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Filmed in the early 1960s, this compilation of material shows off all the incredible talents of violinist Christian Ferras. Working his way through a number of celebrated works from the pantheon of classical music, this is a great way to discover Ferras' many talents. Among the selection of pieces performed are Ravel's Tzigane, Bartok's Sonata No. 2 for Violin& Piano, Debussy's Sonata For Violin and Piano, Mendelssohn's Violin Concerto in E Minor, and many others.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Tracks: 1. Debussy: Sonata for Violin& Piano 2. Ravel: Tzigane, Piece en forme de Habanera 3. Bartok: Sonata No. 2 for Violin& Piano 4. Mendelssohn: Violin Concerto in E Minor
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The first all-black film produced by a major studio, HALLELUJAH represented the culmination of King Vidor`s long-standing desire to do a project dealing with the lives of African Americans, strongly influenced by his childhood experience in Galveston, Texas. The film stars Daniel Hayes as Zeke Johnson, an impoverished young sharecropper living in South Carolina. When he and his brother Spunk (Everett McGarritty) go north to sell their cotton crop, Daniel falls for the seductive Chick (Nina Mae McKinney) without realizing she`s a shill for the rigged crap game of her lover, Hot Shot (William Fountaine). Finally grasping the scam, Daniel fights with Hot Shot, but his brother is fatally shot during the struggle.The grief-stricken Zeke is reborn as a preacher, traveling the country, spreading the word of the Lord. The cynical Chick appears among the congregation at one of his revival meetings and finds herself moved by his sermonizing. After Daniel baptizes her in the river, the couple elopes, and he finds work in a sawmill. But Chick`s innate restlessness will again create problems for her new husband. Although now somewhat dated, the film was probably the closest approximation of African-American life put onscreen up to that time. The film`s outstanding, meticulously researched soundtrack, ranging from jazz to spirituals, derives from the director`s lifelong affinity for such music.
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Sit back and enjoy this dazzling birthday bash for The Great Dane, filmed at Wolf Trap.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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Carl Maria Von Weber's opera about a young marksman who makes a pact with the devil is presented in this video filmed in 1981 at the Wurttembergische Staatsoper. Dennis Russell Davies conducts and Swedish soprano Ligendza stars in the performance sung in German with English subtitles.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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Giuseppe Verdi`s
La Forza Del Destino
is brought to life by Leontyne Price and a host of other stars in this production from director John Dexter. One of Verdi`s most popular operas,
La Forza Del Destino
was first staged in 1862, and has been performed by some of the biggest names in the opera world.
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