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Gilbert & Sullivan Greatest Hits

Gilbert & Sullivan Greatest Hits

featuring Martyn Green, Alfred Drake, Barbara Cook, Tennessee Ernie Ford

This compendium of rare television performances (1957-1963) features legendary Savoyard Martyn Green in songs and scenes from HMS Pinafore, The Mikado, The Pirates of Penzance and others. Also included are the two Tennessee Ernie Ford specials devoted to scenes from The Mikado and HMS Pinafore, and although a country music legend, Ford had begun his studies as a classical bass-baritone. Among the other highlights are excerpts from made-for-TV Productions of The Yeoman of the Guard (1957), with Alfred Drake and Barbara Cook.

Running time: 96 minutes.

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Marco Polo

Marco Polo

Live Telecast, April 14th 1956

 

Music by Clay Warnick and Mel Pahl, based on themes by Nikolai Rimsky- Korsakov

Alfred Drake (Marco Polo) Doretta Morrow (Beggar-Girl)

Legendary Broadway stars Alfred Drake and Doretta Morrow head the cast of this made-for-TV musical about the adventures of Marco Polo, with songs and dance numbers based on themes by Rimsky-Korsakov. Hailed by the The New York Times as “an eye-filling version of a fascinating story, accompanied…by superior music”. Marco Polo is rich in songs and exotic numbers, offering a rare opportunity to see Alfred Drake and Doretta Morrow (the stars of the Broadway hit Kismet) together on screen.

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Herbert, V: Babes in Toyland

Herbert, V: Babes in Toyland

Barbara Cook and Jo Sullivan

This special edition DVD presents two complete productions of Victor Herbert’s beloved operetta Babes in Toyland, both produced for television by Max Liebman. Barbara Cook stars in the 1955 version, and Jo Sullivan in the 1954 one.

Live Telecasts of December 18th, 1954 and December 24th, 1955 (152 minutes)

“The complete embodiment of delightful fantasy…humorous, imaginative and beguilingly lifelike” New York Times

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Of Love, Death and Beyond: Exploring Mahler's 'Resurrection' Symphony

Of Love, Death and Beyond: Exploring Mahler's 'Resurrection' Symphony

Mahler:

Symphony No. 2 in C minor 'Resurrection'

Thomas Hampson (narrator)

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Sullivan, A: The Mikado

Sullivan, A: The Mikado

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!

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Tobias, R: Des Jona Sendung (Jonah's Mission)

Tobias, R: Des Jona Sendung (Jonah's Mission)

Pille Lill (soprano), Merle Silmato (mezzo), Juhan Trall (tenor), Rauno Elp (baritone)

Estonian National Symphony Orchestra, Soloists and Choirs, Neeme Jarvi

A majestic and dramatic oratorio by the father of Estonian classical music, Rudolf Tobias (1873-1918). The libretto, assembled by Tobias himself, ingeniously unites texts from the Book of Jonah with verses from a wide range of scriptural sources. Thanks to the brilliant efforts of the pianist and musicologist Vardo Rumessen, a restored version of Jonah’s Mission (Des Jona Sendung) was given its premiere in 1989. This live 2008 performance by the Estonian national Symphony Orchestra is under the direction of the world-renown Estonian conductor Neeme Järvi.

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Great Stars of Russian Ballet Vol. 3

