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See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. | |  | Eddie ‘Lockjaw’ Davis - Live in Copenhagen
Eddie “Lockjaw” Davis (tenor saxophone), Ed Thigpen (drums), Niels Jorgen Steen (piano) & Jesper Lundgaard (bass) “Davis developed one of the most unmistakable tenor sax sounds in post war jazz. With a full bodied yet reedy tone that was equally at home in rhythm & blues settings as more modern contexts, his playing always had a direct, singing quality that was a huge influence on the next generation of sax men.” Allaboutjazz.com | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Morton Subotnick: Electronic Works 3
Morton Subotnick (live electronics), Miguel Frasconi (glass harp & live electronics) & Sue Costabile (SUE-C) (live video) This disc brings the first release of 4 Butterflies for quadrophonic tape on CD and in surround release, and the first recordings of Subotnick’s live remix/recomposition of the classic tape piece Until Spring: Revisited plus A Sky of Cloudless Sulphur: Revisited. Until Spring was first conceived in 1975 on the Buchla synthesizer using only analogue techniques. “It was about 10 years from Silver Apples to Until Spring,” Subotnick explains, “and I’d evolved a whole concept and a technique, but I had gone as far as I could go with it. I could do everything I wanted to do, but I couldn’t do it in real time.” As computers and software developed in the coming decades, Subotnick created a software-based instrument that he felt could allow him to complete his original vision, which led to Until Spring: Revisited, a reinterpretation constructed around source materials from Until Spring, recorded live in San Francisco. The work has been performed many times by the ensemble of Morton Subotnick (live electronics) and Miguel Frasconi (live electronics and glass harp). Four Butterflies was originally released as a stereo LP on Columbia Records. This is its first release on CD. Mode has made a high-resolution transfer from the analogue master tapes, which was then given a new mix by the composer. Set in four sections separated by two interludes, Four Butterflies is a floating, mysterious electronic landscape. See also mode237dvd Liner notes by Andy Battaglia and Morton Subotnick The DVD also contains special BONUS FEATURES: Subotnick and SUE-C collaborate on A Sky of Cloudless Sulphur: Revisited, based on the analogue tape piece A Sky of Cloudless Sulphur and created especially for this DVD. BONUS INTERVIEW: Subotnick, Miguel Frasconi and Sue Costabile discuss their collaboration together. BONUS INTERVIEW: Subotnick and Ramon Sender speak of the early years experimenting with electronic music and creating the historic San Francisco Tape Center. | | | Usually despatched in 3 - 4 working days. |
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| |  | Karaoke Opera Volume 3: Gilbert & Sullivan10 Favorite Arias
A more Humane Mikado – The Mikado As Someday it may Happen – The Mikado Three Little Maids – The Mikado On a Tree by a River – The Mikado I am the Very Model – Pirates of Penzance When a Felon’s not Engaged – Pirates of Penzance When Maiden Loves She Sits and Sighs – The Yeomen of the Guard I Have a Song to Sing O – The Yeomen of the Guard Take a Pair of Sparkling Eyes – The Gondoliers I’m Called Little Buttercup – HMS Pinafore
The Savoy operas of William Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan have some of the most memorable music of all time written for the English language. Using DVD technology you can easily be the star of these great songs as the words are presented on the screen. The joys, sorrows, ecstasy and anguish of Opera are here for you to create your own performance. Using DVD technology, the words are displayed for optimum ease so that you can be the opera star with full orchestral and choral accompaniment. Guide Vocals and Libretti included | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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| |  | Gilbert & Sullivan (Box Set)
Sullivan, A: | The Mikado The most successful of their ‘Savoy’ operas, The Mikado made fun of English bureaucracy, thinly disguised by its Japanese setting. Enjoying over 650 performances at the Savoy Theatre, this work remains their most frequently performed work, and has been translated into numerous languages. Anne-Maree Mcdonald, Graeme Ewer, Heather Begg, Peter Cousens & Gregory Yurisich The Australian Opera Chorus & The Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra, Andrew Greene The Gondoliers The last of Gilbert & Sullivan’s great successes, The Gondoliers, takes place partly in Venice and partly in the kingdom of Barataria. The lilting score contains some of their most sparkling and tuneful music, and plenty of dancing. David Hobson, Roger Lemke, Suzanne Johnson, Christine Douglas, Robert Gard & Graeme Ewer The Australian Opera Chorus & The Elizabethan Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobbs Franks HMS Pinafore HMS Pinafore was Gilbert & Sullivan’s first international hit, satirising the rise of unqualified people to positions of authority, and poking good-natured fun at the English obsession with social status. As with many of their operas, a surprise twist at the end of the story turned the drama on its head. Anthony Warlow, David Hobson, Colette Mann, John Bolton Wood, Tiffany Speight, Ali McGregor, Roxane Hislop & Richard Alexander Opera Australia Chorus & Orchestra Victoria, Andrew Greene Trial by Jury Composed in a matter of weeks, Trial by Jury pokes humorous fun at the law and the legal profession, based on Gilbert’s own experiences as a barrister. The outrageous antics of the characters led to the work being the toast of London, and was a runaway success. Patience The last of Gilbert & Sullivan’s great successes, The Gondoliers, takes place partly in Venice and partly in the kingdom of Barataria. The lilting score contains some of their most sparkling and tuneful music, and plenty of dancing. Christine Douglas, Heather Begg, Anthony Warlow & Dennis Olsen The Elizabethan Philharmonic Orchestra, David Stanhope |
