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Belcanto : the tenors of the 78 era
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Belcanto : the tenors of the 78 era

Author: Jan Schmidt-GarreEnrico CarusoBeniamino GigliTito SchipaRichard TauberAll authors
Publisher: West Long Branch, NJ : Kultur, [1997]
Edition/Format:   VHS video : VHS tape   Visual material : EnglishView all editions and formats
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The great tenors of the 78 era are introduced and analyzed artistically and historically. Each episode contains conversations with the tenors' family and friends, as well as discussions with contemporary singers and teachers. Each episode contains rare film clips, numerous musical examples as well as an analysis of a representative full-length recording by the artist in focus. The final episode focuses on the  Read more...
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Genre/Form: Biography
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Named Person: Enrico Caruso; Beniamino Gigli; Tito Schipa; Richard Tauber; Leo Slezak; Joseph Schmidt; Jussi Björling; Lauritz Melchior; Helge Rosvænge; Georges Thill; Ivan Semenovych Kozlovsʹkyĭ
Material Type: Videorecording
Document Type: Visual material
All Authors / Contributors: Jan Schmidt-Garre; Enrico Caruso; Beniamino Gigli; Tito Schipa; Richard Tauber; Leo Slezak; Joseph Schmidt; Jussi Björling; Lauritz Melchior; Helge Rosvænge; Georges Thill; Ivan Semenovych Kozlovsʹkyĭ
ISBN: 1561270946 9781561270941 1561270954 9781561270958 1561270962 9781561270965 1561270970 9781561270972
OCLC Number: 233137920
Language Note: Commentary and musical selections in various languages; commentary in languages other than English has English subtitles.
Notes: "A 12-part series about the great tenors in the first half of the 20th century"--Containers.
Individual segments originally produced c1996-c1997.
Stereo-compatible sound; Dolby processed.
Program notes, music, and guests appearing in each segment included on individual containers.
Kultur: 0094--0097.
Description: 4 videocassettes (360 min.) : sd., b&w ; 1/2 in.
Details: VHS.
Contents: v. 1. Caruso ; Gigli ; Schipa --
v. 2. Tauber ; Slezak ; Joseph Schmidt --
v. 3. Björling ; Melchior ; Rosvænge --
Thill ; Kozlovsky ; The singing robot (on container: The gramophone).
Other Titles: Bel canto
Tenors of the 78 era
Responsibility: [directed] by Jan Schmidt-Garre.

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The great tenors of the 78 era are introduced and analyzed artistically and historically. Each episode contains conversations with the tenors' family and friends, as well as discussions with contemporary singers and teachers. Each episode contains rare film clips, numerous musical examples as well as an analysis of a representative full-length recording by the artist in focus. The final episode focuses on the gramophone and the influence of recordings on the interpretive process.

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