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Not every moment is joyous; filmed shortly after the final dismantling of the Cultural Revolution, From Mao to Mozart offers a brief but harrowing portrait of Tan Shuzhen, a violinmaker imprisoned for over a year for the crime of crafting Western instruments. But after this remembrance of the past, the movie ends as it should, eyes and ears on the future, as adolescent cellist Wang Jian serenades the appreciative audience. A fascinating postscript, Musical Encounters, follows Stern's return to Beijing two decades later and catches up with Wang, now a successful recording artist, as well as others from the original film. Especially heartening is conductor Li Delun, wheeled onto the stage but still magisterial as he reteams with Stern to once again perform Mozart's Concerto in G; and through the music, two men raised a world apart who have met only twice in their lives are again made the best of friends. --Bruce Reid
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| DIRECTOR: | Murray Lerner |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 1979 |
| MANUFACTURER: | New Video Group |
| MPAA RATING: | G (General Audience) |
| FEATURES: | Color, DVD-Video, Full Screen, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Color, Documentary, English, High Artistic Quality, High Historical Importance, History, Movie, Music, Music History, USA |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 767685947333 |
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Customer Reviews of From Mao to Mozart - Isaac Stern in China
Outstanding Musical and Social Documentary! I came somewhat late to this DVD. I had seen from Mao To Mozart on television but only recently got a copy of the DVD. It was a very refreshing reconnection with a phenominal musician and teacher. I liked the way he worked with the Chinese musicians - having one violinist sing the music and then played like she sang was, to me, inspired but to Stern probably seemed eminently logical in order to help the musician gain a better understanding of the work in front of her. It is an interesting look at a China that is rapidly disappearing - as the market economy roars ahead less of the old China will remain. It is also (1980) just after the cultural revolution and here Stern surprises me - he asks where are the young musicians and seems to not realize that a generation of musicians were being "re-educated". I was a little surprised by his question - I would have thought the answer was self-evident. The return trip to a much different Beijing was equally impressive. It was great to see the evolution of the young musicians - one a musician in the Hong Kong Symphony, others doing well in their own fields and yes the singing violinist is seen again. In all, this is a delightful and very interesting musical documentary. What was a surprise to me was that although I knew Stern had died I was surprised to learn that David Golub had also died - before Stern. This might be considered a fitting tribute to both men for them to bridge the gap (at that time) between China and the rest of the world. I recommend this to historians and musicians alike.
Mao to Mozart
this DVD is excellent for anyone interested in classical music. Issac Stern visits China in the mid 1970's and finds western music is played but not with feeling. He encourages the players he meets and especially the young musicians and finds them very responsive. He revisits 20 years later and hears what happened to music professors during the cultural revolution. He meets again the young players he'd inspired and finds they have successful careers and remember his former visit with gratiude. I wish we had more DVD's of this type.
One of the best music documentaries made
From Mao to Mozart gets under the skin of a great musician, and reveals the heart of classical music as Isaac Stern travels around China sharing his musical vision with young students. An illuminating documentary on post Mao China, the damage the cultural revolution regime caused it's survivors and an insight into the new generation of music students who hunger for contact with western classical music. This documentary is heart warming and full of optimism.