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Pierre-Laurent Aimard, piano. (Recorded 8/2017. Total playing time of the CD's: 152'. SACD's: Hybrid Super-Audio discs. Disc 4 is a DVD on which Aimard shares his knowledge of and love for Messiaen's work from behind the piano)
Anatoli Kotscherga, Olga Peretyatko, Johannes Martin Kränzle, Tobias Schabel, Pavel Cernoch, Anita Rachvelishvili, Anna Tomowa-Sintow et al. Staatskapelle Berlin/ Daniel Barenboim. Directed by Dmitri Tcherniakov. (Recorded 10/2013. Total running time approx. 152)
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'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')
' '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')
'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')
'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')
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')
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Strauss, Death and Transfiguration. Mahler, Das Lied von der Erde [with Paul Groves, tenor and Thomas Hampson, baritone]. (All with Orchestre de la Suisse Romande/ Neeme Jarvi. Recorded Victoria Hall, Geneva, 9/12/2012. Total running time approx. 92'. PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A BLU-RAY DISC. BLU-RAY DISC PLAYER REQUIRED)
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'As seen on Public Television. The two-time GrMMY Award winner Sharon Isbin is a trailblazing performer and teacher who broke through numerous barriers to rise to the top of a traditionally male-dominated field. The film 'Sharon Isbin: Troubadour', produced by Susan Dangel, explores her unique and inspiring journey which has expanded and transformed the landscape of the guitar. Performances are showcased from international concert stages, the Grammy Awards, and the White House. The array of guests appearing in the film in interviews and performances includes John Corigliano, Christopher Rouse, Tan Dun, Joan Tower, Steve Vai, Stanley Jordan, and Mark O'Connor, as well as commentary from such celebrated figures as Joan Baez, Martina Navratilova, David Hyde Pierce, and Garrison Keillor. The film also explores Isbin's role as teacher of a new generation of guitarists at both The Juilliard School, where she created the first guitar department, and the Aspen Music Festival. In addition to the documentary, the disc includes performances of works by Howard Shore, composer-violinist Mark O'Connor (in performance with Isbin), Augustín Barrios Mangore, Antonio Lauro, and Isaac Albeniz, and including duets with Romero Lubambo.' (Total running time approx. 86'. PLEASE NOTE: THIS IS A BLU-RAY DISC. BLU-RAY DISC PLAYER REQUIRED)
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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')
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Stars of the New York City Ballet, including Jacques dAmboise, Melissa Hayden, Allegra Kent, Nicholas Magallanes, Janet Reed, Maria Tallchief, and Violette Verdy. Dances performed include The Nutcracker [Grand Pas de Deux], Balanchine's Allegro Brillante and Stars and Stripes, Todd Bolender's Souvenirs, and dance pieces created for the Bell Telephone Hour by choreographers Matt Mattox, Gene Nelson, and Robert Pagent. (Total running time approx. 66')
The musical comedy star in songs from musicals based on Shakespeare, Twain and Shaw [with Sally Ann Howes], songs of the American wars [with Mindy Carson and Genevieve], songs from operettas, songs from 'The Boys from Syracuse' and 'Kiss Me, Kate' [with Patrice Munsel]. (All with The Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra and Chorus/ Donald Voorhees. Also includes a performance by Alfred Drake and Barbara Cook. Total running time approx. 48')
Verdi, Puccini, Catalani: Arias from Otello, Macbeth, Don Carlo, Le Villi, Manon Lescaut, Tosca, Gianni Schicchi, La Wally {with Orchestre Symphonique de Quebec/ Raffi Armenian. Recorded 8/21/86). Handel, Scarlatti, Rossini, Verdi, Liszt, Respighi, Puccini, Mascagni: Assorted Songs and Arias {with Thomas Fulton, piano. Recorded Tokyo, 9/2/84}. (All with Renata Scotto, soprano. Total running time approx. 155')
Bellini, Excerpts from Norma [with Mirto Picchi, Ebe Stignani, Joan Sutherland and Giacomo Vaghi. Conducted by Vittorio Gui]. Verdi, Tu che le vanita from Don Carlo, Act IV [conducted by Georges Pretre]. Puccini, Excerpts from Tosca [with Edgar Boniface, Robert Bowman, Renato Cioni, Eric Garrett, Tito Gobbi et al. Conducted by Carlo Felice Cillario. (All with Royal Opera Chorus and Orchestra of the Royal Opera House. Total playing time: 150'40'. Also includes DVD featuring excerpts from Verdi's Don Carlo, Bizet's Carmen and Puccini's Tosca. Conducted by Pretre and Cillario. Approximate playing time of DVD: 70'40')
