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DVD. Naxos Scenic Musical Journeys. 60 Minutes. The Places The Road of Romance, in South Bavaria, leads through the countryside to the great castle of Weikersheim, former residence of the Counts and Princes Hohenlohe. Further exploration of Bavaria and the Bavarian Forest leads to Prunn Castle on its rocky eminence, and finally to Würzburg on the River Main and the Marienberg Fortress. The Music Max Bruch, a native of Cologne, enjoyed a career that took him, as a conductor, to Liverpool, Coblenz, Breslau and Bonn, before his final years in Berlin. His first Violin Concerto remains among his most popular works. Carl Maria von Weber led an even more varied life that took him to musical centres in Germany and Austria. He was a pioneer of German romantic opera, and three opera overtures are chosen here. Der Freischütz (The Marksman) evokes the spirit of the German forest, while Euryanthe explores more exotic territory, as does Oberon, Weber's final opera, written for London in 1826, the last year of his life.

DVD. Naxos Scenic Musical Journeys. 60 Minutes. The Places The musical tour starts in the Bernese Alps, which offer some of the finest scenery in Switzerland, with glaciers and snow-covered expanses, waterfalls, mountain lakes, and the towering Matterhorn. The Nymphenburg Palace and Park, in Munich, present a contrast in their baroque elegance. The tour ends with glimpses of the Chiemsee, the largest of the Bavarian lakes, with its three wooded islands, on one of which Wagner's patron, King Ludwig II, built his folly, the Schloss Herrenchiemsee. The Music Music for the tour is taken from Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 in B flat minor, one of the best known of all romantic concertos. This is followed by his Souvenir d'un lieu cher, three pieces originally for violin and piano, but here orchestrated by the composer Glazunov, a gentler memento of a stay at the country estate of his generous and unseen patron, Nadezhda von Meck in Ukraine at a time of some personal difficulty, after the failure of his marriage.

DVD. Cities of the World. 60 Minutes. M?nich offers much more than Oktoberfest: the pretzel, large cups of beer and huge shopping malls. The neo-gothic palace of the City Hall, the unique domes of the Cathedral of Our Lady, the pillars of the generals, the city gates, the eclectic buildings of the Residenz are all there for for you to see. You can also enjoy the markets and the taverns. Besides the parks full of statues and fountains, temples from the middle age, rich museums and theatres make up the tempting force of the Bavarian capital. The modern city is represented by the BMW headquarters and the Olympic village, while outside the city there are such things as the Nymphenburg Palace.

DVD. . Our Host "Big D" travels to Europe for another exciting adventure. First stop is Munich, Germany for the biggest beer drinking festival in the world, the OKTOBERFEST! Catch all the action as Big D finds himself in the middle of this amazing festival. Next, Big D travels to Prague, Czech Republic, one of Europe's most popular destinations and a fairy tale city. Big D enjoys an exclusive tour of this amazing city by one of Prague's top tour guides, Sarka Pelantova.

DVD. World Destinations. 27 Minutes. In the heart of Bavaria, the city of Munich is an important center for art and music.

DVD. The Brewshow. 100 Minutes. Episode 1 - Oktoberfest This is it! The largest and most famous beer festival in the world. It happens every year in the Bavarian star city of Munich and serves up the best lager beers you can find. Awesome! Episode 2 - Cannstatter Folkfest Here it is, the world's second biggest beer fest. Come visit Baden- Wurttemberg for the ultimate Stuttgart festival. Excellent! Episode 3 - Oktoberfest am Bodensee The new fest on the block. Set in the idyllic city of Konstanz, on the big southern German lake Bodensee. Nice! Extras: Oktoberfest alternate version, Cologne Karneval

DVD. Munich. The marienplatz.The residenz.Schwabing & the english gardens.The white rose. Dachau.The oktoberfest. Berchtesgaden, konigssee & ramsau.Neuschwanstein. Herrenchiemsee.The romantic road, augsburg, dinklesbuhl, nordlingen & rothenburg. Beautiful passau & the danube, and more. 40 minutes "Beautiful cinematography gives viewers a breathtaking look at the beauty of southern Germany" - School Library Journal.