Technical Details: Interactive Menu Sound: Dolby Digital 5.1.+ Digital Stereo Region Code:0 Picture Format: 4:3 Specials: Famous Masterworks   Running Time: ca .70 min

Order No: 60058                                              upcoming!   Famous Composers of the Baroque Period:   J. S. Bach   G. F. Händel     J. S. Bach: “You must only hit the right key at the right time, then the instrument plays by itself.“   G. F. Händel: “You must learn what you have to learn and then make your way in life.“     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.   Johann Sebastian Bach and Georg Friedrich Händel belonged to these composers, in fact they can be called the most remarkable representatives of the time.   This DVD reveals the lives, careers and times of this two major musicians. Illustrations, diary extracts, letters, conversation and their music recreate the period they lived in. As special feature video excerpts presenting some of the composers’ famous works can be selected individually.