drdla. The bee = L'abeille = Die Biene = La abeja = L'ape / Franz Schubert (Joseph Szigeti) -- Concerto in D major / Tchaikovsky. Humoresque / Dvořák (Mischa Elman) -- Caprice no. 24 / Paganini. Polonaise in D major / Wieniawsky. Concerto in D major / Tchaikovsky (Jascha Heifetz) -- Sonata in C major / J.S. Bach. Paganiniana / Milstein. Concerto in D major / Brahms (Nathan Milstein) -- Archive footage. Dance of the goblins = La ronde des lutins = Gnomenreigen = Danza de los duendees = Danza degli spiritelli maligni / Bazzini (Zino Francescatti) -- Concerto in A minor / Vieuxtemps (Ruggiero Ricci) -- Goldini (Boris Goldstein) ; Tambourin chinois (Michael Rabin) / Kreisler -- Hebrew melody / Achron (Joseph Hassid).
• Part 2, Transcending the violin = Au-delà du violon = Jenseits der Geige = Más alládel violín = Oltre il violino. Sonata no. 2 : Les furies / Ysaÿe (Laurent Korcia) -- Concerto no. 2 in E minor / Mendelssohn (Eugène Ysaÿe) -- Romanian sonata no. 3 / Enescu (George Enescu) -- Liebesleid / Kreisler (Fritz Kreisler) -- Poème / Ernest Chausson (Ginette Neveu) -- Spanish dance no. 4 / Enrique Granados. Malagueña / Albeniz ; Kreisler (Jacques Thibaud) -- Sonata in G major / Brahms (Isaac Stern) -- Hungarian dance no. 17 / Brahms ; Kreisler (Ida Haendel ; Leonid Kogan) -- Hungarian dance no. 17 / Brahms ; Kreisler. Chaconne in D minor / J.S. Bach (Henryk Szeryng) -- Concerto in D minor / Khachaturian (David Oistrakh ; Leonid Kogan) -- Sonata in A major / Frank. Concerto for two violins / J.S. Bach. Concerto no. 1. Cadenza / Shostakovich (David Oistrakh) -- St. Matthew Passion / J.S. Bach. Hungarian dance in B minor / Brahms ; Joachim. Chaconne in D minor / J.S. Bach. Concerto in G major / Mozart (Yehdi Menuhin).

Call Number

*LDV 59 (F)

OCLC

• 51596096
• 48411102
• NYPGR48411102-F

Title

The art of violin [videorecording] : the devil's instrument, transcending the violin : a film / written and directed by Bruno Monsaingeon.

Imprint

[S.l.] : NVC Arts, p2001.

System Details

DVD-5; NTSC 4:3; Region code 1; Dolby Digital 2.0 mono.

Performer

Various violinists ; with contributions from Ivry Gitlis, Ida Haendel, Hilary Hahn, Laurent Korcia, Yehudi Menuhin, Itzhak Perlman, Mstislav Rostropovich.

Credits

Pierre-Olivier Bardet, Stephen Wright, producers ; Clive Sugars, executive producer. "An Idéale Audience, IMG Artists Production, in co-production with La Sept-Arte, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Thirteen/WNET & AVRO with the participation of NVC Arts, La cinquième, Mezzo, Fernsehen DRS, Televisione Svizzera-TSI, Télévision suisse romande-TSR, SWR, Sverige Television, YLE, ORF, NRK, ERT-NET, RTV Slovenia and with the support of Procirep, CNC & Media II"--Container.

Language

English, French or Russian commentary; subtitles in English, French, Spanish & Japanese.

Added Author

Menuhin, Yehudi, 1916-1999, erformer.

Oistrakh, David, 1908-1974, performer.

Stern, Isaac, 1920-2001, performer.

Ferras, Christian, 1933- performer.

Kreisler, Fritz, 1875-1962, performer.

Milstein, Nathan, 1903-1992, performer.

Grumiaux, Arthur, performer.

Heifetz, Jascha, 1901-1987, performer.

Elman, Mischa, 1891-1967, performer.

Markov, Alexander, 1963- performer.

Gitlis, Ivry, performer.

Ricci, Ruggiero, 1918-2012, performer.

Szigeti, Joseph, 1892-1973, performer.

Francescatti, Zino, 1902- performer.

Golʹdshteĭn, Boris Ėmmanuilovich, 1921- performer.

Rabin, Michael, 1936-1972, performer.

Hassid, Josef, 1923-1950, performer.

Ysaÿe, Eugène, 1858-1931, performer.

Korcia, Laurent, performer.

Enesco, Georges, 1881-1955, performer.

Neveu, Ginette, 1919-1949, performer.

Thibaud, Jacques, 1880-1953, performer.

Haendel, Ida, 1928-2020, performer.

Kogan, Leonid, performer.

Szeryng, Henryk, performer.

Monsaingeon, Bruno, director.

NVC Arts (Firm)

Idéale Audience International, production personnel.

IMG Artists (Firm), production personnel.

Publisher No.

8573-85801-2 NVC Arts

Research Call Number

*LDV 59 (F) Notes on file.