DVD: vienna     DVD:       Little Drummer Boy: Essay on Mahler by Leonard Bernstein1 review Janet Baker, Christa Ludwig Philips, 2007 Learn at the feet of the master Wow!--I just finished watching "The Little Drummer Boy." Previously I had thought that I knew quite a bit about Gustav Mahler, but Leonard Bernstein showed me more. What Bernstein does is show you--through biographical commentary and excerpts from Mahler's music--just what it was that made this masterful composer and conductor so obsessed with Life and Death. Yes, part of it was Mahler's ...             Humperdinck - Hansel und Gretel (1981)9 reviews Edita Gruberova, Brigitte Fassbaender Deutsche Grammophon, 2006 Enchanting Before watching this, put aside your critical eye and relax so you can be carried along with the magic. It is, as the other reviewers have said, beautifully done. But you watch this opera to be enchanted - let it happen. It starts with the overture - the camera takes you to the beautiful opera house, past the poster announcing the opera and sweeps you along with the children who are flooding ...             Sonny Rollins in Vienna1 review Sonny Rollins Emarcy / Umgd, 2008 Sonny Rollins in Vienne Sonny Rollins is remarkable. He can still groove in his 80's. The entire group in fantastic. Just as impressive, was the size of the audience. The U.S.A. could never produce a crowd that size for a Jazz performance even though the music is America's. You figure it out!!!             Bizet - Carmen / Obraztsova, Domingo, Mazurok, Buchanan, Rydl, Zednik, Kleiber, Vienna Opera11 reviews Carlos Kleiber, Elena Obraztsova Tdk DVD Video, 2005 Buy this version! The first time I saw Carmen was on this DVD and I was amazed. The end almost brought me to tears. I think the cast as a whole did a great job in this performance. Pl?cido Domingo sounds great as usual, if not better; he really sings his heart out especially in the Flower Aria and at the very end. And even though Elena Obraztsova may not be the best looking Carmen, though she's not bad, her ...             Christmas in Vienna / Diana Ross, Placido Domingo, Jose Carreras, Vienna Symphony Orchestra4 reviews Placido Domingo; Jose Carreras; Diana Ross Kultur Video, 2007 Diana Ross makes Placido Domingo & Jose Carreras Shine This live recording from Vienna features three great musical voices. Diana Ross makes this album more than just an orchestra/opera. . .her voice shines best in Amazing Grace. . .she plays well with others. . .so smooth, so elegant. . .she brought down the house on more than one occasion. On several occasions, if you close your eyes, you can almost feel the Christmas Spirit. . .imagine ...             Andre Rieu: Live in Vienna10 reviews Andre Rieu Denon Records, 2008 Andre Rieu: Live in Vienna My wife and I have enjoyed viewing this DVD production very much. We watched it again last night. The music is excellent. The staging is excellent, set in the site of the Vienna palace. The "debutante couples" waltzing on stage and in the Emperor's Ballroom, additional dancers from the Vienna Ballet and Folk Dance Group, scenes from Vienna and Austria, great performances by singers Carla ...             A Gala Christmas in Vienna17 reviews Plácido Domingo, Sarah Brightman Sony, 1998 Beautiful I taped this performance from PBS. All my family members liked it and my three children,age Two(2) and age 4(1) have watched this video more than twenty times. I bought this video here in Amazon.com as gift to my friend.             Beethoven: The Piano Concertos [DVD Video]6 reviews Deutsche Grammophon, 2007 Elegant Beethoven from Bernstein and Zimerman It is instructive to compare these performances to the recently released Beethoven Piano Concertos played by Vladimir Ashkenazy and the Bernard Haitink led London Philharmonic, filmed in 1974. The Ashkenazy Beethoven performances are traditional, with a larger orchestra accompanying the piano, and both unleashing a full arsenal of tricks: extensive vibrato, a profligate use of the piano pedals, ...             Andre Rieu - New Year's in Vienna21 reviews André Rieu Denon Records, 2005 Andre Rieu. New Year's in Vienna was one of the best that I have received so far it is highly entertaining and the music is excellent. I will be purchasing more of his DVDs in the future.             The Little Drummer Boy7 reviews Ted Eccles, Greer Garson Classic Media, 2007 A very beautiful classic I am very happy with this DVD, and with the Amazon's service. I bought this movie because I looked for this in local stores or rent with no succes, But although I live in Costa Rica Amazon did possible that I can to see again this beautiful history (that it has not been possible to see on TV for 20 years), at only 3 shipping weeks and before christmas. The history contains a beautiful scenes and ...             Hallelujah! Christmas With The Mormon Tabernacle Choir/The Vienna Boys' Choir4 reviews Hallelujah Christmas With Delta, 1999 Amazing Tribute to Jesus Christ This performance of this choir is a testament of the unshakable faith that Mormons have in Jesus Christ, our Savior, the literal son of God, the Father. It touches the heart in an amazing way.             