PRODUCT DESCRIPTION


"THIS DVD IS A DOCUMENTATION OF MY LIFETIME ACHIEVEMENT AS A MUSICIAN. MY CAREER IS SKETCHED IN A SELECTION OF INTERVIEWS, ARCHIVE MATERIAL AND LIVE PERFORMANCES THAT KEEP RECORD OF WHAT I HAVE ACCOMPLISHED SO FAR.
Rodion Shchedrin

A Film by Wolf Seesemann
The first documentary about the Russian composer Rodion Shchedrin! Featuring Martha Argerich, Valery Gergiev, Mariss Jansons, Lorin Maazel, Mikhail Pletnev, Maya Plisetskaya and many more + DVD with a Concert from the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatory 2007 with works by him.

Russian National Orchestra
Conducted by Mikhail Pletnev
David Geringas, Cello

Dialogues with Shostakovich Symphonic etudes for orchestra
Parabola concertante per violoncello solo, orchestra d'archi e timpani
Anna Karenina Romantic music for symphony orchestra
Two Tangos by Albéniz For orchestra

Bonus Feature: Extensive Interview with Rodion Shchedrin (66 minutes)

REVIEW
Anyone interested in discovering one of the most fascinating figures in Russian music could hardly do better than a two-disc set focusing on the work of Rodion Shchedrin. --Julian Haylock, International Record Review