A Casa Das Sete Mulheres Review

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A Casa Das Sete Mulheres ReviewThis is the soundtrack to the Brazilian novela, A CASA DAS SETE MULHERES (House of the Seven Women). However, you don't need to have followed the T.V. drama to enjoy the music.
Well-known Brazilian musician, composer, and musical director Marcus Viana, who has assembled previous successful novela soundtracks (like O Clone, Terra Nostra), has created another winning CD with the A CASA DAS SETE MULHERES. The songs have a soft easy listening quality and capture all the emotions - like playfulness, happiness, and sadness.
Popular Brazilian artists, like Milton Nascimento, Gal Costa, Zizi Possi, Flávio Venturini, Jorge Vercilo, Agnaldo Rayol participate on the album.
For those who are following the novela, here are a few tidbits about some of the songs:
Track #3 - Actor Rodrigo Faro sings La Media Vuelta. He plays the part of Dr. Joaquim (Bento Gonçalves and Caetana's oldest son).
Track #4 - Tristesse (sung by Milton Nascimento and Maria Rita Mariano) is used for Joaquim as he longs for Manuela.
Track #5 - Cavalo Baio (by Sagrado Coração de Terra) is Anita's theme song. It is also used for the soldiers.
Track #7 - Piel de Lava (sung by Paula Santoro) is sometimes used for Bento Gonçalves and Caetana.
Track #8 - Prenda Minha (sung by Flávio Venturini) is João and Mariana's theme song.
Track #9 - Fênix (sung by Jorge Vercilo) is the theme song for Perpétua and Ignácio.
Track #10 - Il Dio dei Buoni (sung by Agnaldo Rayol) is used for Garibaldi.
Track #12 - Uma Voz No Vento (sung by Leila Pinheiro) is the theme song for Rosário and Estevão.
Track #13 - Musical director Marcus Viana sings Vidas, Amores e Guerras.
Track #14 - A Saga dos Pampas (Abertura), is the opening theme song for the novela. Marcus Viana and his orchestra, called Transfônica Orkestra, perform this piece.
There is a second CD soundtrack, SETE VIDAS, AMORES E GUERRAS (Seven Lives, Loves and Wars). Marcus Viana and the Transfônica Orkestra perform mainly instrumental music, which is majestic, haunting, and gripping. At the moment, this disc is unavailable at Amazon.com. However, when it does become available, I highly recommend it as a companion to the first CD.
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Night Marchers II: Return of the Ka'Ai (2006) Review

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Night Marchers II: Return of the Ka'Ai (2006) ReviewFor a low budget movie the Cousins Brothers do a terific job in making an epic Hawaiian based legend brought to life! The special effects look like any other Big Budget Hollywood production! The vast landscapes provided by The Big Island Backdrop is just Stunning. Night Marchers II povideds Chills, Thrills, and a few laughs Its fun for the whole Family.I cant wait for Night Marchers III!Night Marchers II: Return of the Ka'Ai (2006) Overview

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Caminho Das Indias Review

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Caminho Das Indias ReviewSo far i have only heard a few of the tracks and i loved each one.
Looking forward for this to be available really soon.Caminho Das Indias Overview

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John Gay: The Beggar's Opera Review

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John Gay: The Beggar's Opera ReviewBenjamin Britten's "realisation" of John Gay's enduring ballad opera, made for the newly formed English Opera Group, had its premiere on 24 May 1948; this remarkable CD presents a substantial portion of a broadcast of 22 September in the same year, apparently with the "1st cast" intact. So even if it were not a wonderful performance - which it is - it would be of tremendous historical significance.
The neglected step-child among Britten's operas, in his hands "The Beggar's Opera" really becomes an opera, rather than a play with interpolated popular songs of the early 18th century. The harmonic and orchestral invention is as strong as in the contemporaneous "Rape of Lucretia" and "Albert Herring," and the way Britten links long stretches made up of short tunes is (no surprise) ingenious and often brilliant. Unlike the discreet Britten/Imogen Holst edition of Purcell's "Dido and Aeneas," this isn't just an "arrangement," but a provocative and enjoyable modern re-imagining that is closer in spirit to Brecht & Weill ("Threepenny Opera") than to Frederick Austin's prettily genteel, and famously successful, 1920 version of Gay.
The only complete recording of the Britten came in 1993 (Argo), with Steuart Bedford leading an excellent orchestra and an experienced cast of singer-actors - Philip Langridge outstanding as Macheath. Some questionable dialogue choices aside - rather too much rewriting for my taste - it's an enjoyable 2 CD set in modern sound that lets us hear Britten's fantastic instrumental invention (for 12 players) in all its glory.
But in some ways, both musical & dramatic, this 1948 broadcast makes a stronger case for Britten's work. Although it's a studio performance, not a stage one - an advantage it terms of the sound - the singers have all had several months' experience of touring the show, and give generally lively, assured and even vivid performances, notably Peter Pears (Macheath) & Otakar Kraus (Lockit); Nancy Evans (Polly) is especially affecting in the later, anguished portions of her role. Then, too, it's possible to catch glimpses of original stage director Tyrone Guthrie's influence, especially in the active vocal participation of the "audience" of beggars. Above all, there's the composer leading a superb orchestra in an ideal reading: tempi beautifully chosen, flexible but not indulgent for the singers, and with genuine rhythmic vitality.
This studio version is abridged: musically only slightly - 7 songs and 1 "melodrama" are gone - and verbally a great deal, with narration substituting for dialogue in many places. Also, much (not all) of the dialogue appears to have been handed over to a team of actors - all of Polly, Lucy & Macheath's lines, unless my ears deceive me - and tho the "matching" is done pretty well, it means this can only be a partial record of the singers' performances & of Guthrie's work (his most provocative innovation, making the Beggar/"author" of the piece a woman, has been jettisoned entirely). Also, there are a few missing notes here and there, especially at the start of numbers (including the Overture), and the dialogue has been further shortened in order to fit it all onto one CD, making for some abrupt jumps into numbers. (By the way, the booklet gets the Act One/Two division wrong; Britten's Act One incorporates the "tavern" scene at the start of Gay's Two.) On the other hand, after a slightly rough start, the sound settles down into something quite listenable, with the solo voices excellently present and clear.
So let's count our blessings & be glad this has been preserved for all to hear: essential for Britten fans, "Beggar's Opera" fans, and quite possibly of great interest to others.John Gay: The Beggar's Opera Overview

