Appearance
Great music and performance wrecked by video quality.
I'd been hoping PBS would rerun the Requiem performance it showed a dozen years ago, so when I saw that Amazon had it, I eagerly ordered it. The music and performance, with Domingo and Sarah Brightman at the top of their form, was as good as I remembered. But the sound is pirate-video quality: hissy and broken up. The video is almost OK, but faded-looking. I know this was taped 15 years ago, but I have jazz recording from the 40s that sound better. Sadly, I can only recommend this to those who must have the performance available and are willing to put up with terrible quality to get it.
This is great
Even though the video is a little but fuzzy this is an incredible video. It is so amazing, this concert. The only thing you need is a high-quality VCR and the picture is as clear is crystal. I watched it on an older VCR and the quality is poor.
If you dont buy Requiem your crazy
This beautiful concert really captures the heart of how beautifuly Andrew Lloyd Webbers music is.
What happened?
I'm sorry to say this but I don't recommend this video to buyers. What a disappointment! Sarah's voice lacked in experience on that stage. Of course I like her very much, but I can do without listening to the video again.Every time Sarah opened her mouth, she squeaked way out of her range. The sound of the recording is of poor quality too! It sounds like a child recorded the musical. I was bored too, listening to the program. There was only one uplifting song. That is "Hosanna". The boy choir sounded shrill, as a result of the poor recording.The whole video was a waste of time and talent. I'm glad this was one of Webber's earlier attempts at bringing Sarah to her place at the top. I voted the video 1 star because of Domingo. Other than him, nothing moved me. Even the organ was depressing me.Buy the video if you insist, but I highly urge you to forget it.
Lovely
What you have is lovely and amazing. Sometime, some poeople do not see it or maybe too busy to realize it. This movie made me feel that I do have something lovely and amazing in my life.
wandering
This was a pretty pointless movie. The acting was more often than not needy and flat. Catherine Keener seemed totally out of place, as if she was trying too hard to be energetic and zany. The movie ended just as the plot was getting interesting. After finishing it, I couldn't figure out what the point of it was and why I had even bothered to watch it.