Composer DVD Collection
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COMPOSERS
THIS SERIES CONSISTS OF SIX DVDS
COMPOSERS INCLUDED ARE: BIZET LISZT HANDEL BACH ROSSINI STRAUSS
Beethoven Lives Upstairs was also produced by David Devine, but it is not a part of the 6 DVD Set It must be purchased separately
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Composer DVD Collection
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Set in 1875 Bizetâs Dream tells the compelling and bittersweet story of the friendship shared by a young Parisian girl named Michelle Marin, and the great composer Georges Bizet, who teaches her piano.
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The waltz was all the rage in 1860âs Europe, and composer Johann Strauss Jr. was the known as the "King of Three-Quarter Time." In this movie, Strauss is stressed by the pressure of outdoing himself with each new composition and the memory of his late fatherâs disapproval of his music.
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Set in 1717, Bachâs Fight for Freedom is a story about the positive power of ambition. It focuses on a temperamental, demanding composer and a free-thinking servant boy, both of whom feel like prisoners of circumstance.
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Set in 1816, the year "The Barber of Seville" had its disastrous premiere, Rossiniâs Ghost is the story of three women who learn that friendship, like opera - or great pasta sauce - requires nurturing, patience, and time.
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Franz Liszt is the 19th-century equivalent of a rock star - handsome, rich and famous beyond his dreams. But the Hungarian-born Liszt wants to be more than simply Europe's most celebrated pianist; he wants to compose great music - not just play it.
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