During their long and successful partnership, William Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan collaborated on fourteen operas, many of which are still regularly performed throughout the English speaking world today. ‘...this production has assembled a cast that simply could not be bettered.’ The Sydney Morning Herald Running time 8 hours 56 mins approx Region Code All regions Picture format 16:9 Anamorphic Sound format 2.0LPCM + 5.1(5.0) DTS Menu languages EN Subtitles EN | | | In stock - usually despatched within 1 working day. |
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Anne-Maree Mcdonald, Graeme Ewer, Heather Begg, Peter Cousens & Gregory Yurisich The Australian Opera Chorus & The Elizabethan Sydney Orchestra, Andrew Greene PICTURE FORMAT: 4:3
LENGTH: 151 Mins
SOUND: STEREO
SUBTITLES: EN
“Wit, ingenuity, and a veritable riot of colourful and restless spectacle continue to make The Australian Opera production of The Mikado an experience designed to seduce the eye, charm the ear, and tickle the rib.” Sydney Morning Herald | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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David Hobson, Roger Lemke, Suzanne Johnson, Christine Douglas, Robert Gard & Graeme Ewer The Australian Opera Chorus & The Elizabethan Philharmonic Orchestra, Dobbs Franks PICTURE FORMAT: 4:3
LENGTH: 152 Mins
SOUND: STEREO
SUBTITLES: EN
“costumes are dazzling; the choreography is exuberant; and every member of the cast gives the impression of enjoying their roles” Sydney Morning Herald | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Anthony Warlow, David Hobson, Colette Mann, John Bolton Wood, Tiffany Speight, Ali McGregor, Roxane Hislop, Richard Alexander & Andrew Jones Opera Australia Melbourne Chorus & Orchestra Victoria, Andrew Greene PICTURE FORMAT: 16:9
LENGTH: 130 Mins
SOUND: STEREO
SUBTITLES: EN
“delightfully playful with just the right balance of tongue-in-cheek humour” The Telegraph | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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Christine Douglas, Heather Begg, Anthony Warlow & Dennis Olsen Opera Australia & The Elizabethan Philharmonic Orchestra, David Stanhope PICTURE FORMAT: 4:3
LENGTH: 130 Mins
SOUND: STEREO
SUBTITLES: EN
‘…Warlow from the first moment of his
appearance on stage radiates star quality.’
The Financial Review | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | Recorded 2011 The Arts Centre, Melbourne
Richard Alexander (The Mikado), Kanen Breen (Nanki-Poo), Taryn Fiebig (Yum-Yum), Mitchell Butel (Ko-Ko), Warwick Fyfe (Pooh-Bah) & Jacqueline Dark (Katisha) Opera Australia Chorus & Orchestra Victoria, Brian Castles-Onion (conductor) & Stuart Maunder (director) Designer: Tim Goodchild Choreographer: Carole Todd Lighting Designer: Derek Coutts Perhaps the most widely-loved and hilarious of Gilbert and Sullivan’s Savoy Operas, this classic production by Opera Australia creates a fantastical, imaginary Japan. With amazingly detailed sets, lavish costumes and a fabulous cast astutely directed by Stuart Maunder, this comic operetta sparkles from beginning to end. The music is pure joy, with an amazing performance drawn from Orchestra Victoria by the superb conductor Brian Castles-Onion. Audio DVD/2.0 LPCM/5.1 DTS Picture format NTSC Audio BD LPCM stereo and 5.0 DTS-HD Master Audio “If it's colour you want, Opera Australia's 1985 production of The Mikado, revamped in 2004, has it in spades...But if you're after reasonable taste and G&S traditions subtly tweaked, look away...Goodchild's designs are good fun, but you might need to activate the English subtitle option to catch some of the chorus's words” BBC Music Magazine, September 2012 ** “Stuart Maunder’s production is fast-paced and much detailed carefully planned stage business holds the audience’s attention...All characters sing superbly and the vocal numbers are a joy to listen to...The contribution by the musical director and the orchestra was first class. A new and fresh version of the overture has been substituted for the traditional one.” MusicWeb International, June 2012 | | | Usually despatched in 2 - 3 working days. |
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| |  | abridged; produced for the Bell Telephone Hour television series. Originally telecast April 29, 1960
Groucho Marx (Ko-Ko), Helen Traubel (Katisha), Stanley Holloway (Pooh-Bah), Dennis King (Mikado), Robert Rounseville (Nanki-Poo), Barbara Meister (Yum-Yum)Sharon Randall (Pitti-Sing), Melinda Marx (Peep-Bo) & Martyn Green (Host / Adaptation) For the legendary comic actor Groucho Marx, playing the role of Ko-Ko in The Mikado “fulfilled a lifelong ambition.” The Mikado was Groucho’s favorite among the works of his beloved Gilbert and Sullivan, and the 1960 Bell Telephone Hour production was adapted for television and directed by Martyn Green, a man Groucho revered as an authority on interpreting the role of Ko-Ko. The score is condensed to fit into The Bell Telephone Hour's 60-minute format (allowing room for commercials), but the adaptation was done with great ingenuity and finesse by Gilbert and Sullivan authority Martyn Green. The strong supporting cast features distinguished veterans like Helen Traubel, Stanley Holloway, Robert Rounseville, and Dennis King, as well as young artists like the lovely soprano Barbara Meister as Yum-Yum and Groucho’s 13-year-old daughter, Melinda, as Peep-Bo. Special features [46 minutes] include audio interviews with Dick Cavett, Melinda Marx, and Barbara Meister; Martyn Green in excerpts from H.M.S. Pinafore (Bell Telephone Hour, 1963, in color), cast bios, the commercials from the original telecast, and more! B&W, 4:3, 52 minutes, All Regions | | | Usually despatched in 4 - 5 working days. |
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