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MAGIC IN THE AIR
A look behind the scenes at the West Cork Chamber Music Festival

This documentary follows rural cattle farmer Francis Humphrys as he masterminds the annual two-week, international West Cork Chamber Music Festival. Two years before, Humphrys had a vision; having successfully mounted a series of small concerts in local churches around south-west Ireland, he set about a more ambitious masterplan: to bring a festival of international standard to West Cork, held at the beautiful Bantry House. And that's exactly what he has done. The 1998 programme is rich in classical and Irish music and features celebrity artists such as Joanna MacGregor, the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet and a John Tavener première.

BANTRY HOUSE MUSIC
Two concerts in which Marc-André Hamelin accompanies the Leopold String Trio in Fauré's Piano Quartet in C minor, Op 15, and the RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet in Dvorák's Piano Quintet in A major, Op 81

Featuring: Leopold String Trio, RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet, Borodin String Quartet, Joanna MacGregor, Junita Lascarro, Hugh Tinney, Marc-André Hamelin

MAGIC IN THE AIR
Chapter 1 Jody Applebaum
Marc-André Hamelin (piano)

Chapter 2 Dvorák Piano Quintet in A major, Op 81
RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet
Marc-André Hamelin (piano)

Chapter 3 Leopold String Trio rehearse Beethoven Trio in G major, Op 9/1

Chapter 4 Akhmatova Songs by John Tavener
Junita Lascarro (soprano)
Anne Gastinel (cello)

Chapter 5 Liszt: Bach Variations, S180
Hugh Tinney (piano)

Chapter 6 Schnittke Piano Quintet
RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet
Joanna MacGregor
JS Bach: Art of Fugue
Joanna MacGregor

Chapter 7 Fauré Piano Quartet No 1 in C minor, Op 15
Leopold String Trio
Marc-André Hamelin (piano)

Chapter 8 Final concert
Tchaikovsky: String Sextet
Souvenirs de Florence
Borodin Quartet and members of RTÉ Vanbrugh Quartet

BANTRY HOUSE MUSIC

Gabriel Fauré
Piano Quartet in C minor, Op 15

Chapter 9 1st Movement
Allegro molto moderato

Chapter 10 2nd Movement
Scherzo. Allegro vivo

Chapter 11 3rd Movement
Adagio

Chapter 12 4th Movement
Allegro molto
Antonin Dvorák
Piano Quintet in A major, Op 81

Chapter 13 1st Movement
Allegro ma non tanto

Chapter 14 2nd Movement
Dumka: Andante con moto

Chapter 15 3rd Movement
Scherzo molto vivace

Chapter 16 4th Movement
Finale: Allegro

Recorded at Bantry House during the West Cork Chamber Music Festival, June 28th to July 5th 1998

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #124995 in DVD
• Released on: 2008-05-27
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Classical, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 118 minutes