As I struggled, as every year, to get my end-of-year lists finished in a reasonably timely fashion, it occurred to me that I could publish half of the classical list earlier if I could find a reasonable way to split it into categories. Thus the non-contemporary/contemporary divide this year. The newer composers' work requires more listening; that's the only reason the older repertoire comes first.
1. Ivan Moravec Twelfth Night Recital Prague 1987 (Supraphon) Supposedly this release of a previously unissued concert recording was approved by the pianist shortly before his passing in July 2015. Certainly it's hard to hear anything of significance that he wouldn't have liked about it, because it is a magnificent testament to everything that made him one of the greatest pianists who ever lived: one of the most beautiful piano tones ever heard, allied to liquid phrasing that gave him one of the greatest legato touches ever recorded.
1. Ivan Moravec Twelfth Night Recital Prague 1987 (Supraphon) Supposedly this release of a previously unissued concert recording was approved by the pianist shortly before his passing in July 2015. Certainly it's hard to hear anything of significance that he wouldn't have liked about it, because it is a magnificent testament to everything that made him one of the greatest pianists who ever lived: one of the most beautiful piano tones ever heard, allied to liquid phrasing that gave him one of the greatest legato touches ever recorded.
- 1/6/2016
- by SteveHoltje
- www.culturecatch.com
Each week within this column we strive to pair the latest in theatrical releases to worthwhile titles currently available on Netflix Instant Watch. This week we offer alternatives to Shame, The Lady & Coriolanus.
With the Christmas holiday soon to hit, a string of smaller flicks are set to open in limited release this Friday. A sex addict will battle his demons while facing off against a vengeance-seeking Shakespearean hero, and a world-changing real-life heroine. But if these releases won’t satisfy your thirst for history, Shakespeare, and drama, we’ve got you covered with some stellar selects that are Now Streaming.
Hunger’s Steve McQueen reteams with Michael Fassbender (Fish Tank) for this gritty drama that follows Brandon, a lonely New Yorker trapped in the throws of sex addiction. Carey Mulligan co-stars.
Lonely leads seek sex, love and solace in these steamy dramas:
Rabbit Hole (2010) Inspired by David Lindsay-Abaire’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play,...
With the Christmas holiday soon to hit, a string of smaller flicks are set to open in limited release this Friday. A sex addict will battle his demons while facing off against a vengeance-seeking Shakespearean hero, and a world-changing real-life heroine. But if these releases won’t satisfy your thirst for history, Shakespeare, and drama, we’ve got you covered with some stellar selects that are Now Streaming.
Hunger’s Steve McQueen reteams with Michael Fassbender (Fish Tank) for this gritty drama that follows Brandon, a lonely New Yorker trapped in the throws of sex addiction. Carey Mulligan co-stars.
Lonely leads seek sex, love and solace in these steamy dramas:
Rabbit Hole (2010) Inspired by David Lindsay-Abaire’s Pulitzer Prize-winning play,...
- 12/1/2011
- by jpraup@gmail.com (thefilmstage.com)
- The Film Stage
"I'm stunned at the rigidness, especially here in England, America is a little bit better, they're more open about the authorship question, but only a little bit. Here in England, there is only one professor really who cares about it."
Anonymous director Roland Emmerich has caused a storm with his big screen epic drama, exploring one of history's most enduring conundrums - the genuine authorship behind the works ascribed to one William Shakespeare.
Stratford purists may be up in arms that the genius of their most celebrated citizen is being questioned in the film but, for unflappable Emmerich, it's purely a case of "looking at the facts".
Emmerich, a name previously associated with less literary fare - Independence Day, Godzilla, The Day After Tomorrow - has already written down his 10 strongest reasons for disbelieving the hype surrounding William Shakespeare. It seems that is only the tip of his iconoclastic iceberg.
Anonymous director Roland Emmerich has caused a storm with his big screen epic drama, exploring one of history's most enduring conundrums - the genuine authorship behind the works ascribed to one William Shakespeare.
Stratford purists may be up in arms that the genius of their most celebrated citizen is being questioned in the film but, for unflappable Emmerich, it's purely a case of "looking at the facts".
Emmerich, a name previously associated with less literary fare - Independence Day, Godzilla, The Day After Tomorrow - has already written down his 10 strongest reasons for disbelieving the hype surrounding William Shakespeare. It seems that is only the tip of his iconoclastic iceberg.
- 10/26/2011
- by Caroline Frost
- Huffington Post
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