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Wonderwell
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In an idyllic Italian village, a young American girl on the threshold of adolescence is swept into a timeless magical adventure in Wonderwell.
Beethoven: Complete Piano Concertos
Krystian Zimerman joined forces with Sir Simon Rattle and the London Symphony Orchestra last December in Beethoven’s five piano concertos. Their spellbinding performances, streamed on DG Stage from LSO St Luke’s and recorded live by Deutsche Grammophon, harvested a bumper crop of critical superlatives.
Saariaho: Innocence
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The world premiere of composer Kaija Saariaho's opera, "Innocence", at the 2021 Aix-en-Provence Festival. Finland is the setting but the protagonists come from the four corners of Europe: a Finnish groom and his Romanian bride, a French mother-in-law and a Czech maid. Around them memories unravel in a contemporary tragedy of guilt and lost innocence.
Promises: Through Congress
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Promises: Through Congress is a collaboration between Julie Mehretu, electronic music composer Floating Points aka Sam Shepherd, and filmmaker Trevor Tweeten. This 46-minute film features Mehretu’s expansive painting Congress (2003) and Promises (Luaka Bop, 2021), the acclaimed album from Floating Points and jazz titan Pharoah Sanders featuring the London Symphony Orchestra. Filmed on location at The Broad in Los Angeles.
This is Rattle
This film captures Rattle's very first performance as Music Director; a programme in which British composers took centre-stage. The world-premiere of Helen Grime's Fanfares, which became the first movement of the work Woven Space, opened the concert before violinist Christian Tetzlaff took to the stage to perform the concerto written for him in 2010 by Harrison Birtwistle. Two more works close to Rattle's heart followed: Thomas Adès' Asyla and the pocket-sized Symphony No 3 by the late Oliver Knussen. Finally, Rattle's stunning interpretation of the Enigma Variations brought the concert to a close and then the audience to its feet, filling the Barbican Hall with rapturous applause.
London Symphony Orchestra: The Young Debussy
The evocative music of Claude Debussy has been described as the foundation of modern music. But how did the composer come to develop his unique style? On this video, maestro Francois-Xavier Roth and the London Symphony Orchestra present the UK premiere of a previously lost work by the young Debussy, alongside some of his earliest inspirations. Debussy's newly discovered Premiére Suite gives a rare insight into the mind of a young composer on the cusp of innovation. It's a work filled with Romantic and Eastern influences and glimpses of the unexpected harmonies that came to define Debussy's work. Paired alongside the composer's role models - from Wagner's powerful intertwining motifs, the abundant Spanish influences in Lalo's rarely-heard Cello Concerto performed here by Edgar Moreau, and Massenet's majestic Le Cid - Francois-Xavier Roth gives a fresh perspective on the much-loved composer.
BBC Proms: Bernstein's On the Town
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John Wilson and the London Symphony Orchestra present the hit Broadway musical On the Town live from the Royal Albert Hall. With classic numbers such as New York, New York and l Can Cook Too and a star-studded line-up of singers including Nathaniel Hackmann and Louise Dearman, this concert performance launches a packed bank holiday weekend of Proms tributes to the late composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein, who would have been 100 years old on 25 August 2018. Katie Derham presents, with special guest Clarke Peters.
London Symphony Orchestra: Bruckner & Messiaen
Sir Simon Rattle and the LSO are joined by revered French pianist Pierre-Laurent Aimard in a concert film that brings together music by Anton Bruckner and Olivier Messiaen: two composers as united in their devotion to the Catholic faith as they are divergent in their approaches to writing music.
London Symphony Orchestra: Stravinsky
Sir Simon Rattle is joined by virtuosic soprano Barbara Hannigan for a modernist programme that showcases the immense capabilities of the London Symphony Orchestra. At the heart of this concert is The Rite of Spring. Once decried, it is now a cornerstone of orchestral repertoire and considered by many to be the greatest work of the 20th century. Its elemental nature is best summed up by Stravinsky, who, in an unaccustomed moment of humilty, said that he didn’t feel he was the composer of the piece, but simply the vessel through which it passsed. Sir Simon Rattle says: ‘I’ve been conduting it since I was 19...it’s one of those pieces that reminds you what the shock of the new is about and it’s still one of the great challenges and one of the great thrills to perform.’
London Symphony Orchestra: Ravel
Recorded in January 2016, this beautiful programme of French music was chosen by Music Director Designate Sir Simon Rattle and features world class soloists Leonidas Kavakos and Julia Bullock.
