Advantages: Hilariously funny, every programme gets you laughing. Disadvantages: Not for children or those offended by adult /blatantly sexual material
, definitely not for children. The content is risqué to blatantly sexual. If you don't like that sort of thing, then don't bother to check out this programme, as it will irritate or upset you.
Graham has managed to draw quite an audience on Channel 4 and this show is now appearing in the USA on cable and satellite tv on the BBCAmerica channel. If you do not find this kind of material offensive, give the show a look and see if you like it. Laughing is a good way to relieve stress - and Graham is an excellent stress-buster. ...
Advantages: good performances Disadvantages: rubbish camerawork and direction
Open Water
Susan (Blanchard Ryan) and Daniel (Daniel Travis) jet off for a stress-busting holiday in the Bahamas. However on a scuba diving excursion they?re left behind in the open water of the ocean. Naturally it?s not long before they are blaming each other for their predicament, whilst the audience are left to ponder just what sort of dreadful tour company these people booked their trip with. Please? do they not provide safety equipment? No compass, no torch, no whistle?
The exposition is painfully progressed by ?man with clipboard?, which includes numerous shots of him tallying up the number of passengers (wrongly) and of the two empty spaces on the boat. Still whether this piece of risible direction is more annoying or not than Susan and Daniel?s agonisingly slow realisation that they have indeed been left stranded is ...
Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934); Gabriel (Urbain) Fauré (1845 - 1924); Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999); Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904); Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827); Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791); Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750); Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901); Anonymous; Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Main Performer
Jean Hubeau (Piano); Paul Tortelier (Cello); Turibio Santos (Guitar); Maria João Pires (Piano); Jean-Pierre Rampal (Flute)
Orchestra / Ensemble(s)
BBC Symphony Orchestra; Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra; Lausanne Chamber Orchestra
Date of Release
04/1994
Label / Distributor
Erato / TEN
Pieces in Set
1
Running Time
1 hour 13 minutes
Genre(s)
Orchestral, Chamber, Instrumental, Stage works, Vocal and choral
SPAR Code
DDD
EAN
745099435820
Catalogue Number
4509
Work 1
Work Title
Serenade in E minor, Op. 20
Excerpt(s)
1. Allegro piacevole 2. Larghetto 3. Allegretto
Composer
Sir Edward (William) Elgar (1857 - 1934)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1892
Conductor
Sir Andrew Davis
Orchestra / Ensemble
BBC Symphony Orchestra
Work 2
Work Title
Elégie, Op. 24
Excerpt(s)
1. Elégie, Op. 24
Composer
Gabriel (Urbain) Fauré (1845 - 1924)
Genre
Chamber
Date Written
1880
Main Performer
Jean Hubeau (Piano), Paul Tortelier (Cello)
Opera Part(s)
Jean Hubeau, Paul Tortelier
Work 3
Work Title
Concierto de Aranjuez
Excerpt(s)
1. Allegro con spirito 2. Adagio 3. Allegro gentile
Composer
Joaquín Rodrigo (1901 - 1999)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1939
Conductor
Claudio Scimone
Orchestra / Ensemble
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra
Main Performer
Turibio Santos (Guitar)
Opera Part(s)
Turibio Santos
Work 4
Work Title
Serenade in E, B52 (Op. 22)
Excerpt(s)
1. Moderato 2. Tempo di valse 3. Scherzo (vivace) 4. Larghetto 5. Finale: Allegro vivace
Composer
Antonín Dvorák (1841 - 1904)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1875
Conductor
Armin Jordan
Orchestra / Ensemble
Lausanne Chamber Orchestra
Work 5
Work Title
Sonata for Piano No. 8, 'Pathétique' in C minor, Op. 13
Excerpt(s)
1. Adagio cantabile
Composer
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827)
Genre
Instrumental
Date Written
1798
Main Performer
Maria João Pires (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Maria João Pires
Work 6
Work Title
Concerto for Flute, Harp and Orchestra in C, K299/K297c
Excerpt(s)
1. Andantino
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1778
Conductor
Jean-François Paillard
Orchestra / Ensemble
(Jean-François) Paillard Chamber Orchestra
Main Performer
Jean-Pierre Rampal (Flute), Lily Laskine (Harp)
Opera Part(s)
Jean-Pierre Rampal, Lily Laskine
Work 7
Work Title
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 21, 'Elvira Madigan' in C, K467
Excerpt(s)
1. Andante
Composer
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 - 1791)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1785
Conductor
Theodor Guschlbauer
Orchestra / Ensemble
Lisbon Gulbenkian Foundation Orchestra
Main Performer
Maria João Pires (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Maria João Pires
Work 8
Work Title
Concerto for 2 Violins and Strings in D minor, BWV1043
Excerpt(s)
1. Vivace 2. Largo ma non tanto 3. Allegro
Composer
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685 - 1750)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1717-23
Conductor
Jean-François Paillard
Orchestra / Ensemble
(Jean-François) Paillard Chamber Orchestra
Main Performer
Gérard Jarry (Violin), Pierre Amoyal (Violin)
Opera Part(s)
Gérard Jarry, Pierre Amoyal
Work 9
Work Title
(La) traviata
Excerpt(s)
1. Prelude
Composer
Giuseppe (Fortunino Francesco) Verdi (1813 - 1901)
Genre
Stage works
Date Written
1853
Conductor
Carlo Rizzi
Orchestra / Ensemble
London Symphony Orchestra
Work 10
Work Title
Gregorian Chant for Holy Week
Excerpt(s)
1. Gregorian Chant for Holy Week
Composer
Anonymous
Genre
Vocal & Choral
Conductor
François Polgar
Orchestra / Ensemble
Paris Gregorian Choir
Work 11
Work Title
Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 2 in F minor, Op. 21
Excerpt(s)
1. Maestoso 2. Larghetto 3. Allegro vivace
Composer
Fryderyk Franciszek Chopin (1810 - 1849)
Genre
Orchestral
Date Written
1829
Conductor
Armin Jordan
Orchestra / Ensemble
Monte Carlo National Opera Orchestra
Main Performer
Maria João Pires (Piano)
Opera Part(s)
Maria João Pires
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