Art Of Violin - Devil's Instrument DVD

The fifth release in the acclaimed PBS "Art of" series of documentaries, "The Art of Violin" is a dramatically conceived video from director Bruno Monsaigeon that captures the greatest fiddle players of the 20th century at the top of their form. Rarely seen film clips, restored using the most sophisticated video technologies available, of such legends as David Oistrakh, Fritz Kreisler, Joseph Szigeti, Jascha Heifetz and many others. Never have these greats been seen on film in this vivid way before. With commentary by Hilary Hahn, Itzhak Perlman, Laurent Kocia and Yehudi Menuhin.

Part of PBS's ART OF series, DEVIL'S INSTRUMENT dramatically explores the heights to which the art of violin playing has been taken over the 20th century. Acclaimed director Bruno Monsaigeon--who also helmed a series about the legendary Canadian pianist Glenn Gould--brings his exciting visual sense to this program, which uses advanced video technology to restore rare film clips of some of the century's great violin players, including David Oistrakh and Fritz Kreisler. Commentary is provided by luminaries like Hilary Hahn and Yehudi Menuhin.