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CARMEN is one of the most highly, and rightly, lauded operas in the history of the art. Shot in 1978, this version of Bizet's work was staged by the legendary Franco Zeffirelli, with the great tenor Placido Domingo in the lead role.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: LPCM Stereo - French Subtitles - English, German, French, Italian, Spanish - OptionalAdditional Product: Booklet in English - Liner Notes
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Among the first of the Romantic composers, Franz Shubert's prolific output was under-appreciated during his lifetime, due to his harmonically untraditional and thoroughly innovative sound. ALFONSO UND ESTRELLA was no exception; finished in 1922, it was not performed until 1854, upon the insistence of Franz Liszt. The opera is a story about the love of Alfonso and Estrella, which is threatened by advances, both military and amorous, of Alfonso's rival Adolfo. Soprano Eva Mei's pure, clean interpretation of the multiple beautiful arias of the opera is stunning and affecting. This exceptionally creative opera is representative of the work of one of the most adept composers of the lied, as well as the characteristic sound of the Romantic period.DVD Features:Region 0Keep CaseAnamorphic WidescreenAudio: Dolby Digital 5.1 DTS PCM Stereo ODS
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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, the third volume of this fine series focuses on the way that music helped shape the movement toward abstraction in visual art. In the late 19th century, when painters were experimenting with patterns and color, musicians and composers followed suit--shifting their focus away from a coherent and linear melodic line and experimenting with the
timbre
and color of tonal shifts. Musical works by composers like Messiaen, Ravel, and Debussy are performed and explored.
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Tommy Anthony, your SongXpress instructor, guides you through another set of great Beach Boys tunes. Note by note, you will learn some of the songs that got the band inducted into the Rock& Roll Hall of Fame in 1988. Song include Don't Worry Baby, Fun, Fun, Fun, Help Me Rhonda, and Wouldn't It Be Nice.DVD Features:Region 1Snap CaseFull Frame - 1.33Additional Release Material: Additional Footage - 1. Tuning Segment














2. Additional Theory Trailers - 1. Additional Product PreviewsInteractive Features: Chord Diagrams
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It is believed that in his day, the great piano composer Frederic Chopin had an intimate relationship with French author George Sand. This edition of the GREAT COMPOSERS series explores this romance through the work of both artists. Against the backdrop of Sonata for Piano and Cello by Chopin, and Story of My Life by Sand, dancers and actors perform alone and with musicians in a dance choreographed to symbolically represent the world these two lovers inhabit. The performance is captured here in a semi-documentary style.
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