SKU: M7.MV-8525

A Bavarian Comedy. Composed by Carl Orff. DVD. MusicAvision. Duration 105'. MDS (Music Distribution Services) #MV 8525. Published by MDS (Music Distribution Services) (M7.MV-8525).

ISBN 9783795778316.

'Ast utuli' are the cheeky super-bright people who get taken all too easily by a clever con-man. Nobody wants to be the dumb one; thus, the audience first lose a healthy sense of truth, then they lose their clothes and their purses and eventually all their dignity. 'Everything is make-believe!' shouts the entertainer before disappearing with his accomplice and the loot. It's a rascal's tale, a story of deception, which is both fascinating and amusing. But behind all that - and unnoticeable until the very end - we find deceit, spoon-feeding and theft. All this is presented in Carl Orff's 'rootsy' and powerful Bavarian style - both linguistically and musically. - This recent DVD edition 'Carl Orff' presents a new view of the significant 20th-century composer Carl Orff (1895-1982). Conductor: Mark Mast Stage Director: Hellmuth Matiasek Assistant director: Theo G. Kobler Stage and costumes: Thomas Pekny Lights: Georg Boeshenz Assistant choreographers: Günter Pick, Carlos Carasquilla Choir production: Gernot Schwickert, Mark Mast starring: Michael Schanze (as The Entertainer), Winfried Hübner, Christoph Gehr, Michael Schlenger... Ensemble of the World Theatre Choirs Andechs Young Munich Philharmonic Orchestra Performance: Florian-Stadl (Florian Barn), Kloster Andechs (Andechs Monastery), Orff in Andechs Festival A B.O.A. VIDEOFILMKUNST Munich production, Regie/Director: Peider A. Defilla German with English subtitles Dolby Digital 5.1 DVD-9 / 105 min. regional code: 0 (PAL, colour) frame size: 16 : 9.

SKU: M7.MV-8535

A Bavarian Piece. Composed by Carl Orff. DVD. MusicAvision. Duration 132'. MDS (Music Distribution Services) #MV 8535. Published by MDS (Music Distribution Services) (M7.MV-8535).

ISBN 9783795778323.

Orff 's Bavarian piece is about the love affair and eventual marriage which is not befitting their social positions of Duke Albrecht III and Agnes Bernauer, the beautiful daughter of a barber-surgeon from the city of Augsburg. Albrecht's father, Duke Ernst, feels that this marriage jeopardizes rightful succession and has Agnes declared a witch and drowned in the Danube River. Duke Albrecht III founded the Andechs Monastery in 1455 and is buried in the conventual church where Carl Orff is laid to rest as well. - This recent DVD edition 'Carl Orff' presents a new view of the significant 20th-century composer Carl Orff (1895-1982). Conductor: Mark Mast Stage Director: Hellmuth Matiasek Assistant director: Theo G. Kobler Stage and costumes: Thomas Pekny Lights: Georg Boeshenz Choreographer:Artemis Sacantanis Choir production: Gernot Schwickert, Mark Mast starring: Christoph Gehr(as Albrecht, Duke in Bavaria), Julia Urban (as Agnes Bernauer, Kaspar's daughter), Peter Rappenglück (as Kaspar, barber in Augsburg),Fred Maire (as Monk), Winfried Hübner and Reinhold Lampe (as Burghers of the city of Munich), Heinz Schmidtpeter (as Chancellor ofDuke Ernst)... SmallWorld Theatre Choir Andechs Young Munich Philharmonic Orchestra Performance: Florian-Stadl (Florian Barn), Kloster Andechs (Andechs Monastery), Orff in Andechs Festival A B.O.A. VIDEOFILMKUNST Munich production, Regie/Director: Peider A. Defilla German with English subtitles Dolby Digital 5.1 DVD-9 / 132 min. regional code: 0 (PAL, colour) frame size: 16 : 9.