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Gesualdo [videorecording (DVD)] : death for five voices : the composer Carlo Gesualdo (1560-1613) / a film by Werner Herzog.

Image Entertainment, 2001.

DVD 780.92 G393 Doc

Gesualdo, Carlo, principe di Venosa, approximately 1560-1613.

Composers -- Italy -- Biography.

Video Difference legacy collection.

Alternate title:

Death for five voices [videorecording (DVD)] : the composer Carlo Gesualdo (1560-1613)

Tod für fünf Stimmen [videorecording (DVD)]

[videorecording (DVD)] :

1 videodisc (60 min.) : Dolby digital stereo. sd., col. ; 12 cm.

Originally produced as a program for ZDF German television.

In English with some German and Italian.

A Werner Herzog Filmproduktion with ZDF ; a film by Werner Herzog ; distributed worldwide by RM Associatesproducer, Lucki Stipetić ; written and directed by Werner Herzog.

Narrated by Werner Herzog with Pasquale D'Onofrio, Salvatore Catorano, Angelo Carrabs, Milva, Il Complesso Barroco, Gesualdo Consort of London.

"Werner Herzog's chilling story of sixteenth century composer Don Carol Gesualdo, Prince of Venosa, whose life embraced sexual excess, ghastly murder and obsession. Filmed on location in Italy, the program explores both Gesualdo's musical legacy and the extraordinary influence his tormented life has continued to exert on those whose loves crossed his path. Contributors include Gerald Pace, director of The Gesualdo Consort, Alan Curtis, music director of the singing ensemble II Complesso Barocco and Professor Ludica of the Archeological Museum in Venosa."--Container.

Documentary films.

Biographical documentary films.

Documentary television programs.

Made-for-TV movies.

Herzog, Werner, 1942-

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