Arthur Rubenstein Plays Chopin and Rachmaninov (DVD)
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Arthur Rubenstein Plays Chopin and Rachmaninov (DVD)
Polish pianist Arthur Rubenstein overcame incredible hardship to firmly establish himself among the pantheon of classical music greats. A child prodigy, Rubenstein's career stuttered to a halt during the Second World War, which saw the musical virtuoso and his family flee Europe to become American citizens. This concert took place in 1956, and captures the 69-year-old maestro tackling a variety of works from Chopin and Rachmaninov. Drawing on a welter of musical experience, Rubenstein delights the audience with his unique playing style, offering ample evidence as to why he is so highly regarded in the genre.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Mono - English
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Stravinsky (DVD)
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Stravinsky (DVD)
A documentary glimpse into one week in the life of Russian composer Igor Stravinsky, highlighted by the maestro conducting a recording of his Symphony of Psalms.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Mono - English
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Pierre Fournier - The Art of Pierre Fournier (DVD)
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Pierre Fournier - The Art of Pierre Fournier (DVD)
Lovingly restored from the archives, this performance by Pierre Fournier was filmed for television in 1959. Working through a number of pieces by Bach, Debussy, Schumann, and others, the master cellist performs an hour-long set with accompaniment from Guy Bourassa on the piano.
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Marian Anderson: A Portrait in Music (DVD)
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Marian Anderson: A Portrait in Music (DVD)
Rising effortlessly from child prodigy status to an established star on the world stage, Marian Anderson's glittering career as a contralto singer is documented in A PORTRAIT IN MUSIC. Drawing primarily on material filmed at the Festival of Music in 1956, this is a wonderful way to discover her incredible range. Further footage comes in the shape of a recital at the Ford 50th Anniversary show, alongside a fascinating documentary on her life. Later years saw Marian progress from a career in music to carrying out charitable work for the United Nations, and with sick children, right up until her death in 1993 at the age of 91. Having lived an awe-inspiring life, this release forms a fitting epitaph to the legendary singer.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Mono - English
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Eileen Farrell: An American Prima Donna (DVD)
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Eileen Farrell: An American Prima Donna (DVD)
Eileen Farrell had a number of dimensions as a singer. Unlike most opera singers, Farrell often sang pop songs and in concert freely mixed Gershwin in with Puccini. Here, in a concert with the Orchestra of Radio-Canada, she does the same, torching But Not for Me after a concert of arias.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseSingle Side - Single LayerFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Mono - English
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Boston Symphony Orchestra - Charles Munch (DVD)
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Boston Symphony Orchestra - Charles Munch (DVD)
The work of conductor Charles Munch has enlivened the world of classical music. Beginning as a violin student in Berlin, Munch progressed to working with the Straram Orchestra in Paris, before convening with the Boston Symphony Orchestra in 1946. Munch joins up with them again here, for a 1962 performance that includes reworkings of Chole Suite No. 2, La Mer, Fantastique, and many other pieces.DVD Features:Keep CaseAudio: Mono - Natural sound/Music
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Boston Symphony Orchestra - Pierre Monteux (DVD)
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Boston Symphony Orchestra - Pierre Monteux (DVD)
The career of Pierre Monteux has seen him conduct a fabulous array of ballet's all over the world. He established himself in America in 1916 after superlative work in his native Paris, with the Metropolitan Opera in New York offering him the chance to work with the Boston Symphony Orchestra for the first time in 1919. The relationship proved to be extremely fruitful, and here we find Monteux conducting them again in a 1959 performance of pieces that originate from composers such as Stravinsky, Hindemith, and Brahms.DVD Features:Keep CaseAudio: Mono - Natural sound/Music
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Dmitri Shostakovich - Sonata For Viola (DVD)
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Dmitri Shostakovich - Sonata For Viola (DVD)
SONATA FOR VIOLA, a documentary about the composer Dmitri Shostakovich, endured a turbulent gestation period as director Aleksandr Sokurov clashed with the heavy-handed Soviet authorities over its content. Fortunately, the KGB didn`t destroy the movie after banning it, and it reemerges here, standing as a bleak but thought-provoking memorial to the late composer.
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Oliver! (DVD)
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Oliver! (DVD)
A rousing film version of Lionel Bart's musical adaptation of Dickens's classic novel, OLIVER! stars Ron Moody as Fagin and Mark Lester as the eponymous hero. The orphaned Oliver escapes to London from a dreary workhouse and is taken in by a gang of young pickpockets who work for master thief Fagin while learning their trade. When he's falsely accused of stealing from the gang by the fearsome Bill Sikes (Oliver Reed), Oliver begins to realize that he has more friends than he had thought.DVD Special Features:Region 1 EncodingKeep Case
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Godspell (DVD)
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Godspell (DVD)
The Gospels according to'60s hippie counterculture in a film version of the stage musical. Jesus' life and teachings are illustrated in harmless rock songs (Day by Day) and New York City locations.DVD Features:Region 1 EncodingKeep CaseWidescreen and Full ScreenTrailers: BYE BYE BIRDIE and OLIVER
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Bye Bye Birdie (DVD)
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Bye Bye Birdie (DVD)
This entertaining musical, based on the Broadway hit inspired by the hysteria surrounding Elvis Presley's induction into the army, traces the shock waves a drafted rock& roll star, Conrad Birdie (Jesse Pearson), creates when he comes to a small town to kiss adoring fan Kim McAfee (Ann-Margret) good-bye on national TV. A fiesty secretary, Rosie DeLeon (Janet Leigh), has put the whole plan in motion, hoping that Birdie will sing a song composed by her beau, Albert Peterson (Dick Van Dyke), enabling Rosie's boyfriend to finally break free of his domineering mother (Maureen Stapleton) and marry her. Meanwhile, Kim's new steady, Hugo (Bobby Rydell), is less than pleased about the spotlighted embrace, as are her parents (Paul Lynde and Mary LaRoche)--at least until they get in on the action too. Ed Sullivan appears as himself, Ann-Margret is her usual perky, gyrating self, Van Dyke amply displays his wealth of talents, and Lynde and Stapleton nearly steal the whole production with their hilarious supporting roles. Director George Sidney, who would soon collaborate with the real King in the Presley tour de force VIVA LAS VEGAS, tightens the Broadway original without losing any of its verve and charm to create a rollicking uptempo joyride through a candy-colored early 1960s pop-culture landscape.DVD Features:Region 1 EncodingKeep CaseTalent and FilmographiesScene SelectionsTheatrical TrailerProduction Notes
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Don Pasquale - Donizetti (DVD)
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Don Pasquale - Donizetti (DVD)
Gaetano Donizetti's cynically humorous take on love, marriage and romance is a classic opera buffa from Italy. This 2002 production features the Chorus and Orchestra of Teatro Lirico, conducted by Gerard Korsten, and the voices of Evan Mei, Alessandro Corbelli and Roberto de Candia.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseWidescreen AnamorphicAudio: Dolby Digital 5.1 DTS 5.1 LPCMAdditional Release Material: Behind The ScenesInteractive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Access
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