Sheriff - Revival of the Dead / Mehta, Israel Philharmonic Orchestra | 
| Actor: Zubin Mehta
Studio: Winstar
Category: DVD
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Avg. Customer Rating:  1 reviews
Sales Rank: 130720
Format: Classical, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc
Languages: English (Original Language), English (Subtitled)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 1
Running Time: 55
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.4 x 5.4 x 0.6
ISBN: 1572524766
UPC: 720917303628
EAN: 9781572524767
ASIN: B00000IBQ4
Theatrical Release Date: 1998
Release Date: December 31, 1999
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Amazon.com
Commissioned and performed for the 50th anniversary of the foundation of the State of Israel, this video of Noam Sheriff's Mechaye Hametim (Revival of the Dead) epitomizes Jewish life and aspirations in a powerful blend of carefully coordinated sounds and images. In successive movements the music evokes life in the Diaspora, then the horrors of the Holocaust; it prays for Holocaust victims and celebrates the foundation of Israel. Its primary audience will be Jewish, but some of the Hebrew texts may sound familiar to admirers of Handel's Messiah. Sheriff's score is eclectic, using motifs that recall cantorial styles (with tenor and baritone cantors), folk music, and the classic oratorio techniques of mainstream Western culture. Video images are powerfully matched to the music--symbols, landscapes, ancient buildings, flowers, children at play, marching soldiers, book-burning, freight trains, and concentration camps. --Joe McLellan
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| Customer Reviews:
Good performance August 7, 2000
11 out of 11 found this review helpful
The performance of the Israel Philharmonic under Maestro Mehta is simply superd. So as the soloists and choirs, the performance of the children's choir is especially delightful. The composition is newly commissioned, however, it is quite approachable, not those difficult to understand 20th Century stuff. However, as a DVD, the words sung should have been closed captioned. There should be some descriptive subtitle for clips included. All in all, an enjoyable performance but not the most thoughtfully produced DVD.
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