Описание: "A mighty achievement. Thank you." John Lennon "There's no shortage of ambition in this 17-episode series directed in 1977 for British TV by music journalist and filmmaker Tony Palmer. Subtitled "The Story of Popular Music," this is the closest we will ever get to a definitive portrait of such a sprawling topic." Sean Axmaker Jazz is not a black music, nor a white music. Nor is it structureless improvisation. Nor did it originate in New Orleans. As created at the turn of the century throughout the American south, it had a quite specific and limited meaning. Its form was strict, as were the morals and musical principles which guided its early exponents. This film will seek to examine the origins of jazz, and show how these were exploited and eventually lost by greed. Jazz is a story of apartheid in music in which a unique blend of white musical discipline and black sensibility was compromised and laid waste.

Описание: "A mighty achievement. Thank you." John Lennon "Tony Palmer's "All You Need Is Love" was hailed in Us day and looks even better now, thanks to Palmer's blend of stock footage, electrifying performances and thoughtful narration." Noel Murray La Times "This rigorous and compelling documentary series is a one-stop shop for wisdom about the birth and development of pop" Mojo Magazine "They were very scruffy" recounts Allan Williams, the Beatles' first manager, as he describes the Beatles' early escapades in Hamburg and Liverpool. Soon Brian Epstein appeared on the scene, although he didn't like the sound the Beatles made. Nor did any record producer, and even George Martin now admits that he never believed they would make worldwide hit song writers. There was a cost, of course, which eventually had to paid for this extraordinary euphoria. But, at the time, no-one seemed to care. All the Beatles are...

Описание: "A mighty achievement. Thank you." John Lennon "A treasure trove for music lovers..." Giant Magazine In the late forties, white record companies labelled commercial black music "race music". Eventually, Jerry Wexler, then working at Billboard magazine as a reporter, thought of the phrase "rhythm and blues" and it caught on. Before long, numerous other descriptions appeared - Motown, the Philadelphia Sound, Soul - but all had in common that the music expressed the rising aspirations of the ghetto. Meanwhile, a curious imitation of black gospel appeared called white gospel And among those who loved the sound were two remarkable men; one a record producer, Sam Phillips, who wanted to create a sound which had the discipline of white gospel but with the abandon of black rhythm and blues; the other was Elvis Presley.

Описание: "A mighty achievement. Thank you." John Lennon After Nashville had raped American country music, it might seem that the folk traditions this music embodied had been lost. Not so, because these traditions had a purpose other than to entertain. We shall see how folk music used popular melodies to spell out unpopular themes, how during the American War of Independence filthy words were penned against the British Crown, but all to the tune of 'God Save The King'. The same happened during the American Civil War - different words, depending on whether you were from the North or the South, but to the same tune. Song has been used by such as Joan Baez and Bob Dylan, Pete Seeger and Leonard Cohen as a passionate weapon for peace. The effect these singers managed to achieve in the sixties was one of the stronger causes of the American defeat in Vietnam.

Описание: "A mighty achievement. Thank you." John Lennon "...An astute, fine-tooth-combing through popular music in all its hues and ages." Linda Laban Country music was, originally, home-made music. It described the births, marriages and deaths that happened in every community. It celebrated love, just as it bemoaned the ill-fortune that came to every man or woman. It was music with which all felt they could identify. As such, it occupied a unique place in white culture. The music was not originally manufactured, as in Tin Pan Alley, nor originally sophisticated and this episode describes how a grotesque change came about. Finally, we will be backstage at the Grand Ole Opry during one of its regular nationwide broadcasts, with a blessing to finish from Grand Ole Gospel Time.

Описание: 27 ноября 2003 года Борису Гребенщикову исполнилось 50 лет. За полвека Борис Борисович наделал немало шума. Его ненавидели, не понимали тексты его песен, любили, бывало, странною любовью... Трудно себе представить, что после выступления на рок-фестивале "Тбилиси-80" и последовавшего после этого исключения музыканта из комсомола, увольнения с работы и лишения репетиционной базы, регулярных приводов в милицию и КГБ, Борис Борисович сможет добиться официального признания. Однако, уже через год "Аквариум" выпускает три (!) студийных альбома. В течение последующих лет БГ записывает еще два десятка официальных и еще больше неофициальных альбомов, создает музыку к фильмам, дает бесчисленное количество квартирных и публичных концертов, переводит книги, снимается в кино. Фильм рассказывает о жизненном и творческом пути музыканта. Основные съемки проходили в начале ноября 2003 года на юге Индии недалеко от экватора. В фильме много музыки, фрагментов выступлений, клипов, редкой...

Описание: Николай Черкасов ("Все остается людям"), Александр Борисов ("В дни Октября"), Бруно Фрейндлих ("Город под липами") в биографическом фильме в постановке Григория Рошаля и Геннадия Казанского - "Римский-Корсаков". Петербург. Конец XIX века. Композитор Николай Римский-Корсаков в расцвете творческих сил. Отвергнутую императорским театром новую оперу "Садко" ставит частный оперный театр известного мецената Саввы Мамонтова. "Садко" производит огромное впечатление на зрителей. За ним следуют шедевры композитора "Моцарт и Сальери", "Царская невеста", "Сказка о царе Салтане", опера-сказка - "Золотой петушок"…