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I’ve been waiting for this one to approach out in DVD format for some time as I have the VHS tape version and even the tape version was difficult to gain! In the DVD version, the Amazon write-up indicates “160 minutes” [sic] whereas the accurate VHS tape version was/is 80 minutes so obviously the DVD version has additional bonus material.

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So too and ‘I’ was the one some time befriend who made the broad observation that “why obtain the DVD version when one has the tape version” thing and of course I don’t have to swear you that my DVD collection far exceeds my tape versions because of what DVD versions have to offer. That and not to mention the usual DVD bonus material and the easy-find progressive scan cueing versus the guess work ‘wind-rewind’ hassle of tape especially when what you want to re-hear or derive is at the beginning of the tape and the tape is naturally arrive the extinguish! You gain the stop-go-stop-go narrate!

But more cogent, Itzhak Perlman is a account in his maintain time. Besides his known skills with the violin [check out his CD audio disc on the 24 Paganini caprices!], the man has a consuming personality with a retained sense of humor where you simply, do colloquially, can’t wait on but like the guy and thoroughly like listening to him both playing ‘and’ talking and on virtually any subject, grand less the violin! Even at his master classes, the by-word is ‘encouragement’ and the students, world wide mind you, genuinely appear to indulge in his input and his overall profitable demeanor. In fact, if you want a taste of the Perlman sense of humor, in rehearsal and literally abet stage fun or ‘antics’ among respectable friends, observe the now notorious Schubert “Trout” get-together documentary with Daniel Barenboim on piano, Pinchas Zukerman [** this time playing a borrowed historic viola], Zubin Mehta on double-bass and the legendary [and sorely missed] Jacqueline Du Pre on the cello.

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Or, indeed, in this video where it begins with Perlman telling the audience his recollection of playing a Paganini caprice but in a highly acoustic recital hall and he quips, “I know I played every effect … but the predicament was there were too many notes” pointing to various areas in the hall [with regard to acoustic reverberation] and then pointing to his violin and commenting, “plus these notes too!” His humor and demeanor are highly catching as he talks about himself and other “fiddlers” [his word] and what he has learned from them. Perlman himself, IMO, would undoubtedly be the first to posthaste down-play the words “living anecdote” or the “Maestro Perlman” title as applied by others to himself, although he’s duly ‘earned’ such universal accolades, but that’s the kind of unassuming man he is! The man is an absolute pleasure to listen to, playing or talking or indeed instructing! To this day, Perlman and his long-term violinist wife, Toby, hurry a summer violin camp and these students duly reap the help of such professional yet patiently and encouragingly rendered input.

In essence, the DVD reproduces the VHS tape version and ‘adds’ [or so indicates the Amazon pre-order write-up] ‘double’ the time in DVD bonus extras. My dream would be playing the piano piece in the Schubert ‘Trout’ quintet with Itzhak Perlman on the violin but, alas, I deem he would smile and suggest with that usually qualified grin that I glance the fraction further well recalling friendly friend Daniel Barenboim et al in the fresh ‘Trout’ rehearsal blueprint befriend when when Barenboim, also having a twinkle in his explore, says after that first get-together rehearsal and staccato opening of the Trout section, all players in unison, “Dahhhhhhhhhhhh!”, and Barenboim comes out with, “That was terrible!” and Perlman, being Perlman, says, in so many words, but with the trademark Perlman grin, “Well of course it was … but that’s why we have rehearsals!” But once on stage, ahhh, the professionalism and seriousness of purpose duly shows! For decades now!

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I must admit that, unlike the previous person who reviewed this DVD (based on a previous VHS version and arrive press comments), I was not familiar with the prior impart or even the director Christopher Nupen. But I certainly knew, and have seen and heard Perlman in concert.

The center focus on this DVD is the 1978 film titled “I Know I Played Every Ticket”, which runs 58 minutes. In this film, Perlman basically narrates his maintain life and career, with a few probing questions by Nupen. (At one point he boldly asks the polio-inflicted Perlman: “How often do you topple down? “) We spy Perlman at home, in the kitchen, in Fresh York City where he takes us on a brief tour of his home (after exciting from Israel) . We stare, and hear from his wife Toby and glance him play concerts with his contemporaries Pincus Zuckerman and Jaqueline du Pre. He teaches a master class (which includes a laughable bit with Nadia Salerno Sonnenberg) and tells stories. These are really comical stories and the film will have you smiling often.

So what fills up the rest of this DVD? Well, for one there 38 minutes of excerpts from 20 or so other films which Nupen has directed. But we also have more modern Perlman interviews where he comments on du Pre and the 1969 film titles “The Trout”. Nupen includes excepts from two performances in London in the feature film and the DVD provides the bulky performances of the Bach E major and the Bach D minor partitas.

There’s 16-page booklet with photos and text (in multiple languages) included.

With Nupen introducing each of the segments the whole package will prefer about 2 hours to look. It’s definitely two hours well spent. And spending any time with Perlman, either listening to his virtuoso performances, or hearing his amusing stories is time well spent.

I’m off to explore out more of Nupen’s films, based on this one!

Steve Ramm

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