Great Stars of Russian Ballet Vol. 3

Historic Performances 1972 - 1992

1. Le Corsaire: Pas de deux (7:44)

Music: Adolphe Adam; Choreography: Marius Petipa

Dancers: Ludmila Vasilieva and Ivan Korneev / 1992

2. Raymonda: Act II – Grand pas d’action (3:53)

Music: Alexander Glazunov; Choreography: Marius Petipa

Solo Dancers: Lyubov Kunakova and Redjep Abdiev / 1983

3. The Legend (9:02)

Music: G. B. Pergolesi; Choreography: Yuri Vetrov

Dancers: Nina Timofeeva and Yuri Vetrov / 1981

4. Creation of the World (8:05)

Music: Andrey Petrov; Choreography: Natalia Kasatkina and Vladimir Vasilev

Lead Dancers: Ekaterina Maximova and Stanislav Issaev / 1981

5. The Sleeping Beauty (8:33)

Music: P. I. Tchaikovsky; Choreography: Marius Petipa

Dancers: Tatyana Tayakina and Valery Kovtun / 1976

6. Le Spectre de la Rose (7:31)

Music: C. M. von Weber; Choreography: Mikhail Fokine

Dancers: Valeria Tsoi and Vladimir Malakhov / 1991

7. Straussiana (7:20)

Music: Johann Strauss II; Choreography: Vladimir Burmeister

Dancers: Lilia Trunina and Oleg Mikrashevsky / 1975

8. Nocturne (4:40)

Music: P. I. Tchaikovsky; Choreography: Valentin Elizarev

Dancers: Maya Plisetskaya and Anatoly Verdishev / 1975

9. Adagio (6:24)

Music: Sergei Rachmaninoff; Choreography: Yuri Vetrov

Dancers: Nina Timofeeva and Aleksei Lazarev / 1980

10. Serenata notturna (8:43)

Music: W. A. Mozart; Choreography: Natalia Kasatkina and Vladimir Vasilev

Dancers: Nadezhda Saidakova and Vladimir Malakhov / 1991

11. The Flower Festival in Genzano (7:50)

Music: Edvard Helsted; Choreography: August Bournonville

Dancers: Tatyana Paliy and Vladimir Malakhov / 1991

12. Grand Pas Classique (9:00)

Music: Daniel Auber; Choreography: Victor Gzovsky

Dancers: Vera Timashova and Alexander Gorbatsevich / 1992

13. Don Quixote: Pas de deux (6:52)

Music: Ludwig (Léon) Minkus; Choreography: Marius Petipa

Dancers: Ekaterina Maximova and Vladimir Vasiliev / 1972

A series of spectacular performances of ballet classics and modern works. The third volume includes Nocturne (Plisetskaya and Verdishev), Don Quixote (Maximova and Vasiliev), The Flower Festival in Genzano (Paliy and Malakhov), Grand Pas Classique (Timashova and Gorbatsevich), and much more. Historic performances, 1972-1992. 97 minutes, color, mono, 4:3, All regions.

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Great Stars of Russian Ballet Vol. 4

