Famous Composers

Order No: 84000
 
Baroque:
Bach + Händel
 
Classical Period:
Beethoven + Haydn + Mozart
 
Romanticism 1:
Brahms + Schubert + Wagner
Romanticism 2:
Puccini + Tchaikovsky + Verdi
 
Modern Age:
Ravel + R. Strauss + Stravinsky
The box set „Famous Composers“, a collection of five DVDs, offers a wealth of information about numerous renowned composers from different periods. Illustrations, diary extracts, letters, conversations and - of course - music recreate the period they lived in.
The Baroque period (ca. 1600 – 1750) saw composers beginning to rebel against the styles that were dominant during the High Renaissance. The best composers of the time were able to break new musical ground and create an entirely new style of music. Bach and Händel belonged to the most remarkable representatives of the time.
From roughly 1750 to 1820 artists moved away from the heavily ornamented styles of the Baroque and turned towards a clean, uncluttered style. Vienna became the musical centre of Europe and the Classical period reached its majestic culmination in the masterful works of the three great composers of the Viennese school: Ludwig van Beethoven, Joseph Haydn und Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
The Romantic period dominated almost the complete 19th century and broke new musical ground by adding a new emotional depth to the prevailing classical forms. Artists of all kinds became intent in expressing their subjective personal emotions and their modes of expression were varied. The composers assembled here are only some of the great  names and their individual styles demonstrate the variety of the period perfectly.
Images of the modern age create a kind of mental scrapbook that almost everyone preserves. We might amplify these images by listening to the diversified musical works of the time that bring the full force of the complex modern age to mind. Maurice Ravel, Richard Strauss and Igor Stravinsky rank among the most remarkable composers of the beginning 20th century.
Technical Details
  • Interactive Menu
  • Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1.+ Digital Stereo
  • Region Code: world wide
  • Picture Format: 4:3
    • Specials
  • Audio Special: Famous Masterworks can be selected individually
    • Documentary Box