Messiah

Jul 8, 2013

1h 28m

★ 9.0

A Superb Cast!

Overview

This is an exhilarating experience both visually and aurally. How wonderful that Barenboim is havng such success with Verdi this late in his career.The excitement and power is there in all the big movements and the tempi shouldn't upset anyone. There is clarity and drive in all the big choral fugues and the climaxes will knock your socks off. But it was the quiet moments I found most moving. The incredibly detalied camera work increases this sense of intimacy and the video quality is excellent. Really.

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Music

Documentary

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Decca

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Anja Harteros

Elīna Garanča

Jonas Kaufmann

René Pape

Deutsche Grammophon celebrates Nikolaus Harnoncourt's 80th birthday with this 2-DVD release of rare, vintage, period Bach performances for the first time. Never released on DVD and, to the dismay of fans, long unavailable--these glorious Bach pieces are conducted by period instrument pioneer, Nikolaus Harnoncourt, as only he can. Harnoncourt, a notable cellist, performs in two concertos and on gamba in one. Harnoncourt warns, "If we lose contact with the great works of Bach, we lose our contact with humanity." Vocalists Janet Perry, Robert Holl, and Peter Schreier sing with distinction in the Coffee Cantata. The Surround Sound makes clear that they revel in the acoustics of the visually magnificent Baroque library of Wiblingen Monastery.

7.5

Mozart Requiem

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Requiem in D minor, K 626 by Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Performer: Walter Berry Gundula Janowitz Christa Ludwig Peter Schreier Orchestra/Ensemble: Wienere Symphoniker Orchestra Conductor: Bohm Karl Chor der Wiener Staatsoper Period: Classical Written: 1971 ; UNITEL

0.0

Theodora

Jul 9, 2009

George Frederic Handel's oratorio Theodora, in its first-ever staged version at the Salzburg Festival, was among the highlights of Handel Year 2009. Acclaimed director Christof Loy presented Theodora as the profoundly moving tale of a woman who prefers death to denying her faith, an interpretation captivated with bravura by world-renowned video director Hannes Rossacher. A luminous Christine Schaefer and countertenor Bejun Mehta formed a perfect leading couple altogether suited to conductor Ivor Bolton's vigorus reading.

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Bach: St. John Passion

Mar 22, 2014

Johann Sebastian Bach’s St John Passion with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Sir Simon Rattle was one of the outstanding events of the past season. As before with the St Matthew Passion, star director Peter Sellars succeeded in creating a staging which made the spiritual and dramatic content of the Passion story even more intensive. The New York Times also praised the “brilliant and energetic” playing of the orchestra, the Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung the “haunting, almost unsurpassable singing of all those involved.”

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Ragtime Reunion Concert

Mar 13, 2024

This special event celebrates the 25th anniversary of the Broadway production. Ragtime weaves an electrifying tapestry of three families from vastly different worlds, colliding and converging as they chase the American Dream through a tumultuous era of hope, despair and the revolutionary sounds of ragtime.

7.2

Stans

Aug 6, 2025

A revealing, edgy, and disarmingly personal journey into the world of superfandom, told through the lens of one of the world's most iconic and enduring artists, Eminem, and the fans that worship him.

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Kirkcaldy

Jan 1, 1975

A look at daily life in the town of Kirkcaldy in the Kingdom of Fife, Scotland.

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Stargate: History Made

Oct 27, 2009

Divided into three segments, "Deciphering the Gate: Concepts and Casting" (7:50), "Opening the Gate: The Making of Stargate" (10:11) and "Passing Through the Gate: The Legacy" (4:29), the shows look at the film's origins and development, cast and performances, locations and effects, visual and set design, the use of the Egyptian language, and the movie's success/legacy.

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Tinto Brass: The Orgy Of Power

Dec 31, 2007

An Italian language interview recounting his work featuring erotica on Caligula and other films

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4.0

The Hunger Games: Letters From The Rose Garden

Aug 18, 2012

Donald Sutherland talks about how moved he was by the script, which reminded him of Kubrick's Paths of Glory, his role as a repressive leader, and he reads from a letter he sent to director Gary Ross about the role.

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The Cosmic Children

Nov 11, 1970

Depicts the dynamic, space age surfers of the 1960's who 'feel the juice' of the ocean's swell's. They are 50 of the most well known surfers from around the world.

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Guitar

Jan 1, 1991

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0.0

4 Waves 1 Hour

Jan 1, 2016

The 2013 ASP World Championship was a battle between Kelly Slater and Mick Fanning that came down to just four waves in two 30-minute heats. Join Mick as he describes his journey to the title.

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Mahendraparvata

Nov 26, 2022

Mahendraparvata’s theme is Java’s connection with Cambodia in the 8th – 9th centuries AD which is told through the metaphor of a sacred mask’s magical journey drifting in a Java river and then arriving at a river in the Phnom Kullen area, Cambodia where the Mahendraparvata site is located and then returning to the river in Java (Borobudur area).

6.2

The Real Sleeping Beauty

Jan 25, 2007

A medical miracle is chronicled in this documentary about a woman who shocks experts when she awakens from a 20-year coma with the power of speech.

6.9

Tribute to Zgougou the Cat

Feb 2, 2002

A short tribute to Zgougou, Varda’s cat who was given to her by Sabine Mamou.

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