New DVDs arriving into the collection include the following:
In Search of Haydn: a film by Phil Grabsky
Seventh Art Productions, [2011]
Michel Legrand and the cinema
Arthaus Musik, c2009
A classical and film composer are showcased in two releases. In Search of Haydn is a biographical account of Joseph Haydn by Phil Grabsky, the maker of the highly regarded In Search of Mozart and In Search of Beethoven films. Michel Legrand and the cinema is a live concert featuring the French composer of music for movie classics such as “The Umbrellas of Cherbourg”, “Yentl”, “Summer of ’42”, “The Thomas Crown Affair”, “The Happy Ending” and many more.
Alick Tipoti : Zugub, the mask, the spirits and the stars
Creative Cowboy, 2012
Bush plum : the contemporary art of Angelina Pwerle
Creative Cowboy, c2012
Two new releases from Creative Cowboy Films profiling Australian artists.
Page One : Inside the New York Times.
Madman Entertainment, c2011
The Thomashefskys : music and memories of a life in the Yiddish theater
Docurama Films ; distributed by New Video Group, c2012
New documentaries include Page One : Inside the New York Times – a look at the transformation of the media industry in the internet age, and The Thomashefskys – a look at Yiddish Theatre in America narrated by conductor Michael Tilson Thomas.
Don Giovanni by Mozart
Opera Australia, 2012
Il Trittico by Puccini
Opus Arte, c2012
New Operas include Opera Australia’s acclaimed production of Don Giovanni featuring Teddy Tahu Rhodes, and Puccini’s opera triple bill, Il Trittico.
These and other DVDs & audiovisual material can be requested through the Library’s online catalogue, for playing on audiovisual equipment in Arts during opening hours.
