Luciano Pavarotti -"Pavarotti: The Lost Concert - Live at Llangollen 1995" [Blu-ray] Marking the 40th anniversary of winning a singing competition as part of a choir from his hometown of Modena in 1955, Luciano Pavarotti returns to North Wales to give a special gala concert at the 1995 Llangollen International Musical Eisteddfod. Joining him that evening is the BBC Philharmonic, the modern-day Corale Gioachino Rossini, Modena and, for the finale, Japanese soprano Atzuko Kawahara. The program combines popular operatic arias & choruses, Neapolitan songs, one of Pavarotti's own compositions, orchestral overtures & interludes, and a special duet for the finale. The final moments of an unforgettable event are made even more emotional by the singer's departing words. "You don't know what this is for me, what it is for me to try to concentrate for myself tonight, in what I am doing, with my music - while a million of memories come to my mind. For forty years, I was looking for this day... thank you for the beautiful night that you gave to me." Blu-ray with 20-page booklet.
Filmed at the Teatro del Silenzio (Theatre of Silence) in Lajatico over 3 nights in 2024 and marking his 30th year as an artist, this once-in-a-lifetime event sees classical star Andrea Bocelli appear in his home of Tuscany with a star-studded lineup of special guests performing songs that have been the pillars of his career. This 2-disc Blu-ray package features two shows - "The Celebration" and "30 Years of Musical Inspiration" and over 4 and a half hours of performances. With incredible staging, including a stunning sundial centerpiece in the middle of a lake, and 500 drones which lift into the sky in 3 breathtaking moments, Bocelli is joined by an 80-piece orchestra, a cast of over 200 musicians and family and friends including Ed Sheeran, Jon Batiste, Shania Twain, Brian May and more. It's a night that transforms both the landscape and beautiful Tuscan sky into something totally spectacular. The result: a mesmerizing and truly unforgettable concert. Digipak with 20-page booklet.
Filmed at the Teatro del Silenzio (Theatre of Silence) in Lajatico over 3 nights in 2024 and marking his 30th year as an artist, this once-in-a-lifetime event sees classical star Andrea Bocelli appear in his home of Tuscany with a star-studded lineup of special guests performing songs that have been the pillars of his career. This 2-disc Blu-ray package features two shows - "The Celebration" and "30 Years of Musical Inspiration" and over 4 and a half hours of performances. With incredible staging, including a stunning sundial centerpiece in the middle of a lake, and 500 drones which lift into the sky in 3 breathtaking moments, Bocelli is joined by an 80-piece orchestra, a cast of over 200 musicians and family and friends including Ed Sheeran, Jon Batiste, Shania Twain, Brian May and more. It's a night that transforms both the landscape and beautiful Tuscan sky into something totally spectacular. The result: a mesmerizing and truly unforgettable concert. Digipak with 20-page booklet.
Fanny Mendelssohn -"Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn" - Felix Mendelssohn's Wedding March is probably the single most popular classical composition of all time. But Felix was not the only genius in the family; meet his brilliant sister Fanny, whose unknown Easter Sonata surfaced in 1972. In "Fanny: The Other Mendelssohn," director Sheila Hayman reveals the extraordinary life of a composer long neglected by the guardians of classical music and goes on a quest to prove that this lost masterpiece attributed to Felix was actually composed by Fanny. Piano prodigy Isata Kanneh-Mason brings the beauty of Fanny's music to life in this story of a very modern woman who happened to live 200 years ago. Blu-ray/DVD set in Softpak
Deluxe two CD + DVD edition. A frequent visitor to Montreux, George Benson has selected this show from 1986 as the first he would like released. Taken from the height of his commercial success, the concert includes classics and hits throughout the set, such as "Lady Love Me (One More Time)," "Love Ballad," "In Your Eyes," "Love X Love," "20/20," "On Broadway," "Turn Your Love Around," "Never Give Up On A Good Thing," and more.
First, Love You Madly is a profile of Duke Ellington that features interviews and such timeless selections as "Rockin' in Rhythm," "In My Solitude," "Things Ain't What They Used to Be," and more. Then, A Concert of Sacred Music at Grace Cathedral includes unforgettable renditions of "In the Beginning, God," "The Lord's Prayer," "Come Sunday," and other songs of praise. 116 min. Total. Standard; Soundtrack: English. Region Free
Deluxe CD/DVD edition. Candy Dulfer has combined a highly successful solo career with guest spots for a host of musical greats including Van Morrison, Blondie, Aretha Franklin, Pink Floyd, Dave Stewart (with whom she had #11 hit, "Lily Was Here") and, perhaps most notably, Prince. She has played at Montreux on several occasions with her band, Funky Stuff. This set focuses on her concert from 2002 and features bonus tracks from 1998 (3 exclusive on CD, 4 exclusive on DVD).
Ella Fitzgerald's Live At Montreux 1969 features the First Lady of Song backed by the Tommy Flanagan Trio performing a set combining contemporary tracks, such as "Sunshine Of Your Love" and "Hey Jude" alongside classics like "I Won't Dance," "That Old Black Magic," and a host of others. Available on CD for the first time. Frank de la Rosa - bass / Tommy Flanagan - piano / Ed Thigpen - Drums / Ella Fitzgerald - vocals
