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Title: Beethoven: Kinshasa Symphony (Symphony No.9) (C Major: 709004) Condition: New Format: Blu-ray EAN: 0814337010904 Release Date: 28/11/2011 Description: PRODUCT DESCRIPTION The film: Two hundred orchestral musicians are playing Beethovens Ninth Freude schoener Goetterfunken. A power cut strikes just a few bars before the last movement. Problems like this are the least of the worries facing the only symphony orchestra in the Congo. In the 15 years of its existence, the musicians have survived two putsches, various crises and a war. But concentration on the music and hopes for a better future keeps them going. Kinshasa Symphony is a study of people in one of the worlds most chaotic cities doing their best to maintain one of the most complex systems of joint human endeavour: a symphony orchestra. The film is about the Congo, the people in Kinshasa and the power of music.
REVIEW A superb and affecting documentary about some highly unusual musicians, the staggering challenges they face in heir everyday lives, the amazing city they live in and the ower of Beethovens Ninth. --Die Zeit
KINSHASA SYMPHONY is an ode to joy! --The Economist
Required viewing for all the affluent West who take part in group musical activities at any level. --Gramophone,Mar'12
Claus Wischmann and Martin Baer's marvellous film follow these hard-pressed amateurs in the run-up to a gala open-air concert of powerful music. Performance**** Picture & Sound ***(*) Extras*** --BBC Music Magazine,Mar'12 Country/Region of Manufacture: Portugal Studio: C Major Language: French Subtitle Language: English, German, French, Portuguese, Spanish, Korean, Russian Actor: Orchestre Symphonique Kimbanguiste No Of Discs: 1 Run Time: 1 hour and 35 minutes Region Code: Blu-ray: B (Europe, AU, NZ, Africa...) Release Year: 2011 Missing Information?
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