If you were to compare film with the categories we're discussing this time, both are visual arts. A friend teased me and said, "Xiao Xu, why do you still like to watch Cantonese fragments?" "In fact, it stems from the two films I recently saw: "Dragon tiger new wind" and "love view free", although these two movies are not classic enough, the director of "Dragon Tiger New Wind Cloud" I have not even heard of, and the director of "Love View of Freedom" has a different idea, full of Zen realm and literary and artistic fans, this type of film now has almost no trace, let alone released. But these two films have the authentic flesh and blood of Hong Kong, and present the lights of Hong Kong in them, and no film can see them again. Especially for people after the 80s, after watching these films, you will think of some things and some feelings in the past, how innocent and simple the previous love was, not as realistic as now, friendship is very iron, not like now will be tied to interests.
Wong Kar-wai's new film "A Generation of Grandmasters" I also went to see, the pace in it is as slow as Cherry, and time? You will find that the actors such as Liang Chaowei and Zhang Ziyi do not seem to be old, wong Kar-wai explained that he has seen a movie before, and the people around the little male protagonist have been getting old, and he seems to be the same age. Wong Kar-wai is telling the truth, and sometimes the operas, ballets, concerts we see, the sound and appearance in them will always be preserved, we are old, it is still there. My family's "Tosca" DVD is a version of Domingo in his prime, and when I later pointed to the "real Domingo" on TV with white hair and white beard to show my mother, she was surprised, which was no wonder to her.
Elderly burners, in general, have gone through these stages, from LD (the abbreviation of Laser Disc) to VCD, to DVDs, and now to Blu-ray Discs. My family still retains a few of Philips' ballet LDs, and I still can't forget the first time I watched the modern dance version of Prokofiev's Romeo and Juliet, the modern way the hero and heroine express their love. There was no chance to see Karajan live, but on LD you could see the young Karajan playing Beethoven, even though it was only black and white. Just seeing his signature movement with his eyes closed is already a great happiness. Fever buddies may not know that LD is the same size as LP and has an equally strong sense of presence. In the DVD era, my first DVD was a classic opera excerpt from DECA (I believe many burners also bought it at that time), and the price of the good guy's Taiwan version was 420 oceans, and my dad and I bought it without blinking an eye. I still haven't been willing to tear that label off. In these images, you can see the joys and sorrows, and you can see the applause flowers. In 2005, I bought a DVD of the art of Sinopoli, the first time I met this medical conductor, I felt that this conductor who was in the prime of the command line had great prospects, and I checked on the Internet to find out that he had suddenly suffered a heart attack in 2001 and fell on the podium, and could only sigh infinitely.
At that time, there was no fashionable download, I think that although the downloaded files are convenient and do not require money, they can always be easily deleted, and it is cheap to see how to fill the hard disk compared with the bookshelf and disc shelf. And the physical things will always leave a little trace in your memory, just heard that HMV is closed, the record is not dead, it will only wither, never say sorry, never say goodbye.
Bernstein's Recorded Documentary on The West Side Story
Although Bernstein created this classic musical, we often hear about the version starring pop singers, but as a composer, Bernstein chose two master opera stars to star, this version can be said to be the authentic version. What exactly does the conductor do? And what aspects should be paid attention to when interpreting the composer's work? Bernstein, who is both conductor and composer, is simply giving a lesson to the audience here. From the bite of the word, to the handling of the problem in the band accompaniment, Bernstein can be described as meticulous. You can even see the singers' conflicts with the conductor in the recording, the portrayal of the characters in the recording as vivid as if they were performing on stage, and even the busy situation. When you see Bernstein's haggard appearance after all kinds of torture, you can understand why singers worship him in a "religious style", even calling him "contemporary Mozart".
The final CD version is believed to be known to everyone, although this DVD contains a film shot in 1985, but the sound is excellent, I guess it may be directly using the recording of the data clip, of course, the BBC production team also has to take credit.
Les Misérables 10th Anniversary Concert
It is said that the "Les Misérables" musical was put on the screen, in terms of music and the singing skills of the actors, this 10th anniversary concert alone can compare them in numbers, the choir has 250 people, I believe this is a very exciting thing for AV enthusiasts, and the film was filmed at Albert Hall in London, and the use of lighting and stage effects was the best musical at that time, because the producer was "the Czar of Theater Production today" Cameron Mackintosh.
In terms of Cast, almost all of them are premiere lineups, and the lineup of the 25th anniversary version is not as complete and strong as the 10th anniversary. Jean Valjean's colm Wilkinson alone can knock out many other actors, his singing has a vicissitudes of timbre, which is very moving, and Authie Henshall, who plays Fantine, is more talented than Hathaway's appearance and singing. Of course, the popularity of the movie version is more direct and extensive, although the tenth anniversary version is a concert version, but all the actors are very "into the play", every friend who watched it said that he would involuntarily hum the melody of the beginning of "Look Down Look Down". Finally, when the male protagonists of different countries sang "Do You Hear The People Sing" in different languages, it was really bloody, and this touch belonged to all mankind, and I had to praise the greatness of Hugo!
Masnay 'Tyes'
In fact, the famous "Meditation" is derived from this play, but just as Karas saved "Norma", Fleming saved "Teis". It is not easy to play Taius, from the prostitute who began to be enchanted to the devout nun at the end, the contrast is great, it is not easy to shape the role, and it is difficult to sing, a great singer is not only a singer, but also a good actor on the stage. In 2000, Fleming had already recorded a CD with Thompson and won the Gramophone Award, and Thompson's struggle between Fleming's admiration and religious constraints was very profound and loved by the audience. At the end, when Thompson reveals his heart to the dying Fleming, the duo's chorus will break your heart. "Meditation" here is played by David Chen, and the tone is as oily as his hair. MET's operas are all gorgeous, the production cost is abundant, and the sound effects and images of the entire HD series are the best opera productions today. Not to mention the introduction of the old Domingo before each scene and the interview behind the scenes!