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Ives [videorecording] : Holidays symphony / InCA Productions ; produced and directed by David Kennard and Joan Saffa.

Contributor(s): Material type: FilmFilmLanguage: English Subtitle language: English, Chinese, French, German, Spanish Series: Keeping scorePublication details: San Francisco, CA : SFS Media, c2009.Description: 1 videodisc (112 min.) : sd., col. ; 4 3/4 inOther title:
  • Holidays symphony
Contained works:
  • Ives, Charles, 1874-1954. Holidays
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 780.92 K26i 2009
Production credits:
  • Edited by Blair Gershkow ; directors of photography, Michael Anderson, Boyd Estus, Bob Elfstorm ; live concert performance directed by Gary Halvorson ; produced by Michael Bronson.
Host and presenter, Michael Tilson Thomas ; San Francisco Symphony ; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor.Summary: "Ranging from tender sentiment to savage chaos, the music of early 20th-century composer Charles Ives explores an essentially American riddle: how can we survive the relentless assault of our own success? It was an enigma Ives embodied himself. He believed that we should all be brave enough to go it alone--yet he earned his living in insurance! In this DVD, Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony unwrap the layers of Ives' to reveal a surprising musical portrait of New England. The four movements journey across the terrain of the seasons. From the intimacy of the winter hearth to the explosive concussion of the 4th of July, discover the insights Ives liberates in his music's confrontational crunch. Join Michael Tilson Thomas as he, the San Francisco Symphony, and Charles Ives belt it out over truth, beauty and the American way"--Container.
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Three Hour Reserve Three Hour Reserve Karen H. Huntsman Library Items Available at the Front Desk DVD 784 K255iv 1 Available 38060007415714

Music History III All year

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DVD; NTSC; region 1; Dolby Digital; special features filmed in high-definition, aspect ratio 16:9, widescreen, Dolby Digital 7.1 surround sound.

Closed captioned.

Soundtrack in English, with optional English, Chinese, French, German, and Spanish subtitles.

Host and presenter, Michael Tilson Thomas ; San Francisco Symphony ; Michael Tilson Thomas, conductor.

Edited by Blair Gershkow ; directors of photography, Michael Anderson, Boyd Estus, Bob Elfstorm ; live concert performance directed by Gary Halvorson ; produced by Michael Bronson.

"Ranging from tender sentiment to savage chaos, the music of early 20th-century composer Charles Ives explores an essentially American riddle: how can we survive the relentless assault of our own success? It was an enigma Ives embodied himself. He believed that we should all be brave enough to go it alone--yet he earned his living in insurance! In this DVD, Michael Tilson Thomas and the San Francisco Symphony unwrap the layers of Ives' to reveal a surprising musical portrait of New England. The four movements journey across the terrain of the seasons. From the intimacy of the winter hearth to the explosive concussion of the 4th of July, discover the insights Ives liberates in his music's confrontational crunch. Join Michael Tilson Thomas as he, the San Francisco Symphony, and Charles Ives belt it out over truth, beauty and the American way"--Container.

Special features include: full-length concert performance of Ives's Holidays symphony by the San Francisco Symphony.

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