Keyword: classical music

Itzhak

7.4

2017

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A look at the life, work and religious heritage of violinist Itzhak Perlman.

A Corny Concerto

7.3

1943

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Elmer Fudd introduces two pieces of classical music: Tales of the Vienna Woods and The Blue Danube, and acted out by Bugs Bunny, Porky Pig, Laramore the Hound Dog, a family of swans, and a juvenile Daffy Duck.

Johann Mouse

6.5

1953

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At the home of Viennese composer Johann Strauss, lived Johann Mouse. Whenever the composer played his waltzes, the mouse would dance to the music, unable to control himself. One day, when Strauss was away, the housecat played his masters music. This forced the mouse to dance, providing the cat with a chance to pounce on him. When word got out about a piano-playing cat and a dancing mouse, they were commanded to perform for the emperor.

The Violin Teacher

6.8

2015

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The movie tells the story of Laerte (Lázaro Ramos), a talented violinist who after failing to be admitted into the OSESP Orchestra is forced to give music classes to teenagers in a public school at Heliopolis. His path is full of difficulties, but the transforming power of music and the friendship arising between the teacher and the students open the door into a new world.

Lindsey Stirling: Brave Enough

7.8

2017

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Beginning on the eve of her thirtieth birthday, Brave Enough, documents violinist Lindsey Stirling over the past year as she comes to terms with the most challenging and traumatic events of her life. Through her art, she seeks to share a message of hope and courage and yet she must ask herself the question, Am I Brave Enough? Capturing her personal obstacles and breakthrough moments during the Brave Enough, tour, the film presents an intimate look at this one-of- a-kind artist and her spectacular live performances inspired by real-life heartbreak, joy, and love.

The Flying Machine

4.9

2011

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The Flying Machine is a 3D live action/animation family feature film about a stressed out business-woman, Georgie (played by Heather Graham), who takes her two children to see the animation film Magic Piano, which is being performed live by world famous pianist Lang Lang. A magical event occurs and Georgies kids get transported inside the animation world, and Georgie has to pursue them, with a little help from Maestro Lang Lang. The Magic Piano which is a stop-motion animation tells a story of Anna, a girl whose dad had to leave Poland to work in London. Anna and her cousin Chip Chip find a broken piano which magically transforms into a flying machine and takes them across the Europe. The girl hopes to meet her longing dad.

Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty

7.3

2017

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Known for his mournful Adagio for Strings, Samuel Barber was never quite fashionable. Samuel Barber: Absolute Beauty is a probing exploration of the American composers music and melancholia.

An Optical Poem

7

1938

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A dance of shapes. A title card tells us this is an experiment in conveying the mental images of music in a visual form. Liszts \Second Hungarian Rhapsody\ is the music. The shapes, all two-dimensional, are circles primarily, with some squares and rectangles, and a few triangles. The shapes move rhythmically to the music: receding from view or moving across the screen. Red circles on a blue background; light blue squares; white rectangles. Then, a red background of many circles with a few in the foreground. Red gives way to blue then to white. Shapes reappear as Liszts themes re-occur. Then, with a few staccato notes and images, its over.

Lindsey Stirling: Live from London

8.2

2015

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Lindsey Stirling brings her futurist world of electronic big beats fused with violin, dance, and animation to Londons Forum Theatre. Filmed live during her Shatter Me World Tour, the 90 minute live show features her smash single Shatter Me along with several other tracks from her sophomore album which debuted at #2 on Billboards Top 200 album chart.

Bach: A Passionate Life

7.8

2013

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