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60 Minutes, Alma
presented by Scott Pelley, 1957-; produced by Aaron Weisz and Robert G. Anderson, fl. 2000; interview by Scott Pelley, 1957-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2014), 13 mins
A profile of Alma Deutscher, a 12-year-old British music prodigy accomplished in the classical style who wrote her first opera at age ten. Includes interviews with: Guy and Janie Deutscher, Alma's parents; Robert Gjerdingen, professor of music at Northwestern University.
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presented by Scott Pelley, 1957-; produced by Aaron Weisz and Robert G. Anderson, fl. 2000; interview by Scott Pelley, 1957-, in 60 Minutes (New York, NY: Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS), 2014), 13 mins
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A profile of Alma Deutscher, a 12-year-old British music prodigy accomplished in the classical style who wrote her first opera at age ten. Includes interviews with: Guy and Janie Deutscher, Alma's parents; Robert Gjerdingen, professor of music at Northwestern University.
Field of Study
Media Studies
Content Type
Interview, News story
Contributor
Aaron Weisz, Robert G. Anderson, fl. 2000
Author / Creator
Scott Pelley, 1957-
Date Published / Released
2014
Publisher
Columbia Broadcasting System (CBS)
Series
60 Minutes
Person Discussed
Robert O. Gjerdingen, fl. 1998, Alma Elizabeth Deutscher, 2005-
Topic / Theme
Musical technique, Opera, Music composition, Music theory, Family and Culture, Early 21st Century United States (2001– )
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2014 CBS Broadcasting Inc. All Rights Reserved.
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Ae Fond Kiss: Ballads, Folksongs and Parlour Songs
Ae Fond Kiss: Ballads, Folksongs and Parlour Songs (CBC Records, 1998)
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Ae Fond Kiss: Ballads, Folksongs and Parlour Songs (CBC Records, 1998)
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Liner note
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
CBC Records
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Maria By Callas
directed by Tom Volf; produced by Tom Volf, Elephant Doc; performed by Maria Callas, 1923-1977, David Frost, 1939-2013 and Joyce DiDonato, 1969- (Culver City, CA: Sony Pictures Classics, 2017), 1 hour 59 mins
Tom Volf's MARIA BY CALLAS is the first film to tell the life story of the legendary Greek/American opera singer completely in her own words.Told through performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters and unpublished memoirs—nearly all of which have never been shown to the public€..
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directed by Tom Volf; produced by Tom Volf, Elephant Doc; performed by Maria Callas, 1923-1977, David Frost, 1939-2013 and Joyce DiDonato, 1969- (Culver City, CA: Sony Pictures Classics, 2017), 1 hour 59 mins
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Tom Volf's MARIA BY CALLAS is the first film to tell the life story of the legendary Greek/American opera singer completely in her own words.Told through performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters and unpublished memoirs—nearly all of which have never been shown to the public—the film reveals the essence of an extraordinary woman who rose from humble beginnings in New York City to become a glamorous internat...
Tom Volf's MARIA BY CALLAS is the first film to tell the life story of the legendary Greek/American opera singer completely in her own words.Told through performances, TV interviews, home movies, family photographs, private letters and unpublished memoirs—nearly all of which have never been shown to the public—the film reveals the essence of an extraordinary woman who rose from humble beginnings in New York City to become a glamorous international superstar and one of the greatest artists of all time.Assembling the material for the film took director Volf four years of painstaking research, which included personal outreach to dozens of Callas's closest friends and associates, who allowed him to share their personal memorabilia in the film. When recordings of Callas's voice aren't available, Joyce DiDonato, one of contemporary opera's biggest stars, reads her words.Callas believed that two different women lived in her: Maria, the woman who longed for a normal life; and Callas, the public figure and icon, from which an adoring public expected a transcendent experience every time she stepped onstage, and which could quickly become outraged when they felt she had given them anything less. Through Volf's intimate portrait of Callas, we see that some commonly held beliefs about Callas, notably her reputation as a "tempestuous" diva, have no basis in fact. MARIA BY CALLAS revisits many of the most notable controversies of Callas's life, from the "Rome Cancellation" to her conflict with the Metropolitan Opera's Rudolf Bing, and demonstrates that, while Callas was a demanding perfectionist, she was neither capricious nor someone who made trouble for its own sake. The film also sheds new light on Callas's relationship with Aristotle Onassis, the supreme love of her life.Instead of trying to sum up her vast musical repertoire through countless clips, Volf instead presents some of her most important arias in their entirety. Each aria is chosen for its significance for the period in Callas's life during which she sang them. These arias include: "Casta Diva" ("Norma"), "Love is a Rebellious Bird" ("Carmen"), and "I Lived for Art, I Lived for Love" ("Tosca"). Through hearing these full versions of Callas's performances, the audience is able to experience a direct, unmediated response to her music, as the audiences of her time did. MARIA BY CALLAS is a loving portrait of one of history's most extraordinarily talented women, told in a way that is revelatory, unprecedented, and authoritative.
