Barockstar -George Frideric Handel A Film by Ulrich Meyszies

BAROCKSTAR - George Frideric Handel
A Film by Ulrich Meyszies

Howard Arman, Alan Curtis, Christopher Hogwood,
Andrea Marcon, Sandrine Piau, Trevor Pinnock,
Christine Schafer, Handel Expert Donald Burrows
Akademie Fur Alte Musik
Handelfestspielorchester Halle
Il Complesso Barocco
The English Concert

Special Features:
Notes and commentaries by Donald Burrows, Alan Curtis, Christopher Hogwood, Andrea Marcon, Martin Wild and others
Excerpts from Handel House Museum London, Bartholomauskirche Halle (Saale) and The Foundling Museum
About “Handel and Ruspoli”, The Handel organ in Vallerano” and “Handel and Hendrix”

Barockstar tells the story of Handel‘s life as he journeyed through baroque Europe, leaving Germany for Italy and experiencing Florence, Rome and Venice, before arriving in London to begin the career that would bring him a worldwide reputation. The film shows the original locations in Halle, Rome, Venice, Florence and London that Handel himself visited. Stars and specialists in today’s baroque music scene and descendants of Handel‘s friends and sponsors talk about their encounters with the maestro and his work, including Christopher Hogwood and Alan Curtis, Andrea Marcon, Trevor Pinnock and Howard Arman, Sandrine Piau, Christine Schafer and Klara Ek, Handel expert Donald Burrows Prince Ruspoli-Sforza and Princess Claudia Ruspoli.

Handel’s music is performed by The English Concert, the Handelfestspielorchester Halle, the Akademie fur Alte Musik Berlin and Il Complesso Barocco. ( Arthaus Musik )

Sound Format: DD 2.0
DVD Format: DVD 9, NTSC
Picture Format: 16:9
Running Time: 60 mins + 18 mins bonus
Audio Languages: GB, DE
Subtitle Languages: IT, FR
Region Code: 0