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Jeff Girard and M-R Music present
The Wind Band Report
2013 Midwest Preview #3
DVDs
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Vol. 1, No. 8 December 2013
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 Whew, that cold bug knocked me for a pretty good loop the last couple of days, but better to get it over with now than next week in Chicago.
DVDs are up now. I found a lot of new orchestral performance, instructional, and documentary videos that can be relevant to our line of work as conductors and educators.
On another note - please note that M-R Music will be closed for the week following Midwest from December 23-28. We'll have our hands full taking care of all the orders and music we bring back from Midwest, plus we have to prepare for the Florida MEA in 2 weeks following, so we're going to take that time to get organized and enjoy the Christmas holiday. More information to follow! |
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New DVDs - Performance, Instructional, Documentaries
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Leonard Bernstein's Young People's Concerts, Volume 2 (9 DVD Set)
New York Philharmonic
From 1960 through 1972, renowned conductor and composer Leonard Bernstein thrilled audiences with wonderful concert experiences presented in a sparkling music-with-commentary format: The Young People's Concerts.
Viewed nationwide on CBS television, the Young People's Concerts turned an entire generation into music lovers. With the release of volume 2, an additional 27 episodes from the Young People's Concerts series are now available on this 9 DVD set. Volume 1 is available as well if you have not introduced yourself to this fascinating piece of musical history.
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9 DVDs - $149
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Great Conductors - Zubin Mehta in Rehearsal
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra
On July 18, 1996, the Israel Philharmoinc Orchestra, conducted by its Music Director maestro Zubin Mehta, gave its first-ever performance of Richard Strauss' tone-poem Till Eulenspiegels lustige Streiche.
As one of the world's foremost interpreters of the great symphonic literature, excelling in the Romantic works of Bruckner, Mahler and Richard Strauss in particular, Mehta had conducted this enormously popular masterpiece on countless occasions, but it was the first time ever that he had rehearsed it from scratch. At a press conference given to launch the series, he expressed great excitement at having the cameras present while he was working on Till Eulenspiegel with his own orchestra.
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Serigu Celibidache: Firebrand and Philosopher
A Film by Norbert Buse
Norbert Buse's film is a moving portrayal of the legendary conductor. In the making of it he chanced upon a minor coup: Celibidache's curriculum vitae, discovered in the archives of the Musikhochschule in Berlin, and falsified by the conductor in order to enhance his career.
But the film's focus is also on the man who seemed always so aloof. For the first time there are interviews with Celibidache's sister and Son Serge, whose has done his own film portrait of his father. This is the portrait of a conductor who perhaps more than any other combined analysis and passion, ruthlessness and sympathy - a maestro furioso.
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DVD - $26.95
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Salzburg Festival - Weiner Philharmoniker; Mariss Jansons, Nina Stemme
Strauss; Wagner; Brahms
With a program dedicated to the second half of the 19th century, Mariss Jansons, the Vienna Philharmonic and soprano Nina Stemme offer a superlative concert experience.
A brilliant reading of richard Strauss's tone poem Don Juan opens this concert. Then Wagner's Wesendonck-Lieder (Five songs for female voice after poems by Mathilde Wesendock), sung by the outstanding Swedish soprano Nina Stemme and the consciously down-to-earth-symphonic answer of Johannes Brahms Symphony No. 1 in C minor complete this extraordinary concert.
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DVD - $26.99
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Music in the Air - A History of Classical Music on Television
A film by Reiner E Moritz
Music on television has come in various guises over the last 50 years. It was already part of the program mix at the very beginning as is still around, more sophisticated than ever. Television has been instrumental in popularizing music, preserving precious moments of music making and helping to create music and performances which would not exist without it.
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DVD - $26.99
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Arts and the Mind with Lisa Kudrow
Strengthening our Minds Across a Lifetime
Arts and the Mind explores the vital role of the arts in human development across a lifetime. This two-part PBS documentary shares stories of how music, dance, painting, poetry, and theater markedly improve well-being at both ends of life, and reveals the cutting-edge science behind this positive impact.
CD - $29.95
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The Soldier's Tale
Igor Stravinsky / Robert Helpmann
Here's a chance to study Stravinsky's famous work in a different light. Robert Helpmann plays the eight different roles of the Devil's disguises, while Brian Phelan and Svetlana Beriosova dance the parts of the Soldier and his beloved. Now you can see how the dancers' parts are integrated with Stravinsky's music, which may give you some further insights into your own instrumental performances of this work.
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$25.95
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Rehearsal Technique for Concert Bands
Yo Goto
Presented by renowned educator and composer Yo Goto, this video (part of the WINDS series of videos) can help incorporate important fundamental training concepts into a practical method to develop sight reading, score development, individual awareness, efficient rehearsal techniques, and student leadership in the music learning process
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$34.95
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I lost so much time due to my cold that I may not get all the updates I want, but I'm shooting for a Reference Book update and maybe, just maybe, one more blurb about some more new issues. Plus, an announcement about a new printing service for composers who don't have a publishing home yet, OHM Music. See you at Midwest!
I'm open to suggestions from you. Tell me about a topic you'd like me to research and present. Email me at instrumental@mrmusicinc.com with your thoughts and I'll look for an opportunity to incorporate it into a Report issue. |
Until next time, thank you for your ongoing support. Spread the word to your fellow wind band colleagues!
Jeff Girard Instrumental Specialist Instrumental Music (my direct line): 314/942-1522 General phone line: 314/291-4686 Fax: 314/621/4166 |
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