Thursday, November 16, 2017

Classic Buñuel Film Gets the Operatic Treatment

British Composer Thomas Adès puts Luis Buñuel on the opera stage.
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Deceptive Cadence

Buñuel's 'Exterminating Angel' Gets An Off-Kilter Screen-To-Stage Adaptation

An unseen force keeps patrons from leaving a dinner party. It's the premise of a 1962 surrealist film — and the basis of British composer Thomas Adès' latest opera.
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Brooklyn Raga Massive Takes 'In C' Out Of The Sky And Into The Streets

Watch Terry Riley's signature piece performed on sitar, bansuri, tablas and violins as members of the music collective gather in kitchens, parks and subways.

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The Gould That Didn't Glitter: New Box Set Of 'Goldberg Variations' Outtakes

In 1955, a little known Canadian pianist recorded the Goldberg Variations. The album launched Glenn Gould's career and popularized Bach's music. Now the complete recording sessions have been issued.

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William Eggleston's Secret World Of 'Musik'

Watch a short film about the revered artist who liberated color photography in the 1970s. Now, at age 78, his lifelong passion for music is revealed in his very first album release.

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A Young Lion Tamed By Chopin's 'Fantasy'

Watch the young piano virtuoso everyone's talking about, Daniil Trifonov, work his considerable magic on Chopin's Fantasy-Impromptu.

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