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PICTURE FORMAT: 16:9
LENGTH: 95 MINS
SOUND: DTS SURROUND / LPCM STEREO
SUBTITLES: EN/FR/DE/ES/IT
 BBC Music Magazine
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| |  | Rachmaninoff - The Harvest of Sorrow
Rachmaninoff’s passionate music is more popular today than it has ever been. This 100-minute documentary, filmed in Russia, Switzerland and America, made with the full participation of the composer’s grandson, Alexander Rachmaninoff, celebrates the life and work of a remarkable musician and composer of genius who, forced into exile in 1917, became the greatest pianist of his day. Featuring soloists Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Mikhail Pletnev (with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Claudio Abbado, and his own Russian National Orchestra),Valentina Igoshina, Peter Jablonski, Nikolai Putilin and the Kirov Orchestra and Chorus of the Mariinsky Theatre in St Petersburg (with which Rachmaninoff was intimately associated) are conducted by Valery Gergiev. Tony Palmer’s film, with Rachmaninoff’s own words spoken by Sir John Gielgud, is a unique and loving insight into a world long gone, but definitely not forgotten. | | | This item is currently out of stock at the UK distributor. You may order it now but please be aware that it may be six weeks or more before it can be despatched. |
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| |  | Harvest of SorrowTony Palmer's film about Sergei Rachmaninoff
“Wisely relying on the composer's own words and films, punctuated musically by Gergiev, Abbado, Pletnev and excellent soloists, it does this complex character great service, not least in confirming that Stravinsky's notorious jibe - 'six-foot scowl' - is utterly unfair.” BBC Music Magazine, October 2007 **** | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Semyon Bychkov Conducts Rachmaninoff
Recording Date: 2007
Place of recording: Philharmonie Cologne
Running Time: 255 min
Picture Format: 16:9
Sound Format: PCM Stereo, Dolby Digital 5.1
Language: GB
Menu Languages NTSC: D, F, GB, SP
Subtitle Languages NTSC: D, F, GB
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| |  | Masters of the Keyboard, Vol. 2
This documentary, like its companion, "Masters of the Keyboard, The Next Generation Vol. I", combines conversation and brilliant solo performances by promising artists featured at the Miami International Piano Festival. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Ruth Slenczynska: Tribute to Rachmaninoff
A two-part tribute to a legendary pianist. The first part is a 1963 television recital of Rachmaninoff Preludes. The second part of the DVD is a 2002 interview with Miss Slenczynska in which she recalls her studies with Josef Hofmann and her years as a child studying at Curtis Music Conservatory in Philadelphia. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Misha Dacic In Recital
Chopin: | Rondo in E flat major, Op. 16 | Liszt: | Fantasia and Fugue 'Ad nos, ad salutarem undam' (arr. Busoni) | Rachmaninov: | Serenade, Op. 3 No. 5 Daisies, Op. 38 No. 3 Lied (Romance) in F minor Prelude Op. 32 No. 3 in E major Melodie in E Major, Op. 3 No. 3 Étude-Tableau, Op. 33 No. 3 in C minor Melody, Op. 21 No. 9 Oriental Sketch (1917) The Islet (Ostrovok) Op. 14 No. 2, 1896 (Bal'mont/Shelley) Cello Sonata in G minor, Op. 19 - Andante Polka italienne | Scarlatti, D: | Keyboard Sonata K162 in E major Keyboard Sonata K197 in B minor |
Misha Dacic has already established himself as a world-class pianist. In 2003, he performed at the "Martha Argerich Project Festival" in 2003 in Lugano, Switzerland, and made his American debut in the same at the Discovery Series of the Sixth Miami International Piano Festival. This program of performances from live recitals includes works by Rachmaninoff, Liszt/Busoni, Scarlatti, Chopin, and Bach. | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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| |  | Van Cliburn in Moscow, Vol. 3
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Specials: <br> •THE TRIUMPH OF LOVE – 60 minute documentary on the background of the production, including interviews with Robert Carsen, William Christie, Barbara Bonney, Paul Agnew and Laurent Naouri and other members of the cast.<br> •28 page, full colour illustrated booklet in English, French and German and complete libretto.<br> <br> PICTURE FORMAT: 16:9 <br> LENGTH: 218 MINS <br> SOUND: DOLBY 5.1 SURROUND / DOLBY STEREO <br> SUBTITLES: EN/DE/FR/ES<br> “The cast...is excellent...The hero of the occasion is the conductor. Once again William Christie justifies the florid metaphors he used when naming Les Arts Florissants” New Statesman | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Specials: •Swinging Rameau – A 50-minute documentary analysis featuring interviews with William Christie, Nicolas Rivenq, Blanca Li, Andrei Serban, Paul Agnew, Patricia Petibon •On-screen biographies - William Christie & Les Arts Florissants •Illustrated Synopsis & Cast Gallery PICTURE FORMAT: 16:9 LENGTH: 244 MINS SOUND: DTS SURROUND / LPCM STEREO SUBTITLES: EN/FR/DE/ES/IT “The production, designs and choreography are an absolute joy. The singers include Paul Agnew as Valère, whose lively 'Hâtez-vous de vous embarquer' bears a startling resemblance to 'Scacciata dal suo nido' from Handel's Rodelinda of 10 years earlier. Nathan Berg rages eloquently as the villainous Huascar in 'Les Incas'. Most magnificent is the dance of the pipe of peace: led by Patricia Petibon and Nicolas Rivenq, and joined after the curtain calls by the whole company, it is foot-tappingly memorable.” Gramophone Magazine, April 2006 “[Rameau's] inspiration is at white heat throughout, with William Christie and a large and stylish team of singers and players revelling in each number, often deliberately over-acting in the more melodramatic moments of this fantastic drama...The final curtain brings an exuberant encore after the credits, with Christie hilariously joining in the dance.” Penguin Guide, 2011 edition | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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