| | |  | Ballets & Classics | Home » » » Stravinsky: Le Sacre du Printemps - Ballets by Uwe Scholz | | | | | | | Description: | | Scholz was one of the leading German choreographers of the 20th century. Seen here are 2 legendary ballets from the final years of his creative life, complemented by the film Soulscapes, a highly personal and moving portrait of Scholz with excerpts from h | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Di Palma, Kimura, Scholz, Leipzig, Leipzig Ballet | | Format:
| Classical, Color, Dolby, DVD, Widescreen, NTSC | | Language:
| English, German, French | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Euroarts | | Run Time:
| 190 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| November 18, 2008 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 4 reviews |
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16 of 17 found the following review helpful:
 Two Outstanding Versions Of Le Sacre Du PrintempsJan 19, 2009
By J. M WILINSKY
This DVD includes three works: A piano version of the ballet with a solo dancer(Giovanni Di Palma)dancing to piano accompaniment and also while watching a video(which features a variety of people, mainly Kiyoko Kimura); an orchestral version of the ballet with the entire Leipzig Ballet, featuring Kiyoko Kimura; and a documentary on the life and untimely death of Uwe Scholz. The piano version is completely different from the orchestral version. There is no resemblance whatsoever. Both versions are very emotional and somewhat autobiographical(even though Scholz tries to avoid plots to his ballets). Scholz likes to rely mainly on classical ballet technique, but the inclusion of modernisms is unavoidable in many of his ballets, including the orchestral version presented here(and, to a lesser extent, with the piano version). The documentary is a very moving, in depth look at his life and work. It includes many narrations by Scholz himself, excerpts of his ballets, rehearsals, interviews with his family, and, very eerily, scenes of his funeral. It is eery because it appears to be seamless in its transitions from his life to his death and it is almost as if Scholz was explaining to us why he is going to die! He actually does explain a bit about his health problems. There are also some interviews with some of his ballerinas and danseurs after his death and they tell us some of their impressions of their work and friendship with him. This is very serious and exciting ballet and ballet history. Highly recommended for devotees of modern ballet!
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 A mixed bag.May 27, 2010
By trastevere
"trastevere"
There are interesting ideas here, to be sure. But neither the overall conception nor the actual performances are entirely successful. The dancers, especially, seem to lack the virtuosity necessary to pull it off. Worse yet, the performance of the score feels unrehearsed and sloppy. Why can't we have a DVD of Neumeier's version?
Two performances of two ballets - neither is outstandingDec 27, 2011
By M. R. Harrah
There seems to be some confusion about this DVD. There are two complete performances of two different versions of the ballet, neither one of which is the original ballet (or even a reproduction of it). It also includes a documentary about the life of Uwe Scholz, the choreographer.
The first performance is for a solo male dancer to piano four-hands, in front of a projection screen with video behind the dancer. It's not exactly a plot, but the basic gist of the solo version is a representation of a person having problems dealing with things in his life - illness, society, drugs(?), relationships(?), etc. -- and going insane with a huge mental outburst at the end. Not to trivialize either work, but I was reminded of Pink Floyd: The Wall.
The second performance is for a full troupe of 56 male and female dancers, with full orchestra accompaniment, on a bare stage and no projections. This is a somewhat more traditional interpretation, and still involves a female sacrificing herself at the end as in the original conception, but make no mistake - it's still quite avant garde.
Neither performance is suitable for young viewers. The first one is quite erotic (a female performer fondles the crotch of a male performer), gory, and scatological, and is rather disturbing. The second is less disturbing, but has also numerous not-so-veiled erotic elements, including one female performer who -- as part of the choreography -- deliberately bares her breasts in an attempt to impress/seduce a male performer. For those concerned with or bothered by it, there are homoerotic elements as well.
For me, the best part was the live piano four-hands performance -- it was good, much better than the orchestral performance. This latter performance was rough, and many tempos were strange. Apparently there were also limits on space for the orchestra or there were musicians unavailable, because some of the voicing was clearly missing one or two people at points. You also never get to see the orchestra.
As such, I would not recommend this for people looking for either a traditional ballet performance, or a reproduction of the Nijinsky ballet. I also would not recommend this for listeners hoping for a great performance of the Rite -- much better for that is the Keeping Score series with Michael Tilson Thomas. Perhaps people into edgy, non-traditional ballet will love this, but it wasn't for me.
4 of 19 found the following review helpful:
Rite of SpringJan 06, 2009
By D. F. Rodd
The solo version of Rite of Spring is very disturbing and not for younger viewers. There should have been some kind of warning to this effect on the packaging.
The full cast production is better, and does follow Stravinsky's original theme to a great extent.
The biography of Uwe Scholz is interesting and gives a good insight into his work.
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