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

Faure Requiem by Sinfonia Rotterdam

https://youtu.be/p-uzBqbMUvc Sinfonia Rotterdam/ Laurenscantorij/ Conrad van AlphenIlse Eerens – soprano Martijn Cornet – baritone Wiecher Mandemaker – choir conductor Live from De Doelen Rotterdam 26 September 2015

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.