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Andrea Bocelli - Vivere - Live In Tuscany Review

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Andrea Bocelli - Vivere - Live In Tuscany ReviewI upgraded from the standard DVD to Blu-ray to get the full effect of this concert. The detail is amazing and the lighting seems even more beautiful than I remember. What an outstanding concert with lots of wonderful guests! I loved the country location at dusk as the sun goes down over the Tuscan hills to reveal a spectacular evening sky.
The sound quality is awesome for this gorgeous collection of music. I don't understand why the Blu-ray version is still so hard to get. Really happy I got mine when I did!Andrea Bocelli - Vivere - Live In Tuscany Overview

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Shpongle: Live From the Roundhouse 2008 (2010) Review

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Shpongle: Live From the Roundhouse 2008 (2010) ReviewShpongle - what a band! If readers have not heard of them, they are a band that combines influences from all over the world, in particular India and Spain, mixed in with a healthy dose of dance. I wouldn't call it dance music though - yes, you can dance to it, but it's not the sort of top 40 music that appeals to the lowest common denominator. Shpongle definitely demands your ear and I dare to say, a certain level of intelligence.
Ok, on to the DVD...
PERFORMANCE:
What an amazing show! I think at various times in the performance there are 9-12 people of stage. It sometimes feels crowded on there, but they aren't bumping into each other. It's amazing how much of the sound is created live. The songs sound great live and you feel the energy in them. Raja Ram has quite the stage presence and you can see he is having a ton of fun. As for Simon Posford, you can see that being on stage is not where he is the most comfortable, but it's always great to see the genius performing his art. There are many live dancers during the performance. At some points it is ok, but at others (such as during Dorset Perception), I was not digging it. The setlist is fantastic and really covers everything Shpongle have done. Camera angles are great and you really get to see all the performers on stage, as well as the crowd and the stage as a whole. Further, it is not edited like an MTV performance, so you don't feel like you have ADHD after watching it. The light show is not the greatest, and the visuals are decent, but at least the music and sound quality are great. I know a lot of people say that all they care about the music, but I feel that the visuals are just as important as the music during a live performance. And that becomes even more important when you are watching a DVD.
VIDEO:
Video quality is OK, but not great. I'm not sure if high-definition cameras were used, but because a lot of the performance is darker, there is grain in the picture. It would have been nice if this was released on blu-ray, especially for when it was released. I'm actually surprised that it wasn't. Maybe the cameras were not high-def?
SOUND:
All you get is a stereo mix. Again, I am surprised that there is no surround mix, particular since Simon Posford is such a stickler for sound. However, the stereo mix is fantastic, particularly on a decent system.
EXTRAS:
There are a whole slew of extras to dig into, but my absolute favorite is the interview with Raja Ram and Simon Posford in Simon's studio. Raja is hilarious and does most of the talking, and you really get a lot of insight into the creative process, where their influences come from and some great stories on Simon's trip to India to get material for their latest album. Even though you can watch most of the interview on youtube now, the DVD is almost worth it just for that.
SUMMARY:
Fantastic show from a fantastic band. Video and sound quality are ok, and the extras are great. Really wish this was released on blu-ray though. But hey, if you are a Shpongle fan, you already own this right?Shpongle: Live From the Roundhouse 2008 (2010) Overview

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Pioneers of Electronic Music, Vol. 1: Richie Hawtin (2006) Review

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Pioneers of Electronic Music, Vol. 1: Richie Hawtin (2006) Review...in a nice documentary with pictures of his childhood and rare footage from old parties.Pioneers of Electronic Music, Vol. 1: Richie Hawtin (2006) Overview

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