Move It! Expressive Movements with Classical Music

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Definitely worth it!.......2007-08-11

After experiencing a workshop with John Feierabend, I was planning to purchase this for my classroom. It was great to find it at Amazon. The DVD/CD helps children experience classical music in a new way and keeps them focused and involved in the listening process.

Lovely Movement.......2007-07-27

My only reservation about the DVD is that the movement is from the waist up. It just takes getting used to. I can see the value of this on one hand but on the other hand, so much of our steady beat movement occurs with the feet. The dancer in the DVD is wonderful to watch. She has subtlety in her movement.
When I tried it out with my students, I found it much harder for the students to do. I would not try to do all the movements at once but select two movements at a time and repeat them in a structurely sound way.

Love it!.......2006-06-03

I have a nine year autistic daughter who loves music and loves to dance. The format of the DVD is unusual, but appropriate for children who have difficulty processing language. There are no verbal instructions. Instead, a group of dancers of all ages and types, including a man in a wheel chair, perform simple, rhythmical movement patterns. The movements are repeated slowly and then steadily build and develop throughout the video. The movements are performed to fantastic classical music. There are 20 different movement tracks of about 2 to 3 minutes each. My daughter loves this DVD and tries to learn the patterns and dance with the group. The package also includes a CD and a guide book. When she isn't moving to this DVD, she often just listens to the music.

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Extraordinary
great music reduced to finger exercises
Ivo Pogerelich -- Great Pianist, but mixed feeling about repertoire choice

Ivo Pogorelich - Recital
Starring: Chopin , Bach , Scarlatti , Beethoven , and Prokofiev
Manufacturer: Deutsche Grammophon
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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ASIN: B0007P357I
Release Date: 2005-06-14

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Extraordinary.......2007-05-29

I couldn't disagree more with the previous review. Pogorelich has a reputation for willful interpretations, very idiosyncratic tempo choices, etc. I was half-prepared to see some of that here, but it was just the opposite. The sobriety, absolute technical mastery, and musical depth on display in every bar of music in this video are absolutely extraordinary. I found Pogorelich's Bach a little cold on CD, but here he is several notches above that. It displaces my previous favorite version, Glenn Gould's, which does not maintain the level of, e.g. the Gigue in #2 all the way through, as does Pogorelich here. The astonishing precision and beauty of the Scarlatti pieces alone are worth the price of the disc. Finger exercises? Only if the fingers are in your ears...

great music reduced to finger exercises.......2006-05-27

What has happened to Pogorelich? He was always an oddball, but in the old days he was an interesting oddball with some brilliantly provocative recordings to his credit, icluding his Chopin Funeral March Sonata and (best of all) his ravel and Prokofiev. I also enjoyed his Pictures at an Exhibition coupled with the wackiest (hypnotically slow) performances of Ravel's Valses ever. But this DVD is mostly awful. There are a few exceptions. The Saraband of the second English suite is well done, though Pogo plays the "double" (ornamented version) as a separate movement rather than integrating it as a repeat, so we end up hearing every section four times! The rest of the Suite is monochromatic, particuarly the last two movements. The Scarlatti is astonishingly charmless. Take the k 450 sonata as one example among many. It is obviously inspired by Spanish dance music, but Pogo simple goose steps his way through it. Astonishing! The Beethoven sonata is even worse, though I admit I didn't listen to the whole thing. The sonata opens mezzo forte and pretty much continues that way through the rest of the movement, with Pogo ignoring virtually all of Beethoven's dynamic markings. The development is particularly awful, and that's where I'd had enough. To be fair the camera work is excellent. Pogorelich's facial expressions run the gamut from sullen pouting to vaguely romantic yearning. I really don't care about such matters (the expression should be in the music, not the face), but wouldn't it be possible to express some joy, or even modest pleasure, in the act of music making. But that's the problem here: joylessness. If that's what you want, this DVD is for you. Otherwise, pass on this one.

