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Berky, John: The Ogan Durjan'narc DVD Series

Berky, John: The Ogan Durjan'narc DVD Series

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This set of DVDs has been issued by the conductor, Ogan Durjan'narc in conjunction with the Moscow Symphony Orchestra. The title on the box covers for these DVDs is, "How to Pray and Live with Music. This is the Aim of this Procedure." They were prepared by the conductor to help student conductors study his technique. The sound quality (all monaural) is not up to the standards of the day and the video is often simply a close-up of the conductor. Due to the static nature of the videos and the differing performance locations, it must be assumed that Ogan Durjan'narc is conducting to a recording. Only DVD # 11 & 27 have actual video of a Bruckner performance in concert - but both of these are only selected movements. Most of these DVDs are coupled with some selected movements from other compositions (mostly Brahms). These are usually taken from actual concerts. Below are the details as presented on the DVDs or found elsewhere. The DVD numbers are based on a sheet of paper that accompanies each DVD box:

DVD 11: Symphony # 4 (Haas) (Movements 3 & 4 only)
Moscow S.O. 1994
--:-- - --:-- --:-- 10:06 23:32

DVD 12: Symphony # 4 (Haas)
RSO Berlin, 1964
70:30 - 20:22 17:49 10:11 22:05

DVD 13: Symphony # 5
RSO Berlin, 1967
79:00 - 20:54 19:28 13:45 24:38

DVD 14: Symphony # 7
Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra, 1963
64:30 - 19:52 21:30 9:57 12:56

DVD 15: Symphony # 9
New Symphony Orchestra of Radio France; Paris, 1981
68:15 - 26:13 10:00 31:57 --:--

DVD 27: Symphony # 4 (Haas) (Movement 1 only)
Moscow S.O.  1994
--:-- - 20:54 --:-- --:-- --:--

In August of 2009, the recordings of the Symphonies No. 4 & 7 listed above were released on CD in Japan:
Symphony No. 4 - Lanne Historical Collection LHC-7155
Symphony No. 7 - Lanne Historical Collection LHC-7154

Ogan Durjan'narc website: www.ogandurjan.com