Children of Paradise (Criterion Collection)Poetic realism reached sublime heights with CHILDREN OF PARADISE (LES ENFANTS DU PARADIS), widely considered one of the greatest French films of all time. This nimble depiction of nineteenth century Paris's theatrical demimonde, filmed during World War II, follows a mysterious woman (THE PEARLS OF THE CROWN'S Arletty) loved by four different men (all based on historical figures): an actor, a criminal, a count, and, most poignantly, a street mime (LA

Yet somehow this masterful quintet session from April 1961 (which also features Herbie Hancock

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Cozy Powell's Hammer

The concept of a "beautiful" sound was never static in music history: it has changed over the centuries

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with many different instruments and sound effects in addition to his harp

frequent dynamic changes and extremely high flute-writing

Handel/ Schoder/ Hofkapelle - Handel: Nine German Arias

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a similar number of short vocal compositions and around 40 transcriptions and reworkings of music by major composers of the past