Ivo Pogerelich -- Great Pianist, but mixed feeling about repertoire choice.......2005-10-19

I have great respect for Ivo Pogorelich's technical abilities, and enjoyed his Baroque playing. (I enjoy Horowitz's Scarlatti and Gould's Bach more, but that's a different story.) The rest of the program, however enjoyable, was less pleasing. No doubt, you will want to have this DVD. It is always a joy to witness a top pianist perform. But Master Pogorelich's strength, in my view, is not Baroque but more energetic highly technical repertoire: e.g. his playing of Ravel's "Gaspard de le Nuit" (spelling?). I own that recording and would buy a DVD that includes a performance of that immediately. What struck me about Pogorelich's playing is that he's a big man who sits rather unconventionally at the piano. His fingers also move a bit differently because of his size. Tall men with large fingers often do use different fingering out of necessity. I was surprised to see Pogorelich sit so ram-rod straight. He did lean in a bit, but there wasn't the total use of the body one sees in the greatest masters: e.g. Josef Hofman, and so many others. I also think the "weight method" of piano playing could help maximize Pogorelich's musicality. 4 stars is a great rating in my view, and with the exception of Lang Lang (who really is a product of Chinese commercial capitalism, in my mind), I have tended to only write reviews on musicians when I've enjoyed them. I would say, get other DVDs first. When you've purchased the other great DVDS, and need a new fix, get Pogorelich. It will give you "another night out" without leaving your home. How many recitals cost under $30 for a front row seat?

Complete Classical Music Library: The Piano, Vol. 1

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Complete Classical Music Library: The Piano, Vol. 1

Manufacturer: Topics Entertainment
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: Audio CD

Dances | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Mazurkas | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Waltzes | Ballets & Dances | Classical | Styles | Music

Ballads | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Etudes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

Preludes | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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ASIN: B000JX7FTW
Release Date: 2007-03-08

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Chopin & Beethoven
Starring: Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana , Roderick Brydon , and Tzimon Barto
Manufacturer: Nutech Digital
ProductGroup: DVD
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Incredible sound !

Dream Suite I - London Philharmonic

Manufacturer: Silverline
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: DVD Audio

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Album Description

Soothing compositions by the great masters. These performances by the London Philharmonic are presented for the first time in stunning six-channel surround sound include works by Debussy, Mendelssohn, Schumann and Brahms.

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Incredible sound !.......2000-09-30

The performance of the London Philharmonic is certainly up to par , but the orchestral sound is simply the best I have ever encountered. It is the most realistic sound of a symphony orchestra I have had in my living room. It must be the DTS encoding, but whatever it is I am held spellbound listening to the utter realism of the performance. The accompanying video pictorials are also quite pleasing.

Dream Suite II - London Philharmonic (DVD Audio)

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Dream Suite II - London Philharmonic (DVD Audio)

Manufacturer: Silverline
ProductGroup: Music
Binding: DVD Audio

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Fantasies | Forms & Genres | Classical | Styles | Music

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Album Description

Soothing compositions by the great masters. These performances by the London Symphony are presented for the first time in stunning six-channel surround sound include works by Chopin, Boccherini, Dvorak and Elgar.

Special Features include:
-Beautiful presentation of Program Notes and photographic stills
-Plays on ALL DVD players
-Supports Dolby Digital and DTS 5.1 formats
-Stunning six-channel "surround sound" audio
-More than twice the quality of today's CD whether played through stereo or six-channel surround
-Can be enjoyed as an audio experience alone or in conjunction with a TV to access the visual content

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John Perry Live in Concert DVD

Manufacturer: Ullanta MusicWorks
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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The only live performance video of the renowned pianist John Perry

Beautiful audio and video quality

Over 30 minutes of encores alone! 1-1/2 hours of performance!

One of the world's best loved piano teachers and a masterful performer

ASIN: B000EEK3L8

Product Description

Renowned pianist and teacher John Perry in a staggering live performance with over 30 minutes of encores alone! Works include Bach's Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue, Beethoven's Appassionata Sonata, Schubert's Sonata in B-flat Major and Impromptu No. 4, Ravel's Ondine (from Gaspard de la Nuit), and Chopin's Polonaise No. 5.

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Erling Bengtsson: The Cello and I
Starring: Bach , Beethoven , Chopin , and Bengtsson
Manufacturer: Danacord Records
ProductGroup: DVD
Binding: DVD

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