Science Resources RSS Feeds
|
 |
 |
 |
| View Larger Image | Howard Goodall's Big Bangs | DVDStarring: Howard Goodall
Directed By: David Jeffcock;Justin Kershaw
| List Price: | $29.99 | | Price: | $26.99 | | You Save: | $3.00 (10%) | | | Available: | Usually ships in 24 hours |
| | Binding: | DVD | | Rating: |  | | Run Time: | 250 minutes | | Format: | Color, DVD, NTSC | | Studio: | KULTUR VIDEO | | Number of Discs: | 2 | | Aspect Ratio: | 1.33:1 | | Release Date: | June 24, 2008 | | Sales Rank: | 15,510th |
|
EDITORIAL REVIEWS |
Product Description
'In this series I'm going to look at five of the great breakthroughs that European music has experienced in its extraordinary history; five momentous discoveries. I also want to show what they mean to us today, at a time when so-called classical music is being absorbed into a much bigger mainstream and when its 1,000-year reign seems to be coming to a close.' HOWARD GOODALLWith intriguing anecdotes and witty humour, composer Howard Goodall presents five innovations in European musical history, which have overwhelmingly changed its course:NOTATION: the journey from plain chant in medieval times to symphonic works and improvisationEQUAL TEMPERAMENT (a universal tuning, scale and key system): from the discoveries of Pythagoras to J.S. BachOPERA: where music interfaces with real life with love, death and politicsTHE PIANO: this versatile instrument is unique to European culture.RECORDED SOUND: from Caruso to world music and sampling 'It's fascinating stuff, brilliantly presented.' THE AUSTRALIAN 'This is the very best thing on television. It is utterly brilliant.' THE SUNDAY TIMESWritten and Presented by Howard GoodallFeaturing:Courtney PineJohn Mark AinsleyChrist Church Cathedral Choir, OxfordSalisbury Cathedral ChoirStudents Of London College Of MusicPupils Of Marlborough CollegeJulian Light Operatic SocietyBournemouth Symphony ChorusNOTATIONChapter 1: Plain chantChapter 2: NumesChapter 3: Guido MonacoChapter 4: ComposersChapter 5: ImprovisationChapter 6: SibeliusEQUAL TEMPERAMENTChapter 1: Pythagoras, mathematicianChapter 2: Pythagoras, mysticChapter 3: John DunstableChapter 4: RenaissanceChapter 5: J. S. BachChapter 6: AccordionChapter 7: Chinese musicOPERAChapter 1: CamerataChapter 2: Orfeo ed EuridiceChapter 3: The Marriage of FigaroChapter 4: LiberationChapter 5: Nationalistic prideChapter 6: Modern operaChapter 7: ChinaPIANOChapter 1: Early keyboardsChapter 2: Bartolomeo CristoforiChapter 3: Johann Andreas SteinChapter 4: Franz SchubertChapter 5: DevelopmentChapter 6: Claude DebussyChapter 7: 20th centuryRECORDED SOUNDChapter 1: Early technologyChapter 2: Enrico CarusoChapter 3: Recording techniquesChapter 4: Live and recorded musicChapter 5: World musicChapter 6: Sampling |
CUSTOMER REVIEWS (Average Customer Rating: 4.5 based on 6 reviews)
|
Exceptional DVD and smooth transaction and delivery by Trudy G. D'armond (Enumclaw, WA USA)  5 Stars
August 24, 2009
The title says it all! We were very pleased with the product, transaction and delivery time.
| |
Good Big Things, but could have been better by Michael J. Cook (Skokie, IL)  3 Stars
August 13, 2009
Howard Goodall has presented important stages in the evolution of classical music in a very lively, entertaining manner. Particularly fascinating was the evolution of the 12 tone system based on the square root of two. I had never pondered why the scale of C followed by D E F G then A B C worked mathematically in addition to tonally.
If he went this far, then he should also explain in further detail how one can play an A major scale on the piano or a wind instrument or better still, F # minor. He presents the seminal piano work by Bach in which all the keys are played. But I would like to see and hear how the individual key signatures work. More importantly, I would have wished for more specific examples of why composers select the keys to convey happy or sad, tragic feelings. What is the significance of Mahler sketching his last symphony, the 10th in F# minor? Mahler seems to be handing music over to Berg and Schoenberg by exploring in atonality in bits and pieces.
Also, there are certain pieces that are forward looking in that they inspire a student or other composers in terms of tonality, orchestration. I refer to Haydn's "The Creation" which utilized a large orchestra or Wagner's "Tristan und Isolde" which also goes on the fringe of atonality as well. These should have been discussed more throughly.
| |
great series! by Benjamin A. Opie 5 Stars
September 06, 2008
I was lucky enough to see these broadcast on the Ovation network, and I'll be purchasing a copy shortly. This is absolutely some of the best music education I've ever seen. Like the Bernstein Young People's Concerts, these five shows can equally be enjoyed, understood, and appreciated by experienced musicians and non-musicians alike. All five subjects are approached with humor, and his examples cover a very wide range of musical expression.
| |
Great Series by six string 5 Stars
August 16, 2008
A great review of seminal events/movements in music history. Goodall does a great job of mixing historical and biographical information with charm and wit--not to mention great music. It's too bad there's only five episodes! Very entertaining!
| |
It's finally available by Chronos467 (Pelham, Alabama) 5 Stars
June 05, 2008
Thanks for finally making this available on DVD. I recorded all of the episodes from Ovation TV earlier this year but the quality was poor, so I'll pick this up. This is a very witty and well researched series. The explanation of equal temperament is the best I've ever heard -- and I have a masters in music. I would've grasped the concept much quicker had I seen this presentation.
| |
SIMILAR PRODUCTS |
| Howard Goodall: Choir Works / Choirs Perform
Starring: Howard Goodall, Ladysmith Black Mambazo, Christ Church Cathedral Choir
Directed By: Anthony Palmer
CHOIR WORKSDriven by the infectious enthusiasm of zany writer and presenter Howard Goodall, we travel to locations around the world to focus on people, their lives, individual traditions, customs and histories. The programs set out to show how singing in groups is fundamental to the way communities express themselves. From the joyous sounds of South Africa to Nashville, USA, Bulgaria and Estonia to the traditional cathedral choirs of England, the series gives a refreshing overview of...
| 
| Howard Goodall's Organ Works
Starring: Howard Goodall
Directed By: Rupert Edwards
A fascinating journey through the evolution of the traditional pipe organ through to the digital ageIncludes four full-length programs: Medieval Organs, Baroque Organs, 19th Century and Contemporary This serious, informative and highly amusing insight into the world of the organ endeavours to explain why, for some people, this bold, colourful and beautiful instrument has an irresistible power! In the ancient world, it played a part in public spectacle, used by the Romans at...
| 
| History of the Organ, Vol. 1: Latin Origins
Directed By: Nat Lilenstein
| 
| How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony (and Why You Should Care)
by Ross W. Duffin (Author)
"A fascinating and genuinely accessible guide....Educating, enjoyable, and delightfully unscary."—Classical Music What if Bach and Mozart heard richer, more dramatic chords than we hear in music today? What sonorities and moods have we lost in playing music in "equal temperament"—the equal division of the octave into twelve notes that has become our standard tuning method? Thanks to How Equal Temperament Ruined Harmony, "we may soon be able to hear for ourselves what Beethoven...
| 
| History of the Organ, Vol. 2: From Sweelinck to Bach
Starring: Gustav Leonhardt, Bernard Foccroulle, Hans Heintze
Directed By: Nat Lilenstein
Also With: Johann Sebastian Bach (Composer)
|
|
|
|
