Spira Mirabilis

Schumann: Symphony No. 1; Documentary 'La Spira'

Jessica Duchen

Published: August 5, 2013 at 8:59 am

'Gérald Caillat's excellent documentary follows this exceptional chamber orchestra from their makeshift home-base in Formigine, Emilia-Romagna as they set about bringing music to all in every way they can.' Jessica Duchen

Spira Mirabilis

Schumann: Symphony No. 1

Documentary 'La Spira'

Spira Mirabilis

Ideale Audience DVD: 3079868 (NTSC system; PCM 2.0; 16:9 picture format); Blu-ray: 3079864 (1080i full HD; PCM 2.0; 16:9 picture format) 131 mins (2 discs)

For a full review, pick up a copy of the September issue of BBC Music Magazine

Journalist and Critic, BBC Music Magazine

Jessica Duchen studied music at Cambridge University and was the classical music correspondent for The Independent from 2004 to 2016. She has also written for The Guardian, The Observer, The Sunday Times, BBC Music Magazine and the JC, among others. Jessica Duchen has written librettos include numerous choral works and operas for the composer Roxanna Panufnik, including Silver Birch, commissioned by Garsington Opera and shortlisted for an International Opera Award in 2018. Two more works based on stories by Oscar Wilde were commissioned for Garsington’s Youth Company, The Happy Princess with composer Paul Fincham (2019) and The Selfish Giant with John Barber, which fell victim to lockdown, this has been postponed to 2021.