Month: March 2023

Alain Resnais: Last Year at Marienbad

https://vimeo.com/91791112 Trailer: 1961 https://vimeo.com/719751296 1961 French New Wave film directed by Alain Resnais from a screenplay by Alain Robbe-Grillet.Plot: In an ornate baroque hotel populated by wealthy individuals and couples who socialize with each other, a man approaches a woman and claims they met the year before at a similar resort (perhaps at Frederiksbad, Karlstadt,…… Continue reading Alain Resnais: Last Year at Marienbad

The Genius of Beethoven

https://youtu.be/QVtf5LbXB2s?list=PLusWqEJajQ1_qtdkmuDs3yylAOLLD6Ak0 – 1 – https://youtu.be/tedQsfbcMQ0 – 2 – https://youtu.be/pHdyfuNnaOM – 3 -A BBC documentary based on the life of Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827).

Vladimir Horowitz

https://youtu.be/w3Thy8wlK8o Horowitz in Moscow – State Tchaikovsky Conservatory.Vladimir Horowitz returns to Moscow for the first time in 61 years. On April 20, 1986 he gave his legendary concert in the Moscow Conservatory.00:00:53 Scarlatti – Piano Sonata in B Minor, L.33 00:05:08 Scarlatti – Piano Sonata in E Major, L.23 00:09:02 Scarlatti – Piano Sonata in…… Continue reading Vladimir Horowitz

Elizabeth Schwarzkopf

https://youtu.be/wdumXJ9-wVs?si=zhWR6P5MRxV03GVk Early recordings, Puccini & Mozart, Karajan, 1946 – 1954.”Critics were divided on the merits of Schwarzkopf’s voice, however, A New York Times tribute by Anthony Tommasini cited two reviews from the newspaper’s archives: One claimed “she had a superior voice (a smooth, glamorous lyric soprano) and superior technical command,” while another asserted her fame…… Continue reading Elizabeth Schwarzkopf

Bartók: Divertimento for String Orchestra

Janine Jansen – International Chamber Music Festival HD https://youtu.be/tG9lbFG0vXc?si=9y3PnGCGFQfyS0vH / 2020 / … Violinists Janine Jansen, Noa Wildschut and Boris Brovtsyn, violist Amihai Grosz, cellists Jens Peter Maintz and Daniel Blendulf and double bass player Ying Lai Green perform the ‘Divertimento for String Orchestra’ by Béla Bartók during the closing concert of the International Chamber…… Continue reading Bartók: Divertimento for String Orchestra

Obsługa parowozu…

https://youtu.be/wp3SVXPUlX8 “Obsługa parowozu podczas jazdy” (1959 r.) /CAŁY FILM/Film przedstawia objęte regulaminem czynności w zakresie obsługi parowozu podczas jazdy. Film zrealizowany na zlecenie ministerstwa komunikacji. Przeznaczony dla szkół kolejnictwa. Czarno-biały, 35 mm, 626 m – 22 min Reżyseria: Aleksander Domalewski Scenariusz: Tadeusz Dynia Zdjęcia: Bolesław Bączyński Produkcja: Wytwórnia Filmów Oświatowych w Łodzi https://youtu.be/CrHR4pGc6MY “Zdawanie parowozu”…… Continue reading Obsługa parowozu…

The Bizarre World of Symmetry

https://youtu.be/xJGaqe5t14g The concept of symmetry plays a fundamental role in our understanding of the universe. From the structure of subatomic particles to the large-scale structure of the cosmos, symmetries are ubiquitous and reveal important insights into the nature of the universe.