by Annette Schreier · Medici Arts · DVD · EAN 0880242518880
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«Waltraud Meier: I Follow a Voice Within Me — A Portrait of the Singer / Das Lied von der Erde» brings together a documentary directed by Annette Schreier and a concert of music by Gustav Mahler on a DVD from Medici Arts.
The documentary explores the career and life of mezzo-soprano Waltraud Meier, with scenes of rehearsals, performances and interviews with musicians such as Daniel Barenboim and Plácido Domingo. It includes a performance of «Das Lied von der Erde» featuring Meier, tenor Torsten Kerl and the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln, conducted by Semyon Bychkov, recorded at the Philharmonie in Cologne in 2001.
This 2008 edition contains one region 0 disc, with a total running time of 159 minutes: 89 minutes of documentary and 70 minutes of concert. It features NTSC 16:9 picture, PCM stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1 and DTS 5.1 sound, and subtitles in Spanish, English, French, German and Italian.
For fans of opera, Mahler's repertoire and documentaries about great classical music performers.
