classical music: retrospective     classical music:     Retrospective      Balanchine George Balanchine Kultur Video, 2004 Lovely tribute to the great choreographer This dvd, originally seen on PBS, is a great tribute to the Russian-born choreographer George Balanchine, who founded the New York City Ballet and is often creditted with bringing classical ballet to the United States. This documentary focuses almost exclusively on his ...             Born to Be Wild - The Leading Men of American Ballet Theatre Kultur Video, 2004 Fun stuff! American Ballet Theatre director Kenneth McKenzie (a former dancer himself) knows how to find, encourage, and showcase great male dancers. The four featured here are a diverse group from the current crop of principals. McKenzie seems to look to Spain and Latin America ...             The Art of Violin David Oistrakh, Ida Haendel Nvc Arts, 2001 The Art of Violin This DVD will bring tears to your eyes. My father was a professional violist for over 40 years and got much pleasure from this video. My mother enjoys watching this video at least once a week. It will inspire any young violinst to play with more feeling and overall ...             Herbert Von Karajan Herbert Von Karajan, Anne-Sophie Mutter Deutsche Grammophon, 2008 Informative and Elegiacal Robert Dornhelm's 92 minute film on the late, great Herbert von Karajan is informative, beautiful and elegiacal. More than any other question, it addresses what made Karajan (arguably) the supreme conductor of his generation and one of the towering musical figures of ...             Martha Argerich, Evening Talks Martha Argerich, Riccardo Rossi Ideale Audience Intl, 2008 Superlative Guchot's documentary is about Martha Argerich's oneness with the music she plays. We knew it existed already from hearing her performances. Here she articulates it in ways that are candid, joyful, earthy, and most eloquent in her charming manner. She is never ...             The John Adams Earbox: A 10-CD Retrospective Steve Smith, Sanford Sylvan, ... Nonesuch, 1999 Nonesuch delivers.Again John adams is one of the most popular living composers of"modern" classical music[I believe the cutoff point, though arbitrary is usually WWII}.I came to him late, through my husband. Modersn classical music , I said? What the hell is that?My husband kept playing bits ...             Jacqueline du Pre In Portrait Jacqueline du Pré BBC / Opus Arte, 2004 Jacqueline du Pre In Portrait A great, great DVD, bringing her to life. We have watched it over and over. The "Ghost" extra is just wonderful.             The Art of Piano - Great Pianists of 20th Century Artur Rubinstein Nvc Arts, 2002 Well worth the view of the truly golden age of piano A most excellent DVD and I would highly recommend as an equally excellent adjunct to this DVD with regard to the era and its rather well known names, "The Golden Age of the Piano" with commentary by David Dubal. In this way you have additional film media input on ...             Great Recordings of the Century - The DVD Maria Callas, Yehudi Menuhin EMI Classics, 2008 Muy buena selección Esta es una muy buena selección de grabaciones del pasado. Lamentablemente hay piezas que no están completas (como la 9na. Sinfonía de Beethoven, dirigida por Otto Klemperer en 1964), o el Concierto para Violín y Orquesta de Brahms (Oistrakh)pero hay otras que sí, como ...             Glass Box: A Nonesuch Retrospective(10 CD) Richard Peck, Alexander Blachly, ... Nonesuch, 2008 This elegantly packaged 10 disc retrospective surveys four decades of work by Philip Glass, from his earliest solo pieces to his world-renowned operas to his Oscar-nominated film scores. In music, words and pictures, it traces the evolution, as critic Tim Page puts it in his liner notes essay, of 'the first composer to win a wide, ...             Marian Anderson: A Portrait in Music Marian Anderson Video Artists Int'l, 2004             Luciano Pavarotti: The most successful classical artist in the history of the recording industry [DVD Video] Koch Records, 2008 Don't waste your money. This dvd consists of approximately 22 minutes of documentary, and the "exclusive" funeral material is only of cars and many people outside the church, with one brief shot of the hearse. The list of 17 songs on the back has nothing to do with what's inside except for a ...             The Art of Singing: Golden Voices of the Century Richard Tauber, Renata Tebaldi Nvc Arts, 2002 Amazing Quality rare footage of Great Singers. Excellent commentary by Thomas Hampson and Jerome Hines. Watching the likes of Wunderlich, Bjorling, Callas, Tebaldi, and more...amazing.             JESSYE NORMAN: A Portrait Jesseye Norman Decca, 2008 Brava, Jessye, Brava! For fans of Jessye Norman this is a must have. While it's a "documentary" - it's not quite the in-depth, probing, revelation or examination of the singer I was hoping for, but rather a series of conversations on topics ranging from childhood, spiritual beliefs, ...             Guitarra! A Musical Journey Through Spain Julian Bream Kultur Video, 2000 Wonderful journey through Spanish culture Julian Bream takes the viewer on a wonderous journey through the history of the guitar in Spain. 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