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Publisher
Warner Home Video
Pub. Date
2001.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (90 min.) : sound, color and black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A wide-ranging documentary that aims to put Monk's status into context and perspective. It blends the history of Monk's early career in Harlem with archival black-and-white footage of the pianist performing his own compositions for Norwegian and French TV.
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2005]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (74 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
The first part consists of rare film footage; the 2nd part is an all Chopin program filmed in Rubinstein's home; the 3rd part features Rubinstein, Jascha Heifetz and Gregor Piatigorsky in rehearsal together.
Publisher
Morningstar Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Director's cut [edition].
Physical Desc
1 DVD (112 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
An unprecedented array of never-before-seen footage of Gould, photographs, and excerpts from his private home recordings and diaries, plus personal interviews with Gould's most intimate friends and lovers, some who have never spoken about him publicly before, to reconstruct his thoughts on music, art, society, love, and life .An enigmatic musical poet, world-renowned pianist Glenn Gould continues to captivate 27 years after his untimely death.
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2011]
Edition
Full screen presentation.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (107 min.) : sound, color/black and white with color sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
From Ignaz Jan Paderewski in 1936, to Claudio Arrau in 1970, The Art of Piano features some of the most fascinating material, historically and musically, from the world's film and television archives.
Series
Publisher
Medici Arts
Pub. Date
[2009]
Edition
Limited edition.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (60 min.) : sound, black and white and color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A portrait of the musician and composer, Thelonious Monk, including clips of international performances and interviews with artists and producers.
Publisher
EuroArts Music International GmbH
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (91 min.) : sound, color with black and white sequences ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"'It must schwing!' was the motto of Alfred Lion and Francis Wolff, two German Jewish immigrants who in 1939 set up Blue Note Records, the jazz label that was home to such greats as Miles Davis, John Coltrane, Herbie Hancock, Thelonious Monk, Art Blakey, Dexter Gordon and Sonny Rollins. Blue Note, the most successful movie ever made about jazz, is a testimony to the passion and vision of these two men and certainly swings like the propulsive sounds...
Pub. Date
2010
Edition
Limited edition, newly digitally remastered.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (56 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Appears on list
Description
"A leading musician of the swing era and an outstanding representative of the big band style, Count Basie was an eminent bandleader and jazz pianist. He led one of the most enduring swing bands of all time; no other musician was ever more committed to stomping, shouting, swinging, jumping and dragging away the blues than Count Basie. In Swingin' the blues, a distinguished group of Basie alumni, including early band stars Harry "Sweets" Edison, Earle...
11) Chico & Rita
Publisher
Docurama Films
Pub. Date
2012.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (94 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Español
Description
Cuba, 1948. Chico is a young piano player with big dreams. Rita is a beautiful singer with an extraordinary voice. Music and desire unite them as they chase their dreams and each other from Havana to New York to Paris, Hollywood and Las Vegas. Bonus features include the U.S. trailer, the making of Chico & Rita, and audio commentary with Director Fernando Trueba.
Publisher
Seventh Art Productions
Pub. Date
[2014]
Edition
DVD.
Physical Desc
1 DVD (115 minutes) : sound, colour ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Acclaimed director Phil Grabsky will bring to the cinema around the world the life and music of Fryderyk Chopin - one of the greatest composers of all time. His grave in Paris remains a place of pilgrimage and his music continues to sell out concert halls worldwide - but who exactly was this man who was terrified of public performance, who fled his Polish homeland for Paris never to return, took up with the most notorious transvestite in France, rarely...
Publisher
Kultur
Pub. Date
[2007]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (96 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
Czech
Description
"Some of classical music's most renowned performers come together in the beautiful old world setting of Prague to celebrate the work of the Czech Romantic composer Anton Dvorak. Yo-Yo Ma, Itzhak Perlman, opera singer Frederica Von Stade, and Rudolf Firunsky are soloists in performances of several of Dvorak's most moving works. The Prague Philharmonic Chorus and the Boston Symphony Orchestra provide the lush background music, and the entire extravaganza...
Series
Publisher
Eagle Eye Media
Pub. Date
[2001]
Physical Desc
1 DVD (approximately 90 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Tells the inside story of the making of this classic album. Features new and archive performances and interviews with Elton John, his songwriting partner Bernie Taupin, band members Davey Johnstone and Nigel Olsson, producer Gus Dudgeon, engineer David Hentschel, and arranger Del Newman.
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