John Malkovich with sopranos Laura Aikin and Aleksandra Zamojska with Orchester Wiener Akademie/ Martin Haselbock. Written and directed by Michael Sturminger and Featuring music of Vivaldi, Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Boccherini and Weber. (Includes a 43-minute documentary on the production. Total running time approx. 145')
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John Malkovich and baritone Florian Boesch [alternately playing the part of Casanova] with Ingeborga Dapkunaite and Sophie Klussmann. With Orchestra Wiener Akademie/ Martin Haselbock. written and directed by Michael Sturminger. (Includes a 34-minute documentary on the production. Total running time approx. 173')
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'Titian’s genius and significance in European art are undisputed. Trained at the Giovanni Bellini workshop and influenced by working together with Giorgione, he came to a masterly use of colour, light and shade. His oeuvre contains everything his times demanded: drama, carnal lust, religious fervour, mythology and portraits. Didier Baussy-Oulianoff takes us to the places where the renaissance artist devised his works and worked for the most influential courts. Contemporaries of Titian’s, such as Vasari and Aretino, also get a look in and we see that, in addition to being a gifted portrait-painter, Titian was also a skilled businessman'. (Total running time approx. 57')
Masters of German Art is a series of ten-minute programmes examining some of the greatest names in the history of German painting. From Caspar David Friedrich to Lucas Cranach, from Johann Tischbein to Käthe Kollwitz – these miniportraits offer an insight into the unique character of each artist’s work and an understanding of the context in which it was created. In his ten films, Reiner E. Moritz visits galleries throughout Germany, as well as including contributions from leading art historians and drawing on interesting archive documentation. He presents the essential quality of the following fascinating artists: Matthias Grunewald, Caspar David Friedrich, Lucas Cranach the Elder, Ignaz Gunther, Hans Holbein the Younger, Albrecht Altdorfer, Johann Heinrich Wilhelm Tischbein, Otto Dix, Ernst Barlach and Kathe Kollwitz. (Total running time approx. 100')
'1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World is one of the most successful TV series about art. The original, with improved image quality, takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art. Comprehensively illustrated and compellingly presented – the well-known authors of five short art surveys provide a deeper insight into the masterpieces of painting. From Hopper to Wyeth, authors trace back the growing tendency to Realism in American art that emerged after the First World War. In stark contrast to European Modernists, US artists made their nation the central theme of their work – the ‘American way of life’ with all its regional stereotypes and socio-political themes. Masterpieces such as Wood’s 'American Gothic' have become national symbols. Other featured works include Reginald Marsh - Twenty Cent Movie [1936], Edward Hopper - Nighthawks [1942], Grant Wood - American Gothic [1930], Andrew Wyeth - Christina´s World [1948] and Georgia O'Keeffe - The White Calico Flower [1931]' (Reiner E. Moritz directs. Total running time approx. 50')
'1000 Masterpieces from the Great Museums of the World is one of the most successful TV series about art. The original, with improved image quality, takes us on a fascinating journey through the history of art. Comprehensively illustrated and compellingly presented – the well-known authors of five short art surveys provide a deeper insight into the masterpieces of painting. The MoMA in New York is the first choice for aficionados of modern and contemporary art. Art collectors Abby Rockefeller, Lillie Bliss and Mary Sullivan laid the foundations for the museum, which opened its doors under the directorship of Alfred Barr on 7th November 1929. The MoMA presents here an astonishing range of modern art, including key works such as Umberto Boccioni - Farewells [1911], Joan Miro - Dutch Interior I [1928], Jasper Johns - Flag [1954-55], Richard Lindner - The Meeting [1953] and Andrew Wyeth - Christina´s World [1948].' (Reiner E. Moritz directs. Total running time approx. 50')