London Symphony Orchestra: Shostakovich 5
The LSO’s Principal Guest Conductor Michael Tilson Thomas celebrated his 70th birthday in 2015 with a concert focusing on British and Russian music, but with a nod to his native USA. He’s joined by the sensational young Chinese pianist Yuja Wang in Gershwin’s popular Concerto. Michael Tilson Thomas gave the US premiere of Colin Matthews’ Hidden Variables, an LSO commission during Matthews’ time as an Associate Composer with the LSO.
La Traviata - Festival d'Aix-en-Provence
Natalie Dessay made her first European appearances as Violetta in La traviata in a new production by the French director Jean-François Sivadier at the 2011 Aix-en-Provence Festival. This DVD captures her intense performance in the company of American tenor Charles Castronovo as Alfredo and French baritone Ludovic Tézier as his father, Giorgio Germont.
Hunter's Bride
Inspired by Carl Maria von Weber's Der Freischütz, the film opera Hunter's Bride traces the romantic rivalry between two veterans of the Napoleonic Wars who each vie for the heart of the same woman.
Leonard Bernstein - Bernstein - Candide
This is the historic concert performance of the final operatic version of Bernstein's Candide. It was recorded on December 13, 1989 at the Barbican Centre, with Leonard Bernstein conducting the London Symphony Orchestra and Chorus, with a stellar cast of operatic stars gracing the solo parts. The programme lasts a full 2hrs 27 mins. It marks the end of a long and tortured journey for the musical/operetta that spent much of its first 35 years as an orphan in the musical wilderness.
Artur Rubinstein - Piano Concertos
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Arthur Rubinstein performs Grieg's Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 16, Chopin's Piano Concerto No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21, and Saint-Saens Piano Concerto No. 2 in G minor, Op. 22 with Andre Previn at the London Symphony at Fairfield Hall, Croydon, England.
La guerra de las galaxias. Episodio III: La venganza de los Sith
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Último capítulo de la saga de Star Wars, en el que Anakin Skywalker definitivamente se pasa al lado oscuro. En el Episodio III aparecerá el General Grievous, un ser implacable mitad-alien mitad-robot, el líder del ejército separatista Droid. Los Sith son los amos del lado oscuro de la Fuerza y los enemigos de los Jedi. Ellos fueron prácticamente exterminados por los Jedi hace mil años, pero la orden del mal sobrevivió en la clandestinidad.
La guerra de las galaxias. Episodio II: El ataque de los clones
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Corren tenebrosos tiempos para la República. Ésta continúa envuelta en luchas y sumida en el caos. Un movimiento separatista, formado por centenares de planetas y poderosas alianzas y y lideradas por el misterioso conde Dooku, abre nuevas amenazas para la galaxia, a la que ni siquiera los Jedi parecen poder poner freno. Estas maniobras, planeadas hace mucho por una poderosa fuerza, conducen al estallido de las guerras clones y al principio del fin de la República. Para allanar el camino, los separatistas intentan asesinar a la senadora Padme Amidala. Para evitar futuros atentados, su seguridad es encomendada a dos caballeros Jedi...
Deep Purple: In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra
In Concert with The London Symphony Orchestra es un álbum en vivo y DVD del hard rock británico Deep Purple, grabado del 25 al 26 de septiembre de 1999 en el Royal Albert Hall de Londres con la London Symphony Orchestra, y lanzado el 8 de febrero de 2000 en Eagle Records .
La guerra de las galaxias. Episodio I: La amenaza fantasma
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La Federación de Comercio ha bloqueado el pequeño planeta de Naboo, gobernado por la joven Reina Amidala, como parte de un plan ideado por Sith Darth Sidious, que manteniéndose en el anonimato dirige a los neimoidianos, que están al mando de la Federación. Amidala es convencida por los Jedis Qui-Gon Jinn y su aprendiz, o padawan, Obi-Wan Kenobi a viajar hasta Coruscant, capital de la República y sede del Consejo Jedi para intentar mediar esta amenaza. Pero esquivando el bloqueo, la nave real resulta dañada, obligando a la tripulación a aterrizar en el desértico y remoto planeta de Tatooine...
El retorno del Jedi
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Luke Skywalker y la princesa Leia deben viajar a Tatooine para liberar a Han Solo. Para conseguirlo, deben infiltrarse en la peligrosa guarida de Jabba the Hutt, el gángster más temido de la galaxia. Una vez reunidos, el equipo recluta a tribus de Ewoks para combatir a las fuerzas imperiales en los bosques de la luna de Endor. Mientras tanto, el Emperador y Darth Vader conspiran para convertir a Luke al lado oscuro, pero el joven Skywalker, por su parte, está decidido a reavivar el espíritu del Jedi en su padre. La guerra civil galáctica culmina en un último enfrentamiento entre las fuerzas rebeldes unificadas y una segunda Estrella de la Muerte, indefensa e incompleta, en una batalla que decidirá el destino de la galaxia.
