2012 New Releases Catalogue November - Learningemall.com

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CHOPIN
CHOPIN
Frederic Chopin left a musical legacy of
some 225 works, yet what we know of the
great composer is largely cliches.
A master of Romantic music, Chopin was
a complex personality with a dual
allegiance to his native Poland and his
adopted France.
In death, his body lies in Paris but, at his
own request, his heart is buried in
Warsaw.
Our examination of his life leads from
Poland to France and Majorca to uncover
the diverse influences on his music.
Shedding light on the great pianist are
Chopin expert Yves Henry and Polish
pianist Janusz Olejniszak, who recorded
the Chopin soundtrack for Polanski's film
The Pianist.
Item no. : TL00770230
Format : DVD (Region 1, Color)
Duration : 49 minutes
StdBkNo : 9780769792057
Price : USD 50.00
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LISZT LISZT
LISZT
Franz Liszt is considered to be one of the
first superstar's of music.
The power of his performances on stage
made the ladies swoon, and his fans were
so fierce that his contemporaries gave a
name to this phenomenon: Lisztomania.
This young Hungarian prodigy was often
compared to Mozart and helped to
revolutionize the world of the piano. He
was a composer, conductor, pianist and
teacher and was the inventor of the
symphonic poem.
This documentary takes us in the
footsteps of the indomitable virtuoso
throughout Europe.
From Parisian salons to the sublime
shores of Lake Como, from Budapest to
Weimar via Rome or Geneva, this
revealing program then meets supporters
of the memory of Liszt and pianists who
dare to confront his work.
But if the composer of the famous
Hungarian Rhapsodies was a tireless
traveler, he was also that way in his love
life.
Among his many female conquests were
the two major women in his life, the
Countess Marie d'Agoult and Princess
Carolyne Sayn-Wittgenstein. Liszt's life
was full of turmoil, but it was also one of
great brilliance and genius.
This informative and entertaining
documentary explores a life worthy of its
heroic era which saw the birth of
Romanticism.
Item no. : GH00770231
Format : DVD (Region 1, Color)
Duration : 52 minutes
StdBkNo : 9780769792224
Price : USD 50.00
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MAHLER
MAHLER
Mahler was a visionary composer whose
work foreshadowed 20th-century
Modernism.
He was part of a group of renowned
Austrian artists that included Klimt and
Schoenberg.
Mahler's story, from his native village in
what is now the Czech Republic, over the
Tyrolean Mountains and into Vienna's
opera houses, is told through the photos of
his family album.
His granddaughter, Marina
Mahler-Fistullari leafs through the
photographs and tells the stories that lay
behind them.
Here, the full depth and breadth of the
musician and his work are revealed.
Item no. : HC00770232
Format : DVD (Region 1, Color)
Duration : 52 minutes
StdBkNo : 9780769792200
Price : USD 50.00
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OFFEN OFFENBACH
OFFEN BACH
Light operetta, farce and entertainment
are all synonymous with Jacques
Offenbach. French Can-Can is practically
his theme song. And yet Offenbach
himself never saw the Can-Can danced!
What story lies behind this unique
composer.
Musicologist and conductor
Jean-Christophe Keck follows Offenbach's
ambitious journey across Europe's
theatres and into the hearts of
19th-century audiences.
Keck shows how Offenbach established
himself as a comedy genius, and also how
the frothy frills hide a great opera
composer
Item no. : FS00770235
Format : DVD (Region 1, Color)
Duration : 52 minutes
StdBkNo : 9780769792217
Price : USD 50.00
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PUCCINI PUCCINI
PUCCINI
"I lived for art, I lived for love." Giacomo
Puccini wrote these lines for the heroine of
his most celebrated work, Tosca. But they
equally apply to the composer himself.
An unrelenting bon-vivant, Puccini has
been called the last great poet of Italian
opera, creating some of the most
memorable music ever written.
Through his letters, manuscripts and
previously unseen family films, the great
Puccini comes to life – revealing all his
successes and his setbacks.
From childhood religious processions in
the hills of Tuscany to the great opera
houses of Europe, Puccini spent a lifetime
in search of opulence and spectacle, with
a healthy dose of fast cars and faster
women.
Item no. : KN00770236
Format : DVD (Region 1, Color)
Duration : 52 minutes
StdBkNo : 9780769792194
Price : USD 50.00
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TCHAIKOVSKY
TCHAIKOVSKY
The name of Russia's greatest composer
evokes the entire musical heritage of
Russia itself.
Tchaikovsky may be well known, but he
has been treated with such reverence that
much of what we know is a combination of
romance and pure fantasy.
Who is the man behind the music and the
myth?
For our answer we rely on Andre Lischke,
a musicologist and one of the world's
leading Tchaikovsky experts.
We travel to Moscow and St. Petersburg to
trace the life of one of the world's greatest
musical talents.
Along the way we meet a cast of
modern-day musicians, teachers and
dancers like Alex Prior, who at the tender
age of 14 conducts Tchaikovsky
symphonies at the St Petersburg
Conservatory.
Item no. : GT00770237
Format : DVD (Region 1, Color)
Duration : 52 minutes
StdBkNo : 9780769792064
Price : USD 50.00
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VERDI
VERDI
From humble beginnings, Giuseppe Verdi
rose to became Italy's greatest composer.
His music revolutionized opera as we
know it, and his revolutionary politics
helped bring about the unified Italy that we
know today. In his lifetime, his name alone
became a political rallying cry.
Our cameras travel the length and breadth
of Italy – from La Scala in Milan to La
Fenice in Venice – to recount the
extraordinary tale that is Verdi's life and
legacy.
His 28 operas were met with varying
degrees of success – from the triumph of
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