Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist (I Know I Played Every Note)
Posted by David in Naxos News, New ReleasesOn February 26, Naxos releases a new DVD from The Christopher Nupen Films entitled Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist (I know I Played Every Note). Mr. Nupen, who recently won his third ‘DVD of the Year’ Award at Midem (Documentary category) for his superb film Jacqueline Du Pre - A Celebration, chronicles the formative years in the life and career of Israeli-American violinist Itzhak Perlman, who fell in love with his
instrument at the age of three and a half. After contracting polio as a child, Perlman was told that his resulting handicap made it impossible for him to pursue a career as a professional violinist. He has since appeared with every major orchestra in the world; has collaborated with such luminaries as Isaac Stern, Zubin Mehta, Seiji Ozawa, John Williams, and the Juilliard String Quartet; and has to his credit 15 Grammy Awards, four Emmy Awards, and numerous honorary doctorates.
Virtuoso Violinist is a heartening story of the triumph of talent, determination, character, and tenacity over seemingly insurmountable odds—producing spectacular art along the way. Richard Somerset-Ward, who supervises music and arts coverage on BBC-TV, remarks that “it is the general view of people in the television service … that [the] film is one of the finest music programs to have been shown on BBC Television for years.”
Christopher Nupen, described by Gramophone as “king of the music documentary,” is the recent recipient of myriad awards, including ‘DVD of the Month’ from both Classic FM and Gramophone; three German Record Critics’ Awards; the Diapason d’Or (France); and, most recently, the ‘DVD of the Year’ Award (documentary category) from Midem at the Palais des Festivals et des Congrès in Cannes for Jacqueline du Pré - A Celebration. This is Nupen’s third Midem ‘DVD of the Year’ Award in four years, an unprecedented achievement; it is the top international classical DVD prize awarded by the institution.
Founded in 1968, Christopher Nupen’s company Allegro Films has produced significant documentaries on Vladimir Ashkenazy, Evgeny Kissin, Nathan Milstein, Franz Schubert, Andrés Segovia, Jean Sibelius, and Pinchas Zukerman. Through close relationships with these artists, Allegro Films has produced a series of intimate portraits recognized as classics, with a longevity rarely achieved in television programming.
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