Dvorak: Serenade In D Minor Op. 44 / Beethoven - Octet In E Flat Op. 103 DVD

Advantages: action packed with good story
Disadvantages: a bit to much violence for kids

...Spiderman has a battle on his hands to save Mary Jane's life and stop the green goblin from terrorising the whole of New York. Tobey Maguire was not the first choice to play Peter Parker (Leonardo Di Caprio was, but he turned it down to star in the upcoming films 'catch me if you can' and 'gangs of new york' both out in january) but he plays the role as good as anyone could. After the success of film franchises like X Men and Blade it was only a matter of time before spiderman hit the big screen and after it became such a massive hit it has inspired more film studios to bring more superheroes to the cinema e.g. The Hulk 2003,Daredevil 2003 as well as Spiderman 2 due out in may 2004. This film is the biggest hit of the year so far and made $403m in usa and £28m in the uk and sold 8 million ($120m) dvd's in one day in the usa when... Read review

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Advantages: Shows joyful side of tragic Du Pré; invaluable performances; entertaining spots.
Disadvantages: Too short, unfocused, worshipful; expensive for 1 hour film.

...) Other artists and performers included in the film: Daniel Barenboim Sir John Barbirolli Zubin Mehta Itzhak Perlman William Pleeth Pinchas Zuckerman New Philharmonia Orchestra Excerpts from: Brahms' Sonata No. 2 in F, Op. 99 Offenbach's Duos for two 'cellos Beethoven's Sonata No. 3 in A, Op. 69 Schubert's Piano Quintet in A, D. 667 'The Trout' Beethoven's Piano Trio No. 5 in D, Op. 70 No. 1 'The Ghost' Elgar's 'cello Concerto in E minor, Op. 85... Read review

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Advantages: Superb historical performances and fascinating insights
Disadvantages: Only that there are no bonus interviews this time

...- Symphonies No. 4 and 5; Johann Strauss II - "Kuenstlerleben", "Emperor Waltz", "Blue Danube"; Berlioz - Hungarian march from Damnation of Faust and Symphonie Fantastique; Bizet - "L'Arlesienne Suite"; Weber - Oberon Overture; Beethoven - Symphony No. 9 and Egmont Overture; Franck - Symphony in D minor; Debussy - "La Mer"; Ravel - Daphnis et Chloe Suite No. 2; Schostakovich - Symphony No. 5. For me, one of the most fascinating things about watching great conductors at work is having the chance to eavesdrop in their rehearsals and there are unique opportunities to do that with this DVD which shows Celibidache, Munch and Erich Kleiber hard at work to get their own sounds out of the orchestra, 3 very different conductors and 3 very different rehearsal techniques. The differences in personality and musical approach of each conductor are succinctly... Read review

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