John Eliot Gardiner
Also Known As: Sir John Eliot Gardiner
Biography: Knighted in 1998.
Department: Sound
Place of Birth: Fontmell Magna, Dorset , England
Birthday: April 20, 1943
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Gender: Other
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Mozart Requiem and Mass In C Minor
Overview: Two of Mozart's best-loved choral works - the 1791 Requiem, and the Mass in C minor, both of which were unfinished when he died. Performed at the Palau de la Mùsica Catalana in Barcelona in December 1991 to commemorate the 200th anniversary of Mozart's death.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-19
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Claudio Monteverdi - Vespro della Beata Vergine
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Original Language: it
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J.S. Bach Christmas Oratorio
Overview: In the historic Weimar Herder Church Sir John Eliot Gardiner finds the perfect setting for his recording of the Bach Christmas Oratorio. Against the backdrop of the dramatic altar and Lucas Granach paintings, the Monteverdi Choir and the English Baroque Soloists perform Gardiner's new interpretation of this classic piece. For the renowned conductor, this Weimar concert is a special performance, marking the start of his Bach Cantata Pilgrimage. With this new interpretation of the Christmas Oratorio, Gardiner shows himself once again to be an incontestible specialist of Bach's music. Including two complementary documentaries: J.S. Bach: Jauchzet, frohlocket! An Introduction to the Christmas Oratorio presenting the best performers in their field, including John Eliot Gardiner, the Monteverdi Choir founded by him, the English Baroque Soloists, as well as other internationally-known vocal soloists.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-09-01
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Berlioz: Les Troyens
Overview: This epic opera follows Virgil, beginning as the Greeks appear to have ceded the field after ten years of the Trojan War. Cassandra tries to warn of the terrible fate to come, but fate is set and Troy falls. The first two acts cover this tragic end, then the flight of survivors to Carthage and events at Carthage continue in acts 3 - 5, culminating in the further voyage for Italy and Rome. This is Virgil's classic epic, in operatic form, in about a three and a half hour performance from French Opera.
Genres: Music
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2003-10-26
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Bach: A Passionate Life
Overview: John Eliot Gardiner goes in search of Bach the man and the musician. The famous portrait of Bach portrays a grumpy 62-year-old man in a wig and formal coat, yet his greatest works were composed 20 years earlier in an almost unrivalled blaze of creativity. We reveal a complex and passionate artist; a warm and convivial family man at the same time a rebellious spirit struggling with the hierarchies of state and church who wrote timeless music that is today known world-wide. Gardiner undertakes a 'Bach Tour' of Germany, and sifts the relatively few clues we have - some newly-found. Most of all, he uses the music to reveal the real Bach.
Genres: Music Documentary TV Movie
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2013-03-30
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Vespro Della Beata Verginie
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Original Language: fr
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The Art of Conducting: Great Conductors of the Past
Overview: Documentary about sixteen great conductors of the 20th century.
Genres: Documentary
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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J. S. Bach: Weihnachtsoratorium Sir John Eliot Gardiner
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Genres: Music
Original Language: de
Release Date: 2014-09-15
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John Eliot Gardiner: Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro
Overview: John Eliot Gardiner leasd a brilliant cast in Mozart's beloved opera, Le Nozze Di Figaro. Recorded live in 1993, Bryn Terfel deftly tackles the roll of Figaro.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 1993-01-01
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The Marriage of Figaro
Overview: This is a good video of "Figaro", but there are a couple of better ones available. The Bohm and the Pappano are better still due to the female members of the casts. The reason for buying this one is the "Figaro", Bryn Terfel. No one can top him today in that role. John Eliot Gardiner also stands out. Many of us have voiced their opinion that If the Metropolitan Opera would release it's 1998 version, that would be the one to get.
Genres: Music Comedy
Original Language: it
Release Date: 1993-12-01
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Gluck: Orphée et Eurydice
Overview: Film recording of Robert Wilson’s stage production of the opera by Gluck. John Eliot Gardiner conducts Berlioz’s 1859 revision of Gluck’s opera “Orphée et Eurydice” at the Théâtre du Châtelet in Paris. Soloists Magdalena Kožená, Madeline Bender and Patricia Petibon are accompanied by Gardiner’s regular chorus, The Monteverdi Choir, and the 19th-century period instruments of the Orchestre Révolutionnaire et Romantique.
Genres: Music Documentary
Original Language: fr
Release Date: 2000-12-01
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Vespro Della Beata Vergine
Overview: This large-scale live recording (Gardiner's second) was made in Venice's St Mark's Basilica. It captures the drama as well as the ceremonial aspect of the work, despite sometimes cloudy recorded sound.” Gramophone Classical Music Guide. “Gardiner's second [recording of the Vespers], spectacularly recorded live in St Mark's, has a punchy choral sound, near-operatic solo singing (Bryn Terfel and Alistair Miles are among the basses), emphatic enunciation, big contrasts and deliberate exploitation of the building's spaces. Its outright theatricality sets it apart from other performances.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 1989-06-06
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Mendelssohn: Symphony No 3 'Scottish'
Overview: Inspired by his travels to the British Isles and full of the influence of the rolling Scottish landscape, both Mendelssohn’s Symphony No. 3 ‘Scottish’ and his Overture: The Hebrides are amongst the composer’s most popular and admired works. The London Symphony Orchestra present us with inspiring performances of these works, as well as a performance of Schumann’s Piano Concerto, featuring the celebrated pianist, Maria João Pires.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2014-11-01
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Bach at St David's
Overview: Video of a performance from the Bach cantata pilgrimage undertaken by Sir John Eliot Gardiner, the Monteverdi Choir, and the English Baroque soloists in 2000 to mark the 250th anniversary of Bach's death, in which Gardiner conducts cantatas BWV 179, 199 & 113.
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Original Language: en
Release Date: 2001-01-01
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The Marriage of Figaro - ROH
Overview: A count has designs on his personal valet's fiancée and is determined to stop their wedding taking place. Meanwhile, the countess tries to regain her husband's love by any means necessary. Mozart's great comic opera is a tale of intrigue, misunderstanding and forgiveness. Christian Gerhaher plays the clever Figaro and Simon Keenlyside his aristocratic master in this revival of David McVicar's much-loved production at the Royal Opera House.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2019-07-09
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Rigoletto
Overview: David McVicars Production of Rigoletto at the Royal Opera House 2012, with Dimitri Platanias, Ekaterina Siurina, Vittorio Grigolo and John Elliot Gardiner conducting.
Genres: Music
Original Language: en
Release Date: 2012-03-30
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