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Field of Study
American Film
Content Type
Documentary
Performer / Ensemble
Maria Callas, 1923-1977, David Frost, 1939-2013, Joyce DiDonato, 1969-
Contributor
Tom Volf, Elephant Doc, Joyce DiDonato, 1969-
Author / Creator
Tom Volf, Maria Callas, 1923-1977, David Frost, 1939-2013, Joyce DiDonato, 1969-
Date Published / Released
2017
Publisher
Sony Pictures Classics
Speaker / Narrator
Joyce DiDonato, 1969-
Person Discussed
Maria Callas, 1923-1977
Topic / Theme
Herself 1, Himself 1, Maria Callas
Copyright Message
Copyright © 2017 Sony Pictures Classics
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Ae Fond Kiss: Ballads, Folksongs and Parlour Songs
produced by Anton Kwiatkowski, fl. 1969; performed by Edith Wiens, Rudolph Jansen and Judy Loman, 1936-, in Musica viva (CBC Records, 1998), 1 hour 14 mins
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produced by Anton Kwiatkowski, fl. 1969; performed by Edith Wiens, Rudolph Jansen and Judy Loman, 1936-, in Musica viva (CBC Records, 1998), 1 hour 14 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1997-02-19
Field of Study
Classical Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Edith Wiens, Rudolph Jansen, Judy Loman, 1936-
Contributor
Matthew Baird, Doug Doctor, Anton Kwiatkowski, fl. 1969
Author / Creator
Edith Wiens, Rudolph Jansen, Judy Loman, 1936-
Date Published / Released
1998
Publisher
CBC Records
Series
Musica viva
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Tradition, Volume III: Legacy of the March
conducted by Timothy Rhea, 1967-; produced by Ray E. Toler, fl. 1980; performed by Texas A&M University Symphonic Band and Texas A&M University Concert Band (Mark Custom, 2002), 57 mins
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conducted by Timothy Rhea, 1967-; produced by Ray E. Toler, fl. 1980; performed by Texas A&M University Symphonic Band and Texas A&M University Concert Band (Mark Custom, 2002), 57 mins
Date Written / Recorded
2002-04-28
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
Texas A&M University Symphonic Band, Texas A&M University Concert Band
Contributor
Timothy Rhea, 1967-, Mark Morette, Ray E. Toler, fl. 1980
Author / Creator
Texas A&M University Symphonic Band, Texas A&M University Concert Band
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Mark Custom
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Tradition, Volume III: Legacy of the March
conducted by Timothy Rhea, 1967-; performed by Texas A&M University Symphonic Band and Texas A&M University Concert Band, Tradition, Volume III: Legacy of the March (Mark Custom, 2002)
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conducted by Timothy Rhea, 1967-; performed by Texas A&M University Symphonic Band and Texas A&M University Concert Band, Tradition, Volume III: Legacy of the March (Mark Custom, 2002)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Liner note
Performer / Ensemble
Texas A&M University Symphonic Band, Texas A&M University Concert Band
Contributor
Timothy Rhea, 1967-
Author / Creator
Texas A&M University Symphonic Band, Texas A&M University Concert Band
Date Published / Released
2002
Publisher
Mark Custom
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The United States Marine Band: Live in Concert, Volume Two
conducted by Timothy W. Foley, fl. 1964; produced by Mark Morette; performed by United States Marine Band (Mark Custom, 1999), 1 hour 19 mins
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conducted by Timothy W. Foley, fl. 1964; produced by Mark Morette; performed by United States Marine Band (Mark Custom, 1999), 1 hour 19 mins
Date Written / Recorded
1999-02-23
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Music recording
Performer / Ensemble
United States Marine Band
Contributor
Timothy W. Foley, fl. 1964, Mark Morette
Author / Creator
United States Marine Band
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Mark Custom
