DVD

The 1950 film version of Menotti's supernatural thriller. Sung in English by Marie Powers, Anna Maria Alberghetti, and Leo Coleman. The Rome Radio Italiana Orchestra is conducted by Thomas Schippers. This adaptation of the opera includes more than thirty minutes of additional scenes and music which Menotti wrote specifically for the film. (Black and white. Total running time approx. 80')

BRO Code:

172941

Units:

1

Record Label:

VAI

Record Number:

DVD 4218

UPC:

089948421894

Country:

AMERICA

D/A Code:

Mono

Documentary on Paul Tortelier {1914-1990} offering an intimate look into the musical life and philosophy of the cellist. Also includes full performance footage of concerti by C.P.E. Bach {Concerto No.3 With the Zurich Chamber Orchestra/ Edmund de Stoutz}, Dvorak {with Collegium Musicum Basel/ Albert E. Kaiser} and Elgar {with Orchestre de la Suisse Romande/ Armin Jordan} plus Tchaikovsky's Rococo Variations {with Zurich Symphony Orchestra/ Daniel Schweizer} and excerpts from Tortelier's 'Mon Cirque'. (Color. Playing time approx. 51' [documentary] plus 135' [performances])

BRO Code:

172940

Units:

1

Record Label:

VAI

Record Number:

DVD 4570

UPC:

089948457091

Country:

AMERICA

D/A Code:

Mono

'An original made-for-TV musical, produced and directed by Max Liebman. Holiday tells the story of Nell Valentine [Doretta Morrow], a young schoolteacher who breaks the routine of her everyday life to embark on a European adventure. Nell meets and falls in love with the mysterious Ray Brinton [Keith Andes], another American apparently on vacation, whose past poses an obstacle to their romance. The cast includes a rare dramatic and musical performance by Kitty Carlisle as Ray's estranged wife Adele, as well as cameo appearances by Tammy Grimes and Jacques d’Amboise. Cast: Nell Valentine: Doretta Morrow, Ray Brinton: Keith Andes, Adele Brinton: Kitty Carlisle, with Jacques d’Amboise, Tammy Grimes, and George Irving Featured Dancers: Bambi Linn and Rod Alexander. Lyrics by Edward Eager, book by William Friedberg and Neil Simon. Live telecast of June 9, 1956'. (Black and white. Total playing time approx. 90', including original commercials)

BRO Code:

172939

Units:

1

Record Label:

VAI

Record Number:

DVD 4591

UPC:

089948459194

Country:

AMERICA

D/A Code:

Mono

'Dan Dailey and Gale Sherwood star in this treasure from the golden age of live television. Paris in the Springtime is an original musical produced by Max Liebman’s creative team. As late as December 24, 1955, The Cat and the Fiddle [a 1931 Kern-Harbach musical] was announced for the live telecast of January 21, 1956. However, a copyright issue arose suddenly and another musical had to be found — or invented. In short order, Liebman’s script writers William Friedberg and Neil Simon came up with a story of an acting troupe seeking artistic acclaim in Paris. Under the musical direction of Irwin Kostal [who would later create orchestrations for such legendary shows as West Side Story and The Music Man], the score was assembled from the songbooks of Gershwin, Rodgers, Porter, Arlen, Styne, and more. The result is a delightfully satisfying and varied show that brilliantly showcases the talents of the sparkling cast of film, theatre, and cabaret greats: Dailey, Sherwood, Helen Gallagher, Jack Whiting, Carleton Carpenter, and Geneviève. An historical footnote: the Arlen-Harburg classic 'Down With Love' is here sung by Jack Whiting, who introduced the song on Broadway in 1937, in the show 'Hooray for What!' '. (Black and white. Total playing time approx. 86', including original commercials)

BRO Code:

172938

Units:

1

Record Label:

VAI

Record Number:

DVD 4582

UPC:

089948458296

Country:

AMERICA

D/A Code:

Mono

A collection of performances by stars of American Ballet Theatre and New York City Ballet, including Jacques d’Amboise, Allegra Kent, Lupe Serrano, Royes Fernandez, Violette Verdy, Andre Eglevsky, Melissa Hayden, as well as international dancers Alicia Alonso and Mia Slavenska. Highlights include New York City Ballet’s production of George Balanchine’s ballet Square Dance, featuring the cast of the 1957 premiere, which included a square dance caller; the rarely performed Pas de Quatre with an all-star cast; the Rose Adagio Scene from Sleeping Beauty [choreographed by Eglevsky]; scenes from Giselle and Sylvia et al. For a complete listing, please visit the VAI website: http://www.vaimusic.com/product/4581.html (Color. Total playing time approx. 68')

