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The Natural

Ole Bull Violin Concertos

Nothing was going to stop Roy Hobbs from fulfilling his boyhood dream of baseball superstardom. Robert Redford stars in this inspiring fable that begins when 14-year-old Hobbs (Redford) fashions a powerful bat from a fallen oak tree. He soon impresses major league scouts with his ability, fixing his extraordinary talent in the mind of sportswriter Max Mercy (Robert Duvall), who eventually becomesinstrumental in Hobb's career. But a meeting with a mysterious woman shatters his dream. Years passand an older Hobbs reappears as a rookie from The New York Knights. Overcoming physical pain and defying those who have a stake in seeing the Knights lose, Hobbs, with his boyhood bat, has his chanceto lead the Knights to the pennant and to finally fulfill his dream.
From Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Ole Bull (1810-1880) was an adventurer, violin virtuoso, composer and international star who brought the name of Norway to worldwide attention. Within music and drama he was a pioneer in the development of a national identity, and on the concert stage his fabulous playing skills and intense charisma early won him the sobriquet "the Scandinavian Paganini".
Includes:
Sæterjentens Søndag (The Herdgirl's Sunday)
- Concerto in A major *
- Concerto Fantastico *
- I Ensomme Stunde (La Melancolie)
- La Verbena de San Juan *
- Et Sæterbesøg (A Mountain Vision)
* WORLD PREMIERE RECORDINGS
a hybrid SACD and Blu-ray audio disc from 2L


   

 

 

       
   

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