Count Basie, Duke Ellington, Louis Armstrong, Billie Holiday, Dizzy Gillespie, Nat King Cole, Billy Eckstine & others.
Studio: Passport Video. Format: DVD Full screen.
UPC: 025493158090. Daedalus Item Code: 35173
Some of the greatest names in jazz, swing, and popular music grace this collection of showcase spots culled from TV, film, and "soundies" (produced by a 1940's video device called a Panoram). The ... (Read More)
Ochestre Philharmonique de Radio France. Gurzenich-Orchester Koln. Marek Janowski & Olivier Dejours, conductors. Michel Follin, director.
Studio: Harmonia Mundi. Format: cutout DVD Full screen.
UPC: 794881986996. Daedalus Item Code: 35388
For this unique "private music lesson," Marek Janowski chose two contrasting works emblematic of his repertoire: Mozart's 'Jupiter' Symphony and Beethoven's Egmont Overture. Filmed in 1989 at the ... (Read More)
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Maria Callas, Grace Bumbry, John Copley, Judi Dench, Placido Domingo, Franco Zeffirelli & others. Steve Cole, director.
Studio: TDK Marketing. Format: DVD Widescreen.
UPC: 824121000875. Daedalus Item Code: 25892
No other female singer has provoked such worldwide fascination as Maria Callas. This musical documentary uses Puccini's Tosca—an opera closely identified with Callas—as a framework for an ... (Read More)
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Brad Shepik, Ben Monder & Steve Cardenas, guitars. Bruce Arnold, host.
Studio: Mel Bay Publications. Format: DVD.
UPC: 796279109741. Daedalus Item Code: 25626
Guitarists Brad Shepik, Ben Monder, and Steve Cardenas offer some cutting edge jazz techniques on this master class DVD hosted by Bruce Arnold. In a relaxed setting, the guitarists compare ... (Read More)
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On this DVD, guitarists Roni Ben-Hur, Gene Bertoncini, and Kenny Wessel discuss how they practice and offer insights into how they have reached their high level of musicianship, before joining host ... (Read More)
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This feature-length DVD focuses on the fingerstyle guitar technique of three jazz masters, each offering his own distinctive approach and sound. Jim Nichols plays in a style reminiscent of Joe Pass, ... (Read More)
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Rudolf Buchbinder, piano. Wiener Philharmoniker. Christoph von Dohnanyi, conductor.
Studio: Medici Arts. Format: DVD Full screen.
UPC: 880242722089. Daedalus Item Code: 25866
This vibrant program was recorded in 1977, when Dohnányi was 48. Best-known as an opera conductor, he had just taken over the Hamburg State Opera. Six years later, he succeeded Lorin Maazel as music ... (Read More)
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Gabriela Benackova, Florence Quivar, James Wagner & others. The Prague Philharmonic Choir. The Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra. Helmuth Rilling, conductor.
Studio: Kultur. Format: DVD Full screen.
UPC: 032031416697. Daedalus Item Code: 25666
Immediately after Rossini's death in 1868, Verdi wrote to his publisher Ricordi that to honor his colleague's memory, he would "very much like the best composers in Italy to write a requiem mass, ... (Read More)
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Mirella Freni, soprano. Cesare Siepi, bass. Orchstra della Radiotelevisione della Svizzera Italiana. Bruno Amaducci, conductor.
Studio: Fabula Classica. Format: DVD Full screen.
UPC: 8032632539094. Daedalus Item Code: 35455
This recital broadcast on Swiss television in 1985 marked a rare joint appearance by these two Italian stars of the opera world. Highlights inlude two great Puccini arias for soprano ("Vissi d'arte" ... (Read More)
B.B. King, Bette Midler, Michael Stipe, George Duke, Claude Nobs & others. Christopher Swann, director.
Studio: Kultur. Format: DVD Widescreen.
UPC: 032031407299. Daedalus Item Code: 25665
One of the most successful and respected jazz events in the world, the Montreux Jazz Festival takes place every year in Switzerland and embraces many other kinds of music—including soul, pop, and ... (Read More)
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Montserrat Caballe, soprano. Miguel Zanetti, piano.
Studio: Video Artists International. Format: DVD Full screen.
UPC: 089948446392. Daedalus Item Code: 35042
In this live 1983 recital from the Teatro Real in Madrid, the Spanish superstar sings opera, zarzuela, and song rarities by an array of European composers. Highlights include Vivaldi's "Se fulgida ... (Read More)
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A professor in the jazz department at New York University, with 26 years of teaching experience, Mordy Ferber has conducted master classes in improvisation technique, harmony, and composition all ... (Read More)
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