Great Stars of Russian Ballet Vol. 4

Historic Performances 1958 - 1992

1. Spartacus: Act I Finale (6:37)

Music: Aram Khachaturian; Choreography: Yuri Grigorovich

Solo Dancer: Vladimir Vasiliev / 1972

2. Gayne: Pas de deux (4:52)

Music: Aram Khatchaturian; Choreography: Aleksei Chichinadze

Dancers: Margarita Drozdova and Vadim Tedeev / 1975

3. The Duel (5:33)

Music: Valery Gavrilin; Choreography: Boris Eifman

Dancers: Valentina Morozova and Andrei Gordeev / 1987

4. Spanish Dance (3:39)

Music: Jules Massenet; Choreography: Vitaliy Timofeev

Dancers: NinaTimofeeva and Valery Anisimov / 1981

5. Swan Lake: Act III – Black Swan pas de deux (10:03)

Music: P.I. Tchaikovsky; Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov

Dancers: Tatyana Tayakina and Valery Kovtun / 1977

6. The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (6:24)

Music: Boris Asafyev; Choreography: Pyotr Gusev

Dancers: Irina Kolpakova and Gennady Selutsky / 1981

7. Le Corsaire: Pas de deux (7:19)

Music: Adolphe Adam; Choreography: Marius Petipa

Dancers: Nadezhda Gracheva and Alexander Vetrov / 1992

8. Grand Pas Classique (9:01)

Music: Daniel Auber; Choreography: Victor Gzovsky

Dancers: Tatyana Paliy and Vladimir Malakhov / 1991

9. Raymonda: Grand Pas classique hongrois (5:08)

Music: Alexander Glazunov; Choreography: Marius Petipa

Solo Dancers: Gabriela Komleva and Evgeny Neff / 1983

10. Ivan the Terrible (9:13)

Music: Sergei Prokofiev; Choreography: Yuri Grigorovich

Dancers: Natalia Bessmertnova and Yuri Vladimirov / 1978

11. La Esmeralda: Pas de deux (5:55)

Music: Cesare Pugni; Choreography: Marius Petipa

Dancers: Tatyana Tayakina and Valery Kovtun / 1976

12. Romeo and Juliet: Balcony Scene (4:47)

Music: Sergei Prokofiev; Choreography: Yuri Grigorovich

Dancers: Nadezhda Gracheva and Yuri Vasyuchenko / 1992

13. Leda and the Swan (10:59)

Music: Gustave Mahler; Choreography: Natalia Kasatkina and Vladimir Vasilev

Dancers: Ludmila Vasilieva and Vladimir Malakhov / 1991

14. Don Quixote: Pas de deux (8:00)

Music: Ludwig (Léon) Minkus; Choreography: Alexander Gorsky, after Petipa

Dancers: Lyudmila Semenyaka and Mikhail Baryshnikov / 1968

The fourth volume in this series of spectacular performances includes Spartacus (Vasiliev), Don Quixote (Semenyaka and Baryshnikov), Swan Lake - Black Swan pas de deux (Tayakina and Kovtun), The Fountain of Bakhchisarai (Kolpakova and Selutsky), and much more. Historic performances, 1968-1992. 95 minutes, color, mono, 4:3, All regions.

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Great Stars of Russian Ballet Vol. 1

Great Stars of Russian Ballet Vol. 1

Historic Performances 1971 - 1983

1. The Dying Swan (3:27)

Music: Camille Saint-Saëns;

Choreography: Mikhail Fokine

Dancer: Maya Plisetskaya / 1975

2. Mazurka (3:02)

Music: Alexander Scriabin;

Choreography: Kasyan Goleizovsky

Dancer: Ekaterina Maximova / 1972

3. Melody: Pas de deux (3:44)

Music: C. W. Gluck;

Choreography: Asaf Messerer

Dancers: Marina Kondratiyev and Maris Liepa / 1978

4. Le Bayadère: Pas de deux (10:58)

Music: Ludwig (Léon) Minkus;

Choreography: Marius Petipa

Dancers: Nadezhda Pavlova and Vyacheslav Gordeeev / 1979

5. Swan Lake: Act II - Pas de deux (7:00)

Music: P. I. Tchaikovsky;

Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov

Dancers: Maya Plisetskaya and Valery Kovtun / 1973

6. Swan Lake: Act III - Black Swan pas de deux (9:32)

Music: P. I. Tchaikovsky;

Choreography: Marius Petipa and Lev Ivanov

Dancers: Maya Plisetskaya and Valery Kovtun / 1973

7. Narcissus and Echo – Solo (4:50)

Music: Nikolai Tcherepnin;

Choreography: Kasyan Goleizovsky

Dancer: Vladimir Vasiliev / 1971

8. La Esmeralda: Pas de deux (6:59)

Music: Cesare Pugni;

Choreography: Agrippina Vaganova, after Petipa

Dancers: Tatyana Terekhova and Nikolay Kovmir / 1983

9. Don Quixote: Pas de deux (7:32)

Music: Ludwig (Léon) Minkus;

Choreography: Alexander Gorsky, after Petipa

Dancers: Nina Timofeeva and Alexander Godunov / 1976

10. Legend of Love: Pas de deux (5:30)

Music: Arif Melikov;

Choreography: Yury Grigorovich

Dancers: Lyudmila Semenyaka and Alexander Bogatirev / 1978

11. Romeo and Juliet: Pas de deux (13:29)

Music: Hector Berlioz;

Choreography: Maurice Béjart

Dancers: Ekaterina Maximova and Vladimir Vasiliev / 1979

12. Giselle: Act II - Pas de deux (11:21)

Music: Adolphe Adam;

Choreography: Marius Petipa, after Coralli and Perrot

Dancers: Tatyana Tayakina and Valery Kovtun / 1977

13. Le Corsaire: Pas de deux (6:05)

Music: Adolphe Adam;

Choreography: Marius Petipa

Dancers: Margarita Drozdova and Vadim Teleev / 1975

A series of spectacular performances of ballet classics and modern works. The first volume includes The Dying Swan (Plisetskaya), the Black Swan pas de deux from Swan Lake (Plisetskaya & Kovtun), the Béjart Romeo and Juliet (Maximova & Vasiliev), Don Quixote (Timofeeva & Godunov), and much more. Historic performances, 1971 – 1983. 95 minutes, color, mono, 4:3, All regions.

