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Morricone Conducts Morricone

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I was browsing the shelves at Tower this evening and this jumped off the shelf!!! I couldn't believe that something this beautiful could actually be released in the current Brittney Spears/ Paris Hilton world....but YES!!!

This is a spectacularly filmed and played concert...conducted by the composer himself....oh and the pacing is sublime! Sooo much to love here and enjoy over and over...fans of the spaghetti Westerns won't be dissapointed but even themes from foreign films unfamiliar are immediately enjoyable.

it is a CRIME that this man has never won an OSCAR ...his soundtrack compositions are unmatched in quality AND quantity...oh well...I guess the fact he doesn't live and work in Southern California has its price. I can't believe he didn't win for Cinema Paradiso, but heck....pick any of them...they are too beautiful to only win Oscars...they will stick in your head and hearts forever!

Enjoy!

Yes, the music in this 2004 live concert by Ennio Morricone must be from heaven. All the music was so beautiful and mesmerizing with such harmony and detail that I couldn't stop watching. The concert was very well prepared and performed by Munchen Radio Orchestra, Bavarian Radio Choir, and the outstanding soloists including the soprano, panflutist, violist, and pianist, under the direction of Morricone himself. I got this DVD yesterday and already watched it three times. Before seeing the concert, I thought only Morricone music I knew was that of "Cinema Paradiso" and "The Mission." But, I was wrong! I noticed that most pieces sounded so familiar and were ones I had actually liked. I really enjoyed the theme from "Once upon a time in America," in which I was very impressed by the panflutist.(I'd never seen anyone play a panflute before) Of course, the famous soundtracks from "The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" as well as "The Mission" (including "Gabriel's Oboe") were exceptional. It was definitely enjoyable to watch the soprano, who sang, in a "sket" style, themes from "Once upon a time in the West" and other films. It was also a true pleasure to hear the distinctive theme from "Sicilian Clan," in which I remember the French actor Alan Delon was. Only one thing regrettable was that this DVD included only one theme from the famous film "Cinema Paradiso." It seems, unfortunately, there was some editing for that part for some reason. Anyway, I have to say that Morricone is a true genius. In the liner notes of the DVD, he was desribed as "Picasso of film music" but my version would be "He is Mozart of film music." I hope Morricone will do more for film music in the future.

Techinically this DVD is at top notch. Vision is excellent with 16x9 enhanced and sound is clear and rich with DD5.1, dts5.1, and PCM. I strongly recommend you to have a copy of this DVD right away and let your spirit soar.

I just couldn't believe it since I own the mentioned Arena Concerto
which I classified as someting impossible to beat as far as the beauty
of a true live concert is concerned. That's why I waited a long time
before purchasing "Morricone conducts Morricone" thinking I'd buy
at least something equal to that. No way....!
This is absolutely marvellous and here are the reasons why:
- it's an indoor concert which makes the sound quality unbelievable
- there are more movie themes being played than usual and we can listen
to such beauties as "Sicilian Clan, Love Circle, H2S and Maddalena"
- the solo performances on Cockeye Song and Making Love make you trans-
port to the utmost "boundaries" of what music can be like...
It is 100 minutes of pure pleasure without any pause just straight
one Morricone beauty after another. I cannot force anyone to buy this
but you will be sorry if you don't.

I first saw this video on a flight from New York to Paris. I had never heard of Ennio Morricone, but my wife was very familiar with his work, being she is from France. I was so mesmerized by the performances, I purchased this DVD when I arrived home. I have watched it several times since. My wife also gave me "The Essential Morricone" CD. I listen to it endlessly in my car. The music is beautiful, the performances enchanting, and now I want to see some of the movies that have Morricone soundtracks. It's really a shame that more of the general population is not aware of the music of Ennio Morricone.

" Once upon a time in America" and " Cinema Paradiso " are my all time favaourtes. I was so ignorant that I dont know the musics are from the same composer.Together with " The good, The bad and the ugly" , " The mission " and other soundtracks makes an extraordinary concert performance.

A superb live concert featuring an excellent overview of Morricone's extensive opus. I was pleased that attention was given to his lesser known works as well, such as H2S and Love Circle with its pop-driven rhythmic back-drop. The Munchner Rundfunkorchester appears quite at home in this performance, and rather adept at interpreting the Maestro's works. As a side note, they do offer a rather tremendous (IMHO) rendition of Maddalena. Soprano Susanna Rigacci is so good that one might mistakingly think that voice belongs to Edda Del Orso. The picture is crisp and clear, with good coverage of the performers and conductor. The audio is truly superb and deserves to be heard via your fav home audio system. Overall, this is an excellent disc and one to be cherished for the years to come.

Morricone Conducts Morricone

YES! SUBURB !! This title should be in Every Music Lovers Library !!!

Not only the exquisitely beautiful compositions of Ennio Morricone, but a 'LIVE' concert conducted by this master musician. Recorded in Berlin with full orchestra, chorus and outstanding soloists[both instrumental as well as vocal] there is nothing to dissuade an aficionado from purchasing this DVD to add to their collection.

This is a beautiful DVD. It is in effect a selection of the best pieces for cinema by Errone. His music is totally fitting to each of the films which are soundtracked. For me it is most enjoyable to see the various instruments of the orchestra play the themes. For example, I did not realise that the clarinet provides the opening notes (the coyote howl) of "The Good,..."

I previously listened to couples of Morricone CDs and I was not quite impressed, probably because those CDs were of poor recording quality. Therefore, I hesitated to purchase any of his CDs for quite a while until I found this DVD. Even though I was initially a bit skeptical, I decided to buy the DVD anyway since it received very good reviews. I am mesmerized: I play the DVD every night for almost 10 days in a row. The sound quality is top-notched, especially when it is played in DTS mode. The video is exceptional on HDTV. This DVD truly does justice to Morricone music. If the DVD makes you feel to explore his music more, I would strongly recommend "Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone" CD, which is also an extraordinary interpretation of Morricone music by Ma. Yo-Yo Ma Plays Ennio Morricone

Really impressed by the performance. The DVD quality is excellent and it is zoned 0 (you can safely play it anywhere in the world).
Sometimes during the show, you have movies extracts: it's quite annoying if you enjoy seeing the musicians play, but it's not too long.