Francis Bacon - Documentary part 2/6
Francis Bacon is widely held to be the greatest living painter in the world. He discusses his work, his methods, his views on life and lots more. (9:12)
The Art of Francis Bacon - Part 2/6
Francis Bacon is widely held to be the greatest living painter in the world. No actual Bacon footage, but some good close-ups and quotes narrated by Derek Jacobi. No actual Bacon footage, but some good close-ups and quotes narrated by Derek Jacobi. Bacon lived from 1909-1992. He was an Irish painter who lived mostly in London. In 1960 he painted portrait heads of his friends because he wanted to defeat death by leaving images.
The Art of Francis Bacon - Part 3/6
Francis Bacon is widely held to be the greatest living painter in the world. No actual Bacon footage, but some good close-ups and quotes narrated by Derek Jacobi. No actual Bacon footage, but some good close-ups and quotes narrated by Derek Jacobi. Bacon lived from 1909-1992. He was an Irish painter who lived mostly in London. In 1960 he painted portrait heads of his friends because he wanted to defeat death by leaving images.
The Art of Francis Bacon - Part 4/6
Francis Bacon is widely held to be the greatest living painter in the world. No actual Bacon footage, but some good close-ups and quotes narrated by Derek Jacobi. No actual Bacon footage, but some good close-ups and quotes narrated by Derek Jacobi. Bacon lived from 1909-1992. He was an Irish painter who lived mostly in London. In 1960 he painted portrait heads of his friends because he wanted to defeat death by leaving images.
The Art of Francis Bacon - Part 5/6
Francis Bacon is widely held to be the greatest living painter in the world. No actual Bacon footage, but some good close-ups and quotes narrated by Derek Jacobi. No actual Bacon footage, but some good close-ups and quotes narrated by Derek Jacobi. Bacon lived from 1909-1992. He was an Irish painter who lived mostly in London. In 1960 he painted portrait heads of his friends because he wanted to defeat death by leaving images.
The Art of Francis Bacon - Part 6/6
Francis Bacon is widely held to be the greatest living painter in the world. No actual Bacon footage, but some good close-ups and quotes narrated by Derek Jacobi. No actual Bacon footage, but some good close-ups and quotes narrated by Derek Jacobi. Bacon lived from 1909-1992. He was an Irish painter who lived mostly in London. In 1960 he painted portrait heads of his friends because he wanted to defeat death by leaving images.
ANCIENT GREEK THEATER
The main Ancient Theaters of the Ancient Greek World. English text describes the theaters. (5:32)
Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir - 'Sleep'
Slow squeezed for maximum freshness, this is Eric Whitacre's "Sleep" performed by Eric Whitacre's Virtual Choir. This video features a hundred and more voices from around the world in a virtual choir. Whitacre is an American composer of choral, wind, and electronic music.
Eric Whitacre's Ground-Breaking Virtual Choir - 'Lux Aurumque'
This video features a hundred and more voices from around the world in a virtual choir. Whitacre is an American composer of choral, wind, and electronic music.
PRODUCED AND MANAGED BY: Scott Haines COMPOSED AND CONDUCTED BY: Eric Whitacre
Representing 12 Countries: Austria, Argentina, Canada, Germany, Ireland, New, Zealand, The Philippines
Singapore, Spain, Sweden, United Kingdom, United States of America
Roots of Blues -- The Mississippi Sheiks "Sitting On Top Of T"
were notable mostly for playing country blues but were adept at many styles of United States popular music of the time, and their records were bought by both black and white audiences. Country blues is often seen as being the domain of individual musicians, a stereotype propagated by the way such delta blues performers as Robert Johnson and Charley Patton have entered the popular consciousness. Of the smaller number of groups playing at the time, the Mississippi Sheiks are among the better known
Roots of Blues -- T-Bone Walker"Mean Old World"
„Mean Old World" (A. Walker) Recorded: Hollywood, July 20, 1942 T-Bone Walker (vcl) (g) Frediie Slack (p), Jud De Naut (b), Dave Coleman (d)
Walker was born on May 26, 1910 in Linden, Texas of African American and Cherokee descent.
When he was a young man his family moved to a region of south Dallas known as Oak Cliff where he met and learned from Blind Lemon Jefferson, another blues musician. Walker's recording debut was "Wichita Falls Blues"/"Trinity River Blues",
Purcell - Sonata for Trumpet
Brass Quintet arrangement of Trumpet Sonata in D (Overture: Light of the World) by Henry Purcell. Canadian Brass in Concert at Seoul Art Center.
The Tallis Scholars sings Palestrina
The most excellent ensemble The Tallis Scholars, here in a live performance of Nunc Dimittis by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina(1524?-1594).
The Tallis Scholars are a British vocal ensemble normally consisting of two singers per part, with a core group of ten singers.
Formed in 1973 by their director Peter Phillips, they specialise in performing a cappella sacred vocal music written during the Renaissance by composers from all over Europe. They are currently recognised as one
Planet Earth - Caves 3/5
(part 3) Planet Earth is a multi award-winning 2006 television series produced by the BBC Natural History Unit. Four years in the making, it was the most expensive nature documentary series ever commissioned by the BBC. This episode explores "Planet Earth's final frontier": the world of caves. Run time 9:50
Planet Earth - Caves 5/5
(part 5) Planet Earth is a multi award-winning 2006 television series produced by the BBC Natural History Unit. Four years in the making, it was the most expensive nature documentary series ever commissioned by the BBC. This episode explores "Planet Earth's final frontier": the world of caves. Run time 8:30
The Tuskegee Airmen
This 13 minute video is about the Tuskegee Airmen during
World War II in a segregated military, the Tuskegee Airmen distinquished themselves among aviators. These African-American aviators flew as fighter escort and protection on bombing runs. Their record of over 200 combat missions without losing a single bomber shows why they were respected by the American military and feared by the enemy. This video adds depth to both the civil rights battle these men faced and their actions in the wa
Story of the World- Ancient Times -The First Sumarian Dictator
This spirited reading of author Susan Wise Bauer's Story of
the World history series brings to life the stories and records of the
peoples of ancient times. This chapter is about the first Sumarian dictator-Sargon and the Akkadians.
Story of the World-The Middle Ages-Knights and Samurai
This spirited reading of author Susan Wise Bauer's Story of
the World history series brings to life the stories and records of the peoples of ancient times. This chapter is about Knights and Samurai
Story of the World- The Middle Ages-Japanese Knights
This spirited reading of author Susan Wise Bauer's Story of
the World history series brings to life the stories and records of the
peoples of ancient times. This chapter is about Japanese Knights.
Story of the World-: Early Modern Times-The Imperial East
This spirited reading of author Susan Wise Bauer's Story of
the World history series brings to life the stories and records of the
peoples of ancient times. This chapter is about the Imperial East.
