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Title: Little Drummer Boy?
Post by: chris on September 24, 2007, 03:10:59 PM

I see this was recently released and seems to have decent distribution, I stumbled across it at a few different stores.

I've never seen it, in fact I can't say I've even heard of it....has anyone who has seen it have any comments or reviews? 

Title: Re: Little Drummer Boy?
Post by: Leo K on September 24, 2007, 05:15:51 PM

?

Artist?

Composer?

Is this a Christmas release?


--Leo

Title: Re: Little Drummer Boy?
Post by: chris on September 24, 2007, 06:06:28 PM

I'm sorry about the vagueness....here's more info:

THE LITTLE DRUMMER BOY
An Essay on Gustav Mahler by and with Leonard Bernstein

Janet Baker · Christa Ludwig · Edith Mathis · Lucia Popp · Walton Groenroos
Israel Philharmonic Orchestra · London Philharmonic Orchestra · Wiener Philharmoniker
Directed by Peter Butler

DVD-VIDEO NTSC 073 435

http://www.arkivmusic.com/classical/album.jsp?album_group=2&album_id=175830

Title: Re: Little Drummer Boy?
Post by: Leo K on September 24, 2007, 07:45:50 PM

Thanks Chris!

--Leo

Title: Re: Little Drummer Boy?
Post by: Jot N. Tittle on September 24, 2007, 11:20:41 PM

I have this in VHS, its original format. It's an interesting lecture/demonstration by Lenny Bernstein, in which he connects Mahler's ethnic background and compositions. There is moreto it  than that, but that's what I recall at this moment.

I feel safe in recommending it to other Mahlerites and will get the DVD myself..

     . & '

Title: Re: Little Drummer Boy?
Post by: barry guerrero on September 25, 2007, 03:10:09 PM

Leo,

It appears to use excerpts from his video cycle that he recorded for Unitel, now out on DG. As I recall, it's less than 90 minutes long, which isn't short by any means. I'm curious to see this myself.

Barry