Great Pas De Deux - Fonteyn, Nureyev, Makarova, Dowell, Baryshnikov, Bessmertova, and more
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Actor: Margot Fonteyn, Mikhail Baryshnikov, Royal Ballet, Rudolf NureyevDVD: Region Code 1
Audio: English (Original Language)
Format: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
Picture Format: 1.33:1
Running Time: 111 minutes
DVD Release Date: 2004-02-10
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Studio: Kultur Video
DVD Reviews of Great Pas De Deux - Fonteyn, Nureyev, Makarova, Dowell, Baryshnikov, Bessmertova, and more
DVD Review: Great Pas De Deus
Summary: 5 Stars
One of the best presentations I have ever seen. Can we get more like it?ExcellentDVD Review: Visually stunning - great moments in ballet
Summary: 5 Stars
The great thing about this DVD is the variety of performances, all of exceptional quality, by great dancers. I knew what to expect from the ever-wonderful Fonteyn and Nureyev, and have been lucky enough to see Maria Bylova on stage with the Bolshoi, but still Bylova's performance in Spring Waters blew me away; and Lesley Collier in The Nutcracker was a revelation. I'll watch this DVD often (especially the performances mentioned) because it's wonderful to see such beauty captured on film.DVD Review: FINE FOR THE INEXPERIENCED VIEWER
Summary: 4 Stars
I WOULDN'T RECOMMEND THIS DVD FOR THE EXPERIENCED VIEWER OF LIVE OR DVD PERFORMANCES OF BALLET. IT IS A COMPENDIUM MOST SUITED TO THE PERSON OF ANY AGE WHO HAS NOT BEEN MUCH EXPOSED TO CLASSIC DANCE NOR COLLECTED FULL PERFORMANCE DVD'S.
YES, THE TITLE IS SOMEWHAT MISLEADING, MORE ACCURATE WOULD A SUB5ITLE SUCH AS "SAMPLES FROM SOME OF THE LEADING BALLET COMPANIES" OR "A PRIMER FOR BEGINNERS IN VIEWING DANCE".
FOR THE PURPOSES I OUTLINE, MY ONLY QUARREL IS WITH THE UNEVEN LENGTHS OF THE SELECTIONS. BETTER TWO OR THREE FEWER AND MORE TIME FOR THE REMAINING ONES. AS IT IS, TWO OR THREE ARE FRUSTRATINGLY SHORT WHILE NONE OF THE OTHERS COULD BE SAID TO BE TOO LONG.
HOWEVER, MARKETING GOALS PROBABLY DICTATED A MAXIMUM NUMBER OF ITEMS WITH SUFFICIENT TIME FOR MOST TO AVOID THE SENSE THAT THEY ARE "COMING ATTRACTIONS" OR PREVIEWS.
THE VIRTUE FOR THE BEGINNER IS THAT ALL THESE SELECTIONS ARE GOOD TO LOOK AT AND GOOD TO HEAR, ALL THE PERFORMERS HIGHLY COMPETENT, AND ALL THE SEGMENTS AVAILABLE (BY SOME GROUP OF GOOD PERFORMERS) FOR PURCHASE OR RENTAL.
DVD Review: Very nice visually.
Summary: 4 Stars
I am in no way an expert on ballet, but enjoy watching performances for the beauty and grace of the dancers as well as the humorous portions of some. This is a collection of excerpts from several ballets and is delightful in and of itself. I bought the DVD because Baryshnikov is the male lead on one track of "Don Quixote". Enjoyable viewing.DVD Review: dancing good, audio bad
Summary: 3 Stars
No doubt, the dancing is superb. However, most ballets were recorded some time ago; consequently the audio is generally not very good. One selection is awful: The Nutcracker. Both the quality of the film and the audio are bad. One wonders why they included it on the DVD. Nevertheless for a lover of ballet this DVD is worthwhile purchasing.
Description of Great Pas De Deux - Fonteyn, Nureyev, Makarova, Dowell, Baryshnikov, Bessmertova, and more
Stunning performances by the greatest ballet partnerships of recent times. Includes pieces from Le Corsaire, Swan Lake, Romeo and Juliet, and more, danced by such luminous pairings as Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev, Cynthia Harvey and Mikhail Baryshnikov, Darcey Bussell and Jonathan Cope, and many more.Educational DVDs
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