TV Standard: NTSC
Color: Color

Credits:

Andrew Davis

Description:

This boxed set includes Elgar's inventive "Enigma Variations" and Holst's masterpiece, the suite "The Planets," two masterpieces from the BBC documentary drama Hidden Portraits - Enigma Variations. In the BBC documentary "Hidden Portrait - Enigma Variations," Sir Andrew Davis unravels the mystery of Elgar's hidden musical mysteries against the backdrop of the rolling hills of Morvan. The entire "Enigma Variations" will then be performed in the Cathedral in Elgar's hometown of Worcester. The "Planets" will be performed in a version of Colin Matthews' now-obsolete "Pluto," with a supplement. The BBD Orchestra of Wales, under the baton of David Atherton, will perform this atmospheric work. Video director Rhodri Huw combines footage shot in various locations around the world with computer graphics and animatronics to reveal the symbolic meaning of each planet as conceived by Holst. Both of these images were highly controversial when they were first released.