Wilhelm Kempff - Complete 1950s Concertos Recordings

A 1950s classic

Advantages: Life as it was in the 1950s
Disadvantages: None at all.

The author and life in the 1950s The late John Braine was born in 1922 in Bingley, West Yorkshire and in total he wrote twelve books, all fiction. John's most popular novel was `Room At The Top`, written in 1957 and eventually two years later the story was made into a film. It is obvious that John had a great rapport with the North of England and his understanding of the Northern way of life during the 1950s is strikingly `real` as you start to head into the story. Lets not forget for one moment just how different life was during the 1950s, the men were seen as the head of the household, men drank beer in smoky public houses, smoking was perfectly acceptable and even considered as chic and sophisticated. Money was tight for most families and many working families lived in sub standard housing that would be seen as only fit ...

Sarahjh1 26.08.2009 · Read full review
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Review of Room at the Top - John Braine

Telemann's Toe-Tapping Tunes

Advantages: Lively, fun, recorder solos
Disadvantages: None

my other reviews) is an instrumental work that contrasts solo instruments against a larger ensemble of instruments. In this recording the solo instrument is the recorder and the larger ensemble the typical Baroque accompaniment of violin, viola, cellos and harpsichord continuo. Early Baroque concertos consisted of four movements alternating slow and fast movements. Later Baroque concertos moved to three movements (fast ? slow ? fast). Although Telemann composed in the late Baroque era, he retained the four-movement pattern to his concerto writing as seen in the three concertos of this CD. The recorder emerged s a solo instrument in the 17th Century. The Baroque recorder was mainly popular at the beginning of the century with a large amount of chamber music composed for it. By 1730, the flute was generally used in its place. Telemann was ...

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Review of Telemann: Concertos and Suites for Recorder

A 1950s Xperiment

Advantages: a good history lesson in cinema
Disadvantages: a bit dated

... Richard Wordsworth puts on a good performance as Victor Carroon, the changed astronaut. Although he doesn't say much, as he's only human for a small part of the film, you can see the anguish in his face as he copes with the changes going through him. Brian Donlevy is Quatermass, the abrupt american, who seems to deal with the crisis strongly and calmly - although the director of the original tv series thought he murdered the part. Everyone else puts on a good performance, in the "fast-talkin,high-trousers" 1950s style. You could say this an exciting film, and it certainly would have been very intense in a cinema so long ago, but compared to today's explosion-fests, it appears quite tame. That is not to belittle the film though, as it is a very enjoyable watch. The director uses various tools to create a tense atmosphere, such as a good ...

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Review of The Quatermass Experiment (DVD)