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...span of a quarter-century and include both live and studio recordings, were discovered unmarked and unedited in the company's vaults in Holland in 1993 and were released earlier this fall with the imprimatur of the temperamental pianist. The music represents the heart of his repertoire: Bach, Mozart, Beethoven, Brahms, Schumann, Schubert, Haydn, Weber, Chopin, Liszt, Scriabin, Prokofiev and Shostakovich. There is probably no better compendium of Richter...
Despite its convoluted narrative, "Helas Pour Moi" is visually mesmerizing. Stunningly photographed on the banks of a Swiss lake, with vivid, rippling blue water and fields of poppies, the film looks gorgeous. The cinematography, combined with the Bach, Beethoven and Tchaikovsky soundtrack, makes the movie a sumptuous, sensual experience. The performances are also superb. Instead of being loud and bombastic, Depardieu's performance is unusually restrained and quite compelling...
There are always opportunities to rediscover the wonders of Beethoven and this recent album will move your soul, says TIME Music Critic Michael Walsh. Why? It's recorded on instruments used in Beethoven's era -- the 1820s -- under the direction of conductor John Eliot Gardiner who "whips up some excitement."Post your opinion on theArts & Culturebulletin board...
...Oscars. Universal Studios Florida, the company's pricey rival to Walt Disney World, is virtually a Spielberg shrine, with major rides celebrating E.T., Back to the Future and Jaws. But without its main man, Universal is a crippled company. The rest of its movie trove is a dog named Beethoven and some other dogs named Dr. Giggles, Splitting Heirs and Havana...
...instead of the lectern, the professor headed for the piano bench. And instead of a speech, his presentation opened with a live, impassioned performance of Beethoven's Sonata Pathetique...