Our Favorite Things - Christmas in Vienna / Tony Bennett, Vanessa Williams, Placido Domingo, Charlotte Church14 reviews Our Favorite Things-Christmas in Vienna Kultur Video, 2007 Delightful An odd assortment of singers you never thought of putting together, come together to produce a truly delightful Christmas concert. The visuals are beautiful to look at as well.             60 Minutes - Gustavo The Great (February 17, 2008)2 reviews CBS, 2008 Dudamel What a wonderful story....As venezuelan, I am very proud of him and of what he represents.             Mahler - The Symphonies plus Das Lied von der Erde Boxset / Leonard Bernstein, Wiener Philharmoniker, London ...15 reviews Christa Ludwig, Vienna Opera Philharmonica Deutsche Grammophon, 2005 A MUST for every classical music collector. I just finished watching this set and was moved by the performances. Bernstein is a genius in his interpretations of Mahler's works and,combined with the performances by the various orchestras, make's this a worthwhile investment. "Hats off" to the producers and cameramen for their work during the performances. The audio is outstanding with crisp picture and sound. After viewing this set, I ...             Beethoven, Mozart & Brahms Piano Concertos10 reviews Maurizio Pollini, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Deutsche Grammophon, 2005 A Celestial Experience. We have here one of the very finest orchestras, under the baton of one of the very finest conductors, in sublime communion with one of the greatest of pianists, performing some of the best works of the greatest composers, and altogether presented in superb sound and video. So then...additional notes: 1) Pollini becomes a genuine prodigy whenever the the music engulfs his fears (usually in ...             Bizet - Carmen10 reviews Grace Bumbry, Jon Vickers Deutsche Grammophon, 2005 Dream cast Herbert von Karajan was certainly an ambitious devil. Not content with being a great conductor, he insisted on "dabbling" in film, making a series of opera movies. This Carmen is one of them, and it proves the conductor to be quite talented as a visual artist. Of course, it doesn't hurt to have a cast this good, which is as close to perfect as you are likely to get. The film itself is lovely ...             Johann Strauss - Die Fledermaus / Popp, Gruberova, Fassbaender, Weikl, Berry, Hopferwieser, Kunz, ...12 reviews Lucia Popp, Edita Gruberova Tdk DVD Video, 2005 Delightful This performance of Die Fledermaus operetta is really a delight. The performance is outstanding. I always knew that Gruberova has a wonderful voice and her parts in a variety of operas are outstanding, but in this particular one she comes out as an outstanding theatrical performer too. The rest of the cast is similarly outstanding. What a wonderful and extremely funny performance. It may be ...             Mozart Violin Sonatas - Gil Shaham, Orli Shaham [Region 2]5 reviews W. A. Mozart, Palais Daun-Kinsky Euroarts, 2006 An Evening of Elegantly Played Mozart Violin/Piano Sonatas In his six sonatas for keyboard and violin (K.301-06) written in 1778 and published in Paris, Mozart borrowed some features of Joseph Schuster's piano/violin divertimentos (which he praised in a letter of 6 October 1777 to his father, noting that they were very popular and thus he thought he'd write six pieces in the same style), notably in the structure of the first movement of K.303, where the ...             Vienna State Opera Gala Concert / Domingo, Terfel, Gruberova, Urmana, Hampson, Baltsa, Kirchschlager, ...5 reviews Zubin Mehta, Seiji Ozawa Euroarts, 2006 A Real Gala with More Stars Than You Can Count On November 5, 2005 the Vienna State Opera held a gala to celebrate the fiftieth anniversary of the reopening on November 5, 1955 of the Opera after its destruction by Allied bombs in 1945 followed by the ten-year-long reconstruction. They pulled out all the stops and had a cast of stars (as well as current stalwarts of the Opera): five conductors (Ozawa, Gatti, Mehta, Thielemann and Welser-Möst) ...             Tchaikovsky - Swan Lake25 reviews Margot Fonteyn, Rudolf Nureyev Deutsche Grammophon, 2005 5 stars : margot/rudolf 's swan lake !!!! i hv own this swan lake dvd for three yrs, but never thought about writing a review until now, why? after i bought the dvd ( margot/rudof ), and watching it almost a dozen times either by myself or introduce it to a female friend, it ALWAYS made me cry at the end of act IV, never fail. so,last week, i spent 40,000 of my precious united award miles, flew almost 12 hrs ( two stops, delayed 2 and ...              search for DVDs beethoven, bernstein, buchanan, carreras, charlotte, christmas, concertos, fassbaender, favorite, february, fledermaus, furlanetto, gruberova, guschlbauer, hallelujah, hampson, hopferwieser, humperdinck, kirchschlager, obraztsova, orchestra, philharmonic, philharmoniker, strauss, struckmann, symphonies, symphony, tabernacle, tchaikovsky, williams DVD:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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