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Mozart - La Clemenza di Tito (DVD)
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ORFEO& EURIDICE was a remarkable, influential, and revolutionary opera in multiple ways, demonstrative of many of the things that made Christoph Willibald Gluck a great composer. Eschewing the Baroque propensity toward over-ornamentation and stiff formality at the expense of dramatic flow. He wanted greatly to allow the poetry to shine through in the music, not be drowned out by superfluous pomp. Also manifesting a French influence, which Gluck wanted to meld with Italian opera, the work breaks down the traditional barriers between recitative and aria. Nonetheless, ORFEO& EURIDICE unfolds on a grand scale, employing choruses of shades and furies that contrast with Orfeo's earthly search for Euridice. The opera that largely heralded the end of the Baroque era is still widely performed, often as a ballet, and is often depicted on a much grander, more elaborate scale, as seen in this lavish interpretation.DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33
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Narrated by David Dubal, this documentary features performance footage from this century's greatest pianists, including Van Cliburn, Vladimir Horowitz, Glenn Gould, Rudolf Serkin, and many others.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - English
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The psychedelic music of the 60s lies at the heart of many contemporary genres of music, including acid rock, heavy metal, and art rock. The movement was responsible for a considerable expansion of musical possibilities and the breaking down of boundaries both national and artistic. Incorporating the song structures and instruments of Indian and Eastern music, these groups abandoned the verse-chorus-verse format for more amorphous, sprawling musical arrangements that utilized layers of effects and feedback done in the studio, as well as chanted vocals. The British bands that make up the selection included on this release take their places amongst the finest and most accomplished of all those loosely grouped under the term psychedelia or prog-rock. They include Atomic Rooster, Van der Graaf Generator, Soft Machine, UFO, Hawkwind, and many more.DVD Features:Region 1Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - EnglishTracks:1.Atomic Rooster - Black Snake2. Bonzo Dog Do Da Band - Here Comes The Equestrian Statue3. Curved Air - Vivaldi4. Family - Strange Band5. Gong - Radio Gnome6. Hawkwind - Ejection7. Lucifer's Friend - Ride the Sky8. Nektar - Nelly the Elephant9. Renaissance - Island10. Soft Machine - The Tale of Taliesin11. UFO - Boogie12. Van Der Graaf Generator - A Plague of Lighthouse Keepers
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Music Director Franz Welser-Most conducts the Orchestra and Chorus of the Zurich Opera in Wagner's TANNHAUSER. The renowned performance earned standing ovations and was a turning point in the young conductor's promising career. TANNHAUSER depicts a man tormented by sin, who seeks true love and redemption. The outstanding cast includes Peter Seiffert (playing Tannhauser), Solveig Kringelborn (Elisabeth), and Thomas Hampson (van Eschenbach).DVD Features:Region (unknown)Keep CaseFull Frame - 1.33Audio: Dolby Digital 5.1 - German
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