BRO Code:

172935

Units:

1

Record Label:

VAI

Record Number:

DVD 4581

UPC:

089948458197

Country:

AMERICA

D/A Code:

Mono

includes Nocturne [Plisetskaya and Verdishev], Don Quixote [Maximova and Vasiliev], The Flower Festival in Genzano [Paliy and Malakhov], Grand Pas Classique [Timashova and Gorbatsevich] et al. For a complete listing, please visit the VAI website: http://www.vaimusic.com/product/4532.html (Color. Total playing time approx. 95')

BRO Code:

172934

Units:

1

Record Label:

VAI

Record Number:

DVD 4532

UPC:

089948453291

Country:

AMERICA

D/A Code:

Mono

Among the highlights in this collection are the 'Polovetsian Dances' from Prince Igor, the 'Partisans' in which the dancers glide across the stage with their bodies ridgidly immobile, and 'Gauchos'. For a complete listing, please visit the VAI website: http://www.vaimusic.com/product/4460.html (Color. Total playing time approx. 102')

BRO Code:

172933

Units:

1

Record Label:

VAI

Record Number:

DVD 4460

UPC:

089948446095

Country:

AMERICA

D/A Code:

Analog

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] et al. For a complete listing, please visit the VAI website: http://www.vaimusic.com/product/4533.html (Color. Total playing time approx. 97')

BRO Code:

172932

Units:

1

Record Label:

VAI

Record Number:

DVD 4533

UPC:

089948453390

Country:

AMERICA

D/A Code:

Mono

Florence Henderson stars in this collection of over forty Christmas favorites, from Carols to Classical to Pop songs such as The Holly and the Ivy, Away in a Manger, Adeste Fidelis, The Christmas Song (Chestnuts Roasting on an Open Fire) and Santa Claus is Coming to Town. Other performers include Gianna d'Angelo, Phyllis Curtin, Lisa Della Casa, Anita Gillette, Mildred Miller, Sherrill Milnes, Giorgio Tozzi, Earl Wrightson, Bruce Yarnell, and the Buffalo Bills. All with the Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra and Chorus/ Donald Voorhees. Color Approximate playing time 107')

BRO Code:

172931

Units:

1

Record Label:

VAI

Record Number:

DVD 4490

UPC:

089948449096

Country:

AMERICA

D/A Code:

Mono

The 1954 television production starring Ann Jeffreys, Brian Sullivan, Helena Bliss and Edward Everett Horton, produced by Max Liebman and telecast on 4/9/55. (Black and white. Running time approx. 78' + 11' of original commercials)

BRO Code:

172930

Units:

1

Record Label:

VAI

Record Number:

DVD 4590

UPC:

089948459095

Country:

AMERICA

D/A Code:

Mono

The Four Temperaments [choreography by George Balanchine; Music by Paul Hindemith; featured performers include Carol Sumner, William Weslow, Marnee Morris et al. Corps de ballet of New York City Ballet. Recorded 1964]; Ivesiana [choreography by George Balanchine; Music by Charles Ives; featured performers include Sara Leland, Francisco Moncion, Suki Schorer et al. Corps de ballet of New York City Ballet. Recorded 1964]; Afternoon of a Faun [choreography by Jerome Robbins; Music by Claude Debussy; performed by Tanaquil Le Clercq and Jacques d'Amboise. Recorded 1955]. (Black and white. Total running time approx. 65')

BRO Code:

172929

Units:

1

Record Label:

VAI

Record Number:

DVD 4574

UPC:

089948457497

Country:

AMERICA

D/A Code:

Mono

'Phil Grabsky's biographical account of Haydn's life is a visual and aural extravaganza, including breath-taking performances by some of the world's most celebrated musicians and insights from the world's most knowledgeable experts. This film sheds light on the master and his work. The audience will be surprised, entertained and enthralled by Haydn's wit, humanity and insatiable creativity. beautiful, fascinating, and the musical examples are never less that well-chosen and splendidly played' - Chicago Tribune. (Total running time approx. 102')

BRO Code:

172808

Units:

1

Record Label:

SEVENTH ART

Record Number:

