Stravinsky in Hollywood - DVD

Composer-pianist Igor Stravinsky made a mark in Russia and France long before he came to America in 1939 at age 57. The story of Stravinsky's career and it's impact on 20th century music unfolds in this intriguing documentary about the man whose musical gifts bled over into a short-lived, but noteworthy Hollywood film career. 2014/color/54 min/NR/widescreen.

This DVD is an animated film adaptation for TV of EMI Classics' successful 1999 recording of Stravinsky's Le Rossignol featuring Natalie Dessay and James Conlon.

A performer of fierce integrity and dazzling communicative power, young French pianist Lucas Debargue became the most talked-about artist of the fifteenth International Tchaikovsky Competition. Placed Fourth in the final round, he was however awarded the coveted Moscow Music Critic's Prize as a player whose 'incredible gift, artistic vision, and creative freedom have impressed the critics as well as the audience.' This film offers unique insights into Debargue's life as a musician at the beginning of a remarkable career, with rehearsals and concerts from Moscow to Chicago via Weimar and Salerno, revealing talents as a composer and jazz improvisor and his first-time entry into a world of recording studios, touring and fame, in a crucial year of discoveries.