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Master guitarist Peter Huttlinger teaches the single most important aspect of improving proficiency with the instrument: making impeccable use of practice time.
Huttlinger relates exercises for strengthening the fingers of both hands, explains how to best cultivate muscle memory, and works on speed with a metronome and scales. Finally, Huttlinger pulls it all together by taking apart the playing of
The Monaghan Jig,
piece by piece.
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Paving the way for countless metal bands to come, Deep Purple was a hard rock band of legendary status. Guitarist Ritchie Blackmore has been called the best guitarist of all time, and their prodigious output has distinguished them as innovators with a progressive vision. This document of an early show features the classic lineup of Ritchie Blackmore, Jon Lord, Ian Paice, Ian Gillan and Roger Glover, and allows viewers to actually watch the development of some early material that eventually made its way to the band's seminal debut album, DEEP PURPLE IN THE ROCK.
Blackmore's virtuosity is on full display as he plays songs such as Speed King, Mandrake Root, Wring that Neck, Child in Time, Fireball, Strange Kind of Woman, Highway Star, and Lazy.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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One of the three most famous tenors in the world, the exceedingly round Luciano Pavarotti has a voice that could shake all of New York City. And it surely shook all of Central Park on the night that the star performed in 1993. As captured on this video, Pavarotti is ably backed by members of the New York Philharmonic as he belts out dozens of classical and traditional tunes ranging from Verdi's LA TRAVIATA to Duke Ellington's It don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing).Selections:Verdi: LUISA MILLEROvertureQuando le sere al placidoMercadante: Flute Concerto in E MinorRondo russoDonizetti: LUCIA DI LAMMERMOORFra poco a me ricoveroVerdi: I VESPRI SICILIANI - OvertureCilea: L'ARLESIANA - Il lamento di FedericoTake the'A' train (Strayhorn)It don't mean a thing (if it ain't got that swing) (Ellington)I can go to God in prayer (traditional)Mattinata (Leoncavallo)Serenata (Mascagni)La mia canzone al vento (Bixio)Fantaisie brilliante sur Carmen (Bizet/Borne)Chitarra romana (Di Lazzaro)La Girometta (Sibella)Occhi di fata (Denza)Verdi: LA TRAVIATA - Prelude to Act IIIRondine al nido (De Crescenzo)Non ti scordar di me (De Curtis)Massenet: WERTHER - Porquoi me reveiller?Puccini: TOSCARecondita armoniaE lucevan le stelleO sole mio (Di Capua)Puccini: TURANDOT - Nessun dorma
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This British vocal competition celebrates twenty years of launching stars on their operatic careers, and is viewed by over seven million people worldwide. Enjoy performances dating back to the beginnings in 1983, and watch such talented winners as baritone Bryn Terfel and Dmitri HvorostovskyDVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseWidescreen AnamorphicAdditional Release Material: Winning performances of all ten competition winners History of'Singer of the World' Performances by all Lieder prize winners The Battle of the BaritonesInteractive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Access
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Performed at the Palais Garnier by the OpUra National de Paris in July 2004, this staging of Philippe Taglioni's classic ballet stars leading ballerina AurUlie Dupont in the title role of Sylphide once played by Marie Taglione, the choreographer's daughter. This revival performance is actually a reconstruction of Pierre Lacotte's well-known 1972 version. In expressing Lacotte's (and Taglioni's) original choreography, Dupont and her male partner Mathieu Ganio recreate the style that defined the romantic ballet.
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