The Seasons was Haydn's followup to his successful The Creation. In four parts, each ... more
musically depicting a season, it offers plentiful opportunities for all the participants to shine and conductor Jacobs, his splendid orchestra and chorus, and three ou...
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Advantages: Exciting and moving performance, fine singers, orchestra and conductor Disadvantages: None really
-excited exuberance of a puppy that has treed its first cat!
Background:
Joseph Haydn (1732-1809) enjoyed a prolific and highly successful career composing in a wide variety of genres from opera to piano sonatas and is widely regarded to have fine-tuned the Classical Style in his string quartets and symphonies. When Haydn started composing "Die Schoepfung" (The Creation in English) in 1786 he had returned to Vienna after a highly successful time in England where his music was feted by everyone from the King downwards. He was now at the height of his powers, with a doctorate from Oxford University in his pocket and was certainly very aware of the commercial value of his music having made a substantial amount of money in England.
From the copious archived documentation, we can read that Haydn felt there was nothing more he could say in ...
Advantages: Billy Connolly! Disadvantages: Everything else
Directors: Roger Allers and Jill
Voice Actors: Martin Lawrence, Ashton Kutcher, Debra Messing, Gary Sinise, Billy Connolly
Cinema release date: October 2006
Genre: Animated/Comedy/Family
Classification: PG
Run Time: 86mins
Plotline
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Boog (?) is a grizzly bear who lives in domesticated bliss with park ranger Beth. Until that is, he helps a deer named Elliot (the latest victim of the local nasty hunter, Shaw) to freedom. Elliott, believing Boog is being held against his will as a pet and general circus attraction decides to return the favour and free him from his domestic chains into the wild.
A series of misunderstandings ensues and Beth, convinced Boog is reverting to life in the wild decides it is best if Boog returns to his natural habitat. Of course, the bear who sleeps with a teddy and drinks out of a dog ...
with one another that generate the laughs rather than the actual content of the episode(s) in question.
The Seasonal Specials DVD contains all four episodes from third series of 'The Vicar of Dibley' and follows a potty year in life of the potty parishioners of Dibley. Like previous series', this one is utterly fantastic from beginning to end and provides some iconic Dibley moments that once you have seen them you will never forget.
Each of the four episodes tells a different story about the antics of the parishioners and so can be watched as a stand-alone comedy piece. I however would highly recommend that you watch the episodes in the order they were intended as the humour generated by doing so is increased ten-fold.
Like I have said early each episode within this series truly is a fantastic piece of comedy in its own right and each ...
1. SPRING - Introduction; Behold where surly winter flies! 2. Come, gentle spring 3. At last the bounteous sun 4. With joy th'impatient husbandman 5. Laborious man hath done his part 6. Be propitious, bounteous heaven 7. Our fervent prayers are heard 8. Spring, her lovely charms unfolding 9. God of light! God of life! Hail gracious Lord! 10. SUMMER - Her face in dewy veil conceal'd 11. From out of the fold the shepherd drives; The rosy morn breaks forth anew 12. The sun ascends, he rises, he mounts 13. Now swarms the village o'er the mead 14. 'Tis noon, and now direct 15. Distressful nature fainting sinks 16. Oh welcome now, ye shady groves 17. Oh, how pleasing to the senses 18. Behold! 19. Hark! the deep tremendous voice 20. Now cease the conflicts fierce of winds 21. AUTUMN - Introduction; What by varied blossoms 22. The goodly harvest 23. Thus nature, ever kind 24. Behold, now to the hazel woods 25. Ye gay and painted fair 26. Lo! where the plenteous harvest wav'd 27. Behold, along the dewy grass 28. Here ever closing rings compel 29. Hark! Hark! the mountains resound 30. The vineyard now its wealth 31. Joyful, joyful the liquor flows 32. WINTER - Introduction 33. Now sinks the pale declining year 34. Light and life in sadness languish 35. A crystal pavement lies the lake 36. The trav'ler stands perplex'd 37. As he draws nigh 38. Let the wheel move gaily 39. The ev'ning task is now perform'd 40. A wealthy Lord, who long had lov'd 41. From out of the east there darts 42. Consider this, misguided man 43. Truth only lasts 44. Then breaks that great and glorious day
Composer
(Franz) Joseph Haydn (1732 - 1809)
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Date Written
1799-1801
Conductor
René Jacobs
Orchestra / Ensemble
Berlin RIAS Chamber Choir
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