Classical Destinations

Classical Destinations: An Armchair Guide to Classical Music With more than 200 stunning color photographs by noted photographer Wendy McDougall, Classical Destinations takes readers on a tour of the history and geography of classical music, examining the lives of the great composers as related to their places of birth, education, triumphs...	Classical Destinations: An Armchair Guide to Classical Music	The Opera Gala: Live from Baden-Baden The Festival Theatre at the German spa town of Baden-Baden is a spanking modern concert hall behind the façade of a handsome 19th-century railroad station. In July 2007, it hosted an evening of wonderful singing by a quartet of leading operatic stars in a program that could have...	Simon Schama's Power of Art Watching Simon Schama's Power of Art is like taking an Ivy League course in art appreciation, with the folksy but knowledgeable Schama as guide and interpreter. A collection of hour-long films on eight seminal artists and their groundbreaking works, which originally aired on Brit...	A Musical Journey: Tuscany
The Berlin Concert - Live from Waldbuhne Sparks fly in this video of the all-star concert from Berlin's equivalent of the Hollywood Bowl in July 2006, part of the World Cup festivities. The electricity is generated by the all-star trio of tenors Placido Domingo and Rolando Villazon and soprano Anna Netrebko in a program...	Amadeus The incredible story of wolfgang amadeus mozart told in flashback mode by antonio salieri - now confined to an insane asylum. Studio: Warner Home Video Release Date: 02/08/2005 Starring: F. Murray Abraham Tom Hulce Run time: 158 minutes Rating: Pg Director: Milos Forman	European Concert From Istanbul The Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra's European Concerts not only represent the Berlin Philharmonic's commemoration of its founding date but also emphasize the cultural life of the new European order. Each year the orchestra performs at a place of special significance in cultural hi...	Cranford Adapted from Elizabeth Gaskells' novels, the five-episode miniseries Cranford focuses on female characters in the 19th-century British town to thematically contemplate encroaching modernity in rural England. With the camera roving house to house, each drama within the grander sto...	Passport to Europe: Germany, Switzerland and Austria 9 episodes bavaria germany/ berlin germany/ munich germany innsbruck austria/ salzburg austria/ vienna austria interlaken switzerland/ st moritz/ zurich switzerland Studio: Image Entertainment Release Date: 08/07/2007 Run time: 198 minutes Rating: Nr

Outstanding Photography as well as Naration
The pictures of those old, beautiful buildings are unbelieveable. We don't see that kind of workmanship today. Just imagine these buildings were done with very primitive tools and material and, yet they withstood all these years. Today every thing is done in a hurry and at a great cost for something that won't last. This DVD is an absolute must have. I can't praise it enough.

Classical Music/Travel Mix Works Well
I saw this on the Create PBS Channel, but I missed about 2/3 of the episodes. Hungry for more, I purchased this and loved it. I ran it through an up-convert DVD to my big 61" Sony HDTV and it blew me away. Trouble is, I want even more episodes. i would like to see them carry on with this concept in other locations with other composers. Good, educational narrative by the hosts, OK choices of the music selections and spectacular scenery.

A real treasure!
I recommend this DVD to all classical music lovers, and armchair travelers as well. My only regret is having visited some of the cities/countries featured here, and not having watched this DVD before! The photography, commentary, and music selection are wonderful! I hope they'll soon put out Vol. 2, etc. Thanks.

Like WHOA
I watched this show by accident on PBS. I tried to tape a few of the episodes but couldn't wait and just bought it instead.

Wonderful - except for the Aussies
This wonderful collection of music and beauty is truly amazing. The music of course speaks for itself, and the locations are truly the most beautiful places on earth, as the absolutely superb narrator Simon Callow tells us at the beginning of each episode. The helicopter pilot and his cameraman should be given the very highest awards possible. The problem is with the two dreadful Australians that keep popping in and out of each "destination". Their ugliness, truly awful dress sense, and dreadful accents really lower the tone of every single scene they appear in. Why couldn't the producers have just let Simon Callow take care of things? If however, someone out there is thinking about making a documentary about the music of the Outback, then Niki Vasilakis and Matt Willis might be just the people you are looking for.