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Leaving Home: Orchestral Music in the 20th Century, Vol. 4 - Three Journeys Thru Dark Landscapes [DVD]
Conductor: Simon Rattle | Composer(s): Béla Bartók, Dmitri Shostakovich, Witold Lutoslawski | Performer(s): Simon Rattle | Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | Label: Arthaus Musik | DVD | Picture format: 16:9 | Sound format: PCM Stereo / DTS 5.1 | File host: Share-online.biz | 5% recovery record + 1 .rev file | Run time: 50 minutes | 4.56 GB
Language(s): German, English | Subtitle(s): Italian, French, Japanese, Spanish




Three Journeys Through Dark Landscapes (Volume 4) examines the effect of fundamental political upheaval on the music of Béla Bartók, Dmitri Shostakovich and Witold Lutoslawski. All three composers actively embraced the climate of change in Eastern Europe and, despite adverse pressures, found a way to develop their own musical language in works of triumphant originality and power. Written and presented by Sir Simon Rattle, the foremost British conductor of our day, this series forms a fascinating introduction to, and overview of, the music of the twentieth century. Each of the seven programmes feature over thirty minutes of specially-shot music in performance, with Rattle conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.

Britten: War Requiem / Nelsons, City Of Birmingham Symphony [Blu-ray]
Conductor: Andris Nelsons | Composer(s): Benjamin Britten | Performer(s): Erin Wall, Mark Padmore, Hanno Müller-Brachmann | Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, City of Birmingham Symphony Chorus | Label: Arthaus Musik | Blu-ray | Picture format: 1080i Full-HD | Sound format: PCM Stereo / Dolby Digital 5.1 | File hosts: Share-online.biz, Uploaded.net | 5% recovery record + 1 .rev file | Run time: 97 minutes | 21.67 GB
Language(s): English | Subtitle(s): English, German, French, Spanish
Recorded live at Coventry Cathedral 50th Anniversary Concert, 30 May 2012




2012 brings the 50th anniversary of the premiere of Britten‘s War Requiem, one of the most powerful pacifist statements in music. The first performance took place in 1962 in the newly consecrated Coventry Cathedral, built alongside the ruins of the old cathedral, left as a sombre reminder of the wartime bombings. On May 30, 2012, 50 years to the day, Britten‘s masterpiece returned to the cathedral, performed as at the premiere by the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra and vocal soloists from three once warring nations.

Leaving Home: Orchestral Music in the 20th Century, Vol. 3 - Colour [DVD]
Conductor: Simon Rattle | Composer(s): Claude Debussy, Igor Stravinsky, Arnold Schoenberg, Pierre Boulez | Performer(s): Simon Rattle, Stravinsky Ligeti, Boulez Messiaen, Mahler Nancarrow Varese | Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | Label: Arthaus Musik | DVD | Sound Format: PCM Stereo | Picture Format: 4:3 | File hosts: Share-online.biz, Uploaded.net | 5% recovery record + 1 .rev file | Run time: 50 mins (+ 20 mins audio) | 4.06 GB
Language(s): German (PCM Stereo), English (PCM Stereo) | Subtitle(s): Italian, French, Japanese, Spanish
Special Features: Biographies of the Composers, Audio Tracks




Sir Simon Rattle conducts the City of Birmingham Orchestra in works by Debussy, Stravinsky, Schoenberg, Messiaen, and Ravel. Rattle looks at the shift away from melody toward an emphasis on tone color or timbre.

Leaving Home: Orchestral Music in the 20th Century, Vol. 2 - Rhythm [DVD]
Conductor: Simon Rattle | Composer(s): Richard Wagner, Arnold Schoenberg, Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss, Edgard Varèse, Igor Stravinsky | Performer(s): Anne Sofie von Otter, Peter Donohoe, Jeanne Loriod, Rex Lawson | Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | Label: Arthaus Musik | DVD | Picture format: 1.33:1 | Sound format: PCM Stereo | File host: Share-online.biz | 5% recovery record + 1 .rev file | Run time: 50 mins (+ 80 mins audio) | 4.48 GB
Language(s): German, English | Subtitle(s): Italian, French, Japanese, Spanish, German




In Volume 2 (Rhythm), we see how music in the West freed itself form the dominance of melody and explores the richness of musical pulse for its own sake. Starting with the driving power of Stravinsky's Sacre du Printemps, Sir Simon Rattle takes viewers on a vibrant sensory Journey. Written and presented by Sir Simon Rattle, the foremost British conductor of our day, this series forms a fascinating introduction to, and overview of, the music of the 20th century. Each of the seven programmes features over thirty minutes of specially-shot music in performance, with Rattle conducting the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. Simon Rattle leads viewers on an exhilarating journey through the music of our time, explaining the chief musical developments from Mahler to the present day. Each programme is illustrated with evocative imagery, archive film and photographs and the featured music is set within the broader context of artistic and social change.

Leaving Home: Orchestral Music in the 20th Century, Vol. 1 - Dancing on a Volcano [DVD]
Conductor: Simon Rattle | Composer(s): Richard Wagner, Arnold Schoenberg, Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss | Performer(s): Felicity Palmer, Gidon Kremer | Orchestra/Ensemble: City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra | Label: Arthaus Musik | DVD | Picture format: 16:9 | Sound format: PCM Stereo / DTS 5.1 | File host: Share-online.biz | 5% recovery record + 1 .rev file | Run time: 50 Mins. | 5.09 GB
Language(s): German, English | Subtitle(s): Italian, French, Japanese, Spanish




Written and presented by Sir Simon Rattle, this series forms a fascinating intro to, and overview of, the music of the twentieth century. Each program is illustrated with evocative imagery, archive film, and photographes, and the featured music is set within the broader context of artistic and social chenge. This first episode describes a great musical culture in decline in turn-of-the-century Veinna. From that decline erupted a musical revolution whose reverberations have continued to this day. Featured are the workds of Schoenberg, Webern, and Berg.

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