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Gift Of Music: Great Composers & Their Influence
One of the finest achievements of Western culture is its brilliant heritage of classical music. A Gift of Music looks at the lives of the greatest composers who have given us this heritage, and especially at how their music was shaped by their beliefs.
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Beethoven Lives Upstairs DVD
The arrival of an eccentric boarder turns a young boys home upside down. At first, the boy resents their new tenant, Ludwig van Beethoven, but slowly, the boy comes to understand the genius of the man, the torment of his deafness, and the beauty of his music.
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Bach’s Fight For Freedom DVD
Set in 1717, Bach’s Fight for Freedom is a story about the positive power of ambition. It focuses on a temperamental, demanding composer and a free-thinking servant boy, both of whom feel like prisoners of circumstance.
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Bizet’s Dream DVD
Set in 1875 Bizet’s Dream tells the compelling and bittersweet story of the friendship shared by a young Parisian girl named Michelle Marin, and the great composer Georges Bizet, who teaches her piano.
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Handel’s Last Chance DVD
When the boy is falsely accused of wrongdoing, Handel comes to his rescue. The Messiah’s premiere brings Handel glory and restores him to his rightful place in the musical world.
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Rossini’s Ghost DVD
Set in 1816, the year "The Barber of Seville" had its disastrous premiere, Rossini’s Ghost is the story of three women who learn that friendship, like opera - or great pasta sauce - requires nurturing, patience, and time.
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Strauss: The King Of 3/4 Time DVD
The waltz was all the rage in 1860’s Europe, and composer Johann Strauss Jr. was the known as the "King of Three-Quarter Time." In this movie, Strauss is stressed by the pressure of outdoing himself with each new composition and the memory of his late father’s disapproval of his music.
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Magnificent Masters Of Music
This is one of the BEST products I have come across in a long time!! It's a great course in Music Appreciation. These magnificent masters of music will come to life when you hear these songs. Learn about Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven, Schubert, Liszt, Verdi and Brahms to songs about their lives put to their own music.
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