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The United States Marine Band: Live in Concert, Volume Two
conducted by Timothy W. Foley, fl. 1964; performed by United States Marine Band, The United States Marine Band: Live in Concert, Volume Two (Mark Custom, 1999)
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conducted by Timothy W. Foley, fl. 1964; performed by United States Marine Band, The United States Marine Band: Live in Concert, Volume Two (Mark Custom, 1999)
Field of Study
American Music
Content Type
Liner note
Performer / Ensemble
United States Marine Band
Contributor
Timothy W. Foley, fl. 1964
Author / Creator
United States Marine Band
Date Published / Released
1999
Publisher
Mark Custom
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UNSEEN CINEMA 7: Viva La Dance: The Beginnings of CINÉ-DANCE, An Optical Poem
directed by Oskar Fischinger, 1900-1967; produced by Oskar Fischinger, 1900-1967, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, in UNSEEN CINEMA 7: Viva La Dance: The Beginnings of CINÉ-DANCE (United States: Filmmakers Showcase, 1937), 8 mins
VIVA LA DANCE is part of the film retrospective UNSEEN CINEMA that explores long-forgotten American experimental cinema. A milestone in object animation, Fischinger manipulated hundreds of paper cutouts hung on invisible wires and shot a frame-at-a-time in close synchronization to Liszt’s rhapsody. The dance of...
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directed by Oskar Fischinger, 1900-1967; produced by Oskar Fischinger, 1900-1967, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer, in UNSEEN CINEMA 7: Viva La Dance: The Beginnings of CINÉ-DANCE (United States: Filmmakers Showcase, 1937), 8 mins
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VIVA LA DANCE is part of the film retrospective UNSEEN CINEMA that explores long-forgotten American experimental cinema. A milestone in object animation, Fischinger manipulated hundreds of paper cutouts hung on invisible wires and shot a frame-at-a-time in close synchronization to Liszt’s rhapsody. The dance of shapes resembles a voyage through an imaginary space where “the keen sensation of depth becomes a conceptual part of the action, wit...
VIVA LA DANCE is part of the film retrospective UNSEEN CINEMA that explores long-forgotten American experimental cinema. A milestone in object animation, Fischinger manipulated hundreds of paper cutouts hung on invisible wires and shot a frame-at-a-time in close synchronization to Liszt’s rhapsody. The dance of shapes resembles a voyage through an imaginary space where “the keen sensation of depth becomes a conceptual part of the action, with the circles that rotate around each other revealed as cosmic figures that could be either microscopic cells or stellar configurations." (William Moritz) Sadly this was the only Fischinger film commissioned and released by a major Hollywood studio. —BRUCE POSNER Oskar Fischinger, born in Germany, was trained as a musician and engineer but became a supreme figure among artists in search of the absolute. Fischinger’s films draw parallels between music and visual movement, creating some of the most precise and beautiful amalgams of sound and image cinema has ever known. —R. BRUCE ELDER 35mm 1.37:1 color sound 7:03 minutes. Production: MGM
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Field of Study
American Film
Content Type
Animation
Contributor
Oskar Fischinger, 1900-1967, Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer
Author / Creator
Oskar Fischinger, 1900-1967
Date Published / Released
1937
Publisher
Filmmakers Showcase
Series
UNSEEN CINEMA 7: Viva La Dance: The Beginnings of CINÉ-DANCE
Topic / Theme
Animation, Stop-motion animation, Animated films
Copyright Message
Special Cotents of this Edition Copyright © 2020 Filmmakers Showcase. All rights reserved.
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