What Music DVD Are You Watching?

Transatlantic - Live at Shepherd's Bush Empire 2010

25 Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame concert from Time Life. Watched this on bluray today, simply amazing. A who's who of Motown , Blues & Rock & Roll & even Heavy Metal. Ego's where left at the door & half is just a jam session with other artists - but by Lord does it work !

Superb vision & sound - my reference blu ray disc now.

Really enjoyed

Tom Petty & The Heartbreakers .Runnin'Down A Dream


Last Night

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Originally posted by Lloydy:

I just watched that as well, though not sure it's the same edition as yours... (mine has 4 DVDs!)
Some great footage of Canned Heat and Creedence CR which was omitted from the original. Very interesting interview with Mike Wadleigh and Michael Lang, though I'd still like to know more about whose idea it really was and who the 'backers' were....

Calexico – World drifts in.

Recorded at the Barbican Theatre, first half of show features Calexico, second half features Calexico, Mariachi Luz de Luna and guests. Stunning songs and stunning arrangements.

OK, this is very technical and has a very narrow audience, obviously. I've watched small bits at a time over several weeks now and when I'm done I'll start over. To me, I find this sort of thing very interesting. If you are interested at all in classical music and in particular, how to play a cello, this is very informative. It demonstrates how physical and challenging it is to learn how to play an instrument at a high level. It also illustrates how connected your body is to your instrument. You have to be physically in shape and in good working order to play well. For example, a small change of angle in how you up or down bow will change the sound. An understanding of physics and physiology go a long way as well. For cellist, so much is about understanding the bowing arm and what happens at the shoulder, elbow, wrist and fingers and how the relationship changes to result in different or desired musical outcomes on each note or string.

Maria Kliegel - Cello Master Class:
Well-used technical exercises enable cellists to master great cello works. Yet many pieces still contain their own peculiar stumbling blocks and there are many obstacles that can only be overcome with a certain expertise. In her book and DVD project Using Technique and Imagination to achieve Artistic Expression, Quintessence in 3 parts, the famous cellist Maria Kliegel opens up a new avenue that is intended to help advanced cellists over these obstacles. Through her concert performances as well as in the recording studio and as a teacher, she has gathered considerable experience of specific aspects and pitfalls of the cello technique. Using numerous examples from the cello repertoire, the book is a distillation of her experience, while the 2 DVDs provide a demonstration of the cello techniques described in the book. She also plays and analyzes the ‘infamous’ passages from the Cello Concertos by Haydn (D) and Schumann and from Tchaikovsky’s Rococo Variations. Frequent sources of errors are exposed, tricks shown, and various tips on how to get more out of practicing are given along with helpful interpretative suggestions.

The Book
Quintessence 1
Description of the cello techniques demonstrated on the DVDs (198 pages)
DVD 1
Quintessence 2
Bow Technique (43:53)
Left-hand Technique (1:21:55)
Infamous Excerpts: Haydn Concerto in D major (2:08:54)
DVD 2
Quintessence 3
Infamous Excerpts: Schumann, Concerto in A minor (1:54:49) Tchaikovsky, Rococo Variations in A major (2:06:28)

For her German original ”Mit Technik und Fantasie zum künstlerischen Ausdruck“ Maria Kliegel has received two prestigious awards within the shortest time: the special ”Digita Award“ (best German educational software) and the European Media Award ”Comenius EduMedia–Siegel“.

‘I strongly recommend her book and demonstration DVDs to all.’ – Janos Starker
‘She is talented not only in interpreting but also in analysis of the technical cello elements’ – Mstislav Rostropovich
‘Having read and studied Maria Kliegel’s treatise on the cello I have only words of gratitude’ – Bernard Greenhouse, Beaux Arts Trio

David Gimour Remember that night live at the albert hall..

Paul Weller live at the albert hall..out of bargin bin Asda Dyce Aberdeen

Bjork Vespertine DVD Audio..Still pictures

Simon

1st disc

Picture quality not brill but the music............

Karl

Kiki Dee - Under The Night Sky

Chris N

Gary Moore's tribute to Phil Lynott,which turned out to be a tribute to him.  On Blu Ray,pretty awesome

The DVD that came with the Special addition CD.  Weird but wonderful!