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Some of the best work from Austrian conductor Carlos Kleiber is collected here. Conceived shortly after his death as a tribute to the composer, this set includes five concerts in which Kleiber assumed conducting duties. Among the composers whose work is interpreted by the Wiener Philharmoniker, the Concertgebouw Orchestra, and the Bayerisches Staatsorchester are Beethoven, Brahms, and Mozart.
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The last opera by Richard Strauss, this San Francisco Opera production features Kiri Te Kanawa as the Countess Madelaine, a widow pursued by both a musician and a poet in 18th century France.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1:33Interactive Features: Interactive Menus Scene Access
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Fading movie musical star Tony Hunter, down and out in Hollywood, decides to try his luck on the Broadway stage. Unfortunately, the simple hoofer discovers that a pretentious director has control of the project, and that instead of good humor, happy songs and a tapping chorus line, there'll be lengthy speeches, heavy drama and lots of deep soul-searching. Even worse, Tony's expected to dance with a classical ballerina! Thanks to the massive egos of everyone involved, the play, to no one's surprise, lays an egg. But now Tony takes charge, and he's out to prove the show must go on -- his way! Some of the dazzling Astaire dance numbers include Triplets, Girl Hunt, Dancing in the Dark and That's Entertainment.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.332 Disc SetAudio: Dolby Surround 5.1 English Mono - 1.0 English Mono - 1.0 French
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Violinist Yehudi Menuhin performs Beethoven's Violin Concerto, Romance in F; Bruch's Violin Concerto, and Mozart's Violin Concerto No. 3.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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Acclaimed British conductor Sir Simon Rattle and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra guide viewers through a century of orchestral music in this entertaining and educational release. With the help of photographs and archive film footage, LEAVING HOME VOL. 1 aims to place familiar music within a larger social and historical framework. Divided into a series of small segments, the program addresses a different time period with each episode. Beginning in Vienna at the start of the 20th century, Rattle revisits a place and time that gave birth to a musical revolution. Setting the stage for great orchestral works in the second half of the century, Rattle conducts pieces by Webern, Berg, and Sch/nberg.
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