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Great Stars of Russian Ballet Vol. 2

Great Stars of Russian Ballet Vol. 2

Historic Performances 1955 - 1991

Vol. 2

1. The Sleeping Beauty: Rose Adagio (5:48)

Music: P.I. Tchaikovsky;

Choreography: Marius Petipa

Dancers: Maya Plisetskaya and Bolshoi dancers / 1977

2. Icarus (9:19)

Music: Sergei Slonimsky;

Choreography: Vladimir Vasiliev

Dancers: Ekaterina Maximova and Vladimir Vasiliev / 1978

3. La Esmeralda: Pas de deux (6:44)

Music: Cesare Pugni;

Choreography: Marius Petipa

Dancers: Nina Timofeeva and Yuri Vladimirov / 1976

4. Giselle: Act II – Pas de deux (3:44)

Music: Adolphe Adam;

Choreography: Marius Petipa, after Coralli and Perrot

Dancers: Ludmila Semenyaka and Mikhail Lavrovsky / 1978

5. Walpurgis Night (9:18)

Music: Charles Gounod;

Choreography: Leonid Lavrovsky

Solo Dancers: Ekaterina Maximova, Shamil Yagoudin,

Stanislav Vlasov / 1974

6. La Rose Malade (10:06)

Music: Gustave Mahler;

Choreography: Roland Petit

Dancers: Maya Plisetskaya and Valery Kovtun / 1978

7. Romeo and Juliet: Juliet’s Bedroom (4:53)

Music: Sergei Prokofiev;

Choreography: Leonid Lavrovsky

Dancers: Galina Ulanova and Yuri Zhdanov / 1955

8. Swan Lake: Act III - Black Swan pas de deux (9:31)

Music: P.I. Tchaikovsky;

Choreography: Yuri Grigorovich, after Petipa

Dancers: Natalia Bessmertnova and Alexander Bogatirev / 1983

9. Raymonda – Grand pas (3:09)

Music: Vladimir Glazunov;

Choreography: Marius Petipa

Solo Dancers: Irina Kolpakova and Vadim Semenov / 1976

10. The Flower Festival in Genzano (7:57)

Music: Edvard Helsted;

Choreography: August Bournonville

Dancers: Tatyana Tayakina and Valery Kovtun / 1977

11. La Sylphide: Pas de deux (5:22)

Music: Herman Løvenskiold;

Choreography: August Bournonville

Dancers: Irina Kolpakova and Sergei Berezhnoy / 1984

12. Angara River (3:58)

Music: Andrei Eshpai;

Choreography: Yuri Grigorovich

Dancers: Ludmila Semenyaka and Boris Akimov / 1979

13. Don Quixote: Gypsy Dance (2:59)

Music: Valery Zhelobinsky;

Choreography: Kasyan Goleizovsky

Dancer: Larisa Trembovelskaya / 1974

14. Don Quixote: Pas de deux (10:50)

Music: Ludwig (Léon) Minkus;

Choreography: Marius Petipa

Dancers: Ludmila Vasilieva and Ilgiz Galimullin / 1991

The second volume in this series of spectacular performances includes Icarus (Maximova & Vasiliev), Walpurgis Night (Maximova, Yagoudin, Vlasov), Raymonda (Kolpakova & Semenov), Don Quixote (Vaslieva & Galimullin), Black Swan pas de deux (Bessmertnova & Bogatirev), La rose malade (Plisetskaya & Kovtun), and much more. Historic performances, 1955 – 1991. 93 minutes, color, mono, 4:3, All regions.

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