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PLÁCIDO DOMINGO CONDUCTS:
A SPANISH NIGHT
Sarah Chang, violin • Ana María Martínez, soprano Berliner Philharmoniker
Plácido Domingo, conductor
Recorded live at the Waldbühne, Berlin, 1 July 2001
Picture format: NTSC 16:9 anamorphic
Sound format: PCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 / DTS 5.1 Region code: 0 (all region)
Subtitles: English, German, French, Spanish, Italian
Booklet notes: English, German, French
Running time: 102 mins + 17 mins (bonus)
No. of DVDs: 1
Bonus Film: Conversation with Plácido Domingo and Sarah Chang + Behind-the-Scenes
• World-famous tenor
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Plácido Domingo as conductor of Spanish music which has always been particularly close to his heart
• Featuring grandiose violinist Sarah Chang in virtuosic show-pieces such as Sarasate's “Carmen” Fantasy and “Gypsy Airs”
• Program includes delightful “zarzuela” arias, sung by Ana Maria Martinez, winner of the Plácido Domingo Vocal Competition in Barcelona
• DVD captures the unique atmosphere of the Berlin Philharmonic’s annual summer concert from the Berlin Waldbühne, one of the most successful open-air concerts to feature classical music
“Sarah Chang’s flawless technique and her boldly imaginative playing elicited thunderous applause and, following Jules Massenet’s Méditation, played with touchingly noble tone, she received a standing ovation.” -- Tagesspiegel
“Ana Maria Martinez was irresistible with the proudly passionate and dangerously flickering warmth of her Zarzuela melodies.” -- Morgenpost
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Works on This Recording
1.
Carmen Fantasy for Violin and Orchestra/Piano, Op. 25 by Pablo de Sarasate
Performer:
Sarah Chang (Violin)
Conductor:
Placido Domingo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: ?1883
2.
Thaïs: Meditation by Jules Massenet
Performer:
Sarah Chang (Violin)
Conductor:
Placido Domingo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1894; France
3.
Doña Francisquita: Fandango by Amadeo Vives
Performer:
Ana Maria Martinez (Soprano)
Conductor:
Placido Domingo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1923; Spain
4.
El niño judío: Canción española by Pablo Luna y Carné
Performer:
Ana Maria Martinez (Soprano)
Conductor:
Placido Domingo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1918; Spain
5.
Los claveles: Romanza by Simeon José Serrano
Performer:
Ana Maria Martinez (Soprano)
Conductor:
Placido Domingo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
6.
La marchenera: La petenera by Federico Moreno-Torroba
Performer:
Ana Maria Martinez (Soprano)
Conductor:
Placido Domingo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Modern
Written: 1928
7.
Huapango by José P. Moncayo García
Performer:
Ana Maria Martinez (Soprano)
Conductor:
Placido Domingo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: 20th Century
Written: 1941; Mexico
8.
Capriccio espagnol, Op. 34 by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
Performer:
Sarah Chang (Violin)
Conductor:
Placido Domingo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1887; Russia
9.
Berliner Luft by Paul Lincke
Performer:
Sarah Chang (Violin)
Conductor:
Placido Domingo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: Germany
10.
España: Excerpt(s) by Emmanuel Chabrier
Performer:
Sarah Chang (Violin)
Conductor:
Placido Domingo
Orchestra/Ensemble:
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
Period: Romantic
Written: 1883; France
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