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Beginning their careers as backup singers for Johnny Cash (their voices can be heard on songs like Daddy Sang Bass), the Statler Brothers went on to become one of country's most popular and enduring vocal acts. Their music reached the top of the charts for over 20 years, after which they still remained a popular live act. In this annual event, the group performs at a fourth of July bash in their native Staunton, Virginia. Like always, the two-day concert brought in over 10,000 fans and boasted floats, parades, fireworks, barbershop-, and gospel-quartets. Harold, Jimmy, Phil, and Don perform the following songs: Hello Mary Lou, My Only Love, Atlanta Love, Atlanta Blue, More Than A Name On A Wall, Let's Get Started, Flowers On The Wall, Susan When She Tried, Guilty, Do You Know You Are My Sunshine, I'll Go To My Grave Loving You, Do You Remember These, Elizabeth, When The Roll Is Called Up Yonder, and God Bless America.
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In these two films director Christopher Nupen draws on some lauded names from the classical music world to perform in tribute to Franz Schubert. The first focuses on the early quintet
The Trout,
and features a group of celebrated musicians--including Itzhak Perlman, Jacqueline du Pri, and Pinchas Zukerman--running through rehearsals for the piece, then performing it. In
The Greatest Love & the Greatest Sorrow,
Schubert`s final months are reenacted, using music from the composer`s last works and featuring the great bass-baritone Andreas Schmidt.
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Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini is renowned for his work in the first half of the 20th century, which is celebrated in this series of releases. On volume one in the Television Concerts series Toscanini and the NBC Symphony Orchestra perform pieces by Wagner and Beethoven.
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Showcasing the talents of virtuosic and accomplished contemporary jazz performers, the Jazz Legends Live! series records artists in a wide variety of venues across the globe. This installment features Carmen McRae, whose beautiful voice and exceptional phrasing have garnered comparisons with Sarah Vaughn and Ella Fitzgerald. McRrae is complemented by the soulful stylings of pianist Monty Alexander, whose playing combines the influences of his Jamaican heritage with such luminaries as Nat
King
Cole and Gene Harris. Ben Sidran, formerly of the Steve Miller Band and current purveyor of cool, laid-back jazz arrangements, joins them on the bill, as well as Frank Morgan and Charlie Byrd.
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The Lindsays--Peter Cropper and Ronald Birks on violin, Robin Ireland on viola, and Bernard Gregor-Smith on cello--are justly renowned for their authoritative string quartet recordings, yet they disbanded at the pinnacle of their careers. This program stands as a enduring testament to their skill. Their performance of Haydn`s groundbreaking quartets showcases these musicians at the height of their powers, and set the standard for everyone who followed them.
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