MC 1311

UPC:

5060115340335

Country:

AMERICA

D/A Code:

Analog

'In 1999 Sasha Waltz started working on her three-piece choreographic cycle about the human body. In 'Korper', following up this extraordinary research, she investigates the anatomy and the physical appearance of the human being, relating her dancers‘ bodies to architecture, science, and history, searching for the origin of life, of Eros, and of sensibility. 'noBody' asks about the metaphysical existence of humanity. PART III 'noBody' questions the metaphysical existence of humanity. It addresses the absence of the body, and confronts us with feelings that our own realization of being mortal awakes in us. Without a body, what makes us human? In 'noBody' the choreographer, accompanied by twenty-five dancers, faces the challenge of rendering the non-physical visible by using the physical body itself. 'noBody' is co-produced by the Festival d’Avignon. In July 2002, the piece was performed eight times at Cour d’Honneur, Pope Palace. Its unique historical setting, together with the Mendelsohnian architecture of the Schaubuhne, was a huge influence during the development of this production'. (Includes an eight minute bonus. Total running time approx. 93')

BRO Code:

172806

Units:

1

Record Label:

ARTHAUS MUSIK

Record Number:

DVD 101583

UPC:

807280158397

Country:

GERMANY

D/A Code:

Digital

' 'I never just believed in success – I worked for it.' Faithful to this motto, Estee Lauder became one of the richest and most influential women in the world – a perfect embodiment of the American dream. She was one of the original Beauty Queens, a pioneer of the cosmetic industry whose products gave women at the turn of the twentieth century a new self-confidence. Eila Hershon and Roberto Guerra trace the career of this high-flyer who, shortly before her death in 2004, received the highest civilian honor in the US – the Presidential Medal of Freedom'. (Total running time approx. 48')

BRO Code:

172805

Units:

1

Record Label:

ARTHAUS MUSIK

Record Number:

DVD 106074

UPC:

807280607499

Country:

GERMANY

D/A Code:

Analog

'As a pioneer of the cosmetics industry, Elizabeth Arden built up a business worth billions. Her goal was to make decorative cosmetics – previously the preserve of actresses and ladies of ill repute – accessible to women everywhere. Eila Hershon and Roberto Guerra paint a portrait of an ambitious woman who equipped the suffragettes with red lipstick, had her own radio show and whose company still stands for innovative cosmetics today. (Total running time approx. 48')

BRO Code:

172804

Units:

1

Record Label:

ARTHAUS MUSIK

Record Number:

DVD 106073

UPC:

807280607390

Country:

GERMANY

D/A Code:

Analog

'Helena Rubinstein is rightly seen as one of the pioneers of a market worth millions. Born in Krakow Rubinstein started her career in the early years of the twentieth century in Australia from where she quickly went on to conquer Europe and the United States. Eila Hershon and Roberto Guerra portray a woman from humble origins who virtually until her death was always happiest at work in her laboratory and whose vision and ambition helped create and shape what we know today as beauty care'. (Running time approx. 60')

BRO Code:

172803

Units:

1

Record Label:

ARTHAUS MUSIK

Record Number:

DVD 106072

UPC:

807280607291

Country:

GERMANY

D/A Code:

Analog

Tchaikovsky, Piano Concerto No.1. Rachmaninov, Piano Concerto No.2 {with St. Petersburg State Symphony Orchestra/ Vladimir Lande}. Beethoven, Piano Sonata No.4. (All with Eldar Nebolsin, piano. Recorded 2011. Includes 29 minute bonus. Total running time approx. 98')

BRO Code:

172802

Units:

1

Record Label:

NAXOS

Record Number:

2.110284

UPC:

747313528455

Country:

AUSTRIA

D/A Code:

Digital

Includes a performance of 'Giselle' [slightly abridged] and various highlights, including Dance of the Tartars from 'The Fountain of Bakhchsarai', Spanish Dance from 'Swan Lake', Polonaise and Cracovienne from 'Ivan Susanin' and Walpurgishacht from 'Faust'. (The Bolshoi Ballet, featuring Galina Ulanova [as Giselle and as The Dying Swan], Raisa Struchkova and Nikolai Fadeyechev. Total running time approx. 95')

BRO Code:

172787

Units:

1

Record Label:

VAI

Record Number:

DVD 4426

UPC:

089948442691

Country:

AMERICA

D/A Code:

Mono