Indiana Jones en busca del arca perdida
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Año 1936. Indiana Jones es un profesor de arqueología, dispuesto a correr peligrosas aventuras con tal de conseguir valiosas reliquias históricas. Después de una infructuosa misión en Sudamérica, el gobierno estadounidense le encarga la búsqueda del Arca de la Alianza, donde se conservan las Tablas de la Ley que Dios entregó a Moisés. Según la leyenda, quien las posea tendrá un poder absoluto, razón por la cual también la buscan los nazis.
El imperio contraataca
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Tras un ataque sorpresa de las tropas imperiales a las bases camufladas de la alianza rebelde, Luke Skywalker, en compañía de R2D2, parte hacia el planeta Dagobah en busca de Yoda, el último maestro Jedi, para que le enseñe los secretos de la Fuerza. Mientras, Han Solo, la princesa Leia, Chewbacca, y C3PO esquivan a las fuerzas imperiales y piden refugio al antiguo propietario del Halcón Milenario, Lando Calrissian, en la ciudad minera de Bespin, donde les prepara una trampa urdida por Darth Vader.
La guerra de las galaxias
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La princesa Leia, líder del movimiento rebelde que desea reinstaurar la República en la galaxia en los tiempos ominosos del Imperio, es capturada por las malévolas Fuerzas Imperiales, capitaneadas por el implacable Darth Vader, el sirviente más fiel del emperador. El intrépido Luke Skywalker, ayudado por Han Solo, capitán de la nave espacial "El Halcón Milenario", y los androides, R2D2 y C3PO, serán los encargados de luchar contra el enemigo y rescatar a la princesa para volver a instaurar la justicia en el seno de la Galaxia.
Mahler - Symphonies Nos. 1, 2 & 3
Beginning with the First Symphony, Bernstein reveals Mahler's position at the hinge of modernism, while emphasizing his emotional extremism. The uplifting Second "Resurrection" Symphony, with which Bernstein had an especially long and close association, is recorded here in a historic performance from 1973, set in the Romanesque splendor of Ely Cathedral. In the Third, Bernstein encompasses the symphony's spiritual panorama like no other conductor, with the Vienna Philharmonic players alive to every nuance.
La princesa de Éboli
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España, Reinado de Felipe II (1559-1598). Al quedarse viuda, Doña Ana de Mendoza vive apartada de la vida de la Corte de Madrid. Sin embargo, por razones de estado, el propio Rey, buen amigo de Ana, le pide que vuelve a la Corte e interceda por uno de sus hombres de confianza. Cuando llega, conoce a Antonio Pérez, secretario del Rey y hombre de gran influencia política, que vivía entre intrigas palaciegas y bellas cortesanas. A pesar de la inicial animadversión de Ana hacia él, ambos se enamoran locamente, pero la traición de Pérez a la Corona les causará a ambos graves problemas políticos.
Instruments of the Orchestra
British educational documentary film about the principal instruments in the modern symphony orchestra, illustrated through Benjamin Britten's composition, "The Young Person's Guide to the Orchestra", for which it was commissioned.
Holst: The Planets with Professor Brian Cox
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The BBC Symphony Orchestra, conducted by Ben Gernon, performs Gustav Holst’s masterpiece, The Planets, at the Barbican, 100 years after its composition. Professor Brian Cox introduces each movement against a backdrop of the very latest in planetary imagery.
Johannes Brahms - Karol Szymanowski - Symphonies No2 (London Symphony Orchestra)
Valery Gergiev conducts the London Symphony Orchestra in recorded at Barbican Hall, London in 2012. The concert opens with Brahms's Tragic Overture, Op. 81 followed by Karol Szymanowksi's Symphony No. 2, Op. 19. The concert closes with Brahms's Symphony No. 2, Op. 73. Dirección Laurent Lesperon Elenco Valery Gergiev, Karol Szymanowski, Johannes Brahms Géneros Videos musicales y conciertos Subtítulos No disponible Idiomas de audio English
Sir Georg Solti: Beethoven: Symphony No. 7
This superb performance of three of Beethoven's compositions features renowned pianist Murray Perahia and the London Symphony Orchestra, led by legendary guest conductor Sir Georg Solti. The concert, which was held as part of the fifth anniversary celebration of London's Barbican Centre, includes the Overture to "Coriolan," op. 62; Piano Concerto no. 1 in C Major, op. 15; and Symphony no. 7 in A Major, op. 92.