Choirs of Angels: Paintings in Italian Choir Books, 1300-1500 (DVD Art Gallery plus Music CD) | 
 enlarge | Director: Frederick Renz
Actor: Early Music New York
Studio: Clipped Films
Category: DVD
List Price: $24.99
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Sales Rank: 82294
Format: Classical, Color, Dvd-video, Ntsc, Widescreen
Language: English (Original Language)
Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Number Of Items: 2
Running Time: 62
Aspect Ratio: 1.78:1
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.2
Dimensions (in): 7.3 x 5.5 x 0.6
MPN: 70010
UPC: 897937001015
EAN: 0897937001015
ASIN: B001IB63FQ
Theatrical Release Date: 2008
Release Date: November 18, 2008
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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Product Description
For millions of visitors, The Metropolitan Museumof Art is one of the top destinations in New York City,brwhere its unparalleled collection and special exhibits delight art lovers from around the world. This year,brvisitors will fi nd new inspiration in the Met s upcomingbrexhibition Choirs of Angels: Painting in Italian Choir Books, 13oo 15oo.brSome of the most celebrated Renaissance and Gothic masters of their day created illuminations for the choir books, Psalters, and antiphonaries used in churches and monasteries across Italy. Springing from a unique, artful marriage of painting, text, and music, thesebrminiature paintings of singing angels, Hebrew prophets, heroic saints, and Renaissance princes glow with rich,brjewel-like colors and shine with gold.brThe Museum experience comes home with this widescreen DVD, which features more than 4o images from the Met s superb collection of Italian Renaissance paintings and cuttings from choral manuscripts. Periodbrmusic performed by world-famous Early Music New York accompanies the more than 6o-minute gallery tourbrof illuminations, which includes breathtaking closeups of exquisite details. Notes from curators providebrillumination of their own, offering insights into the lives and faith of medieval religious communities whilebrdescribing the paintings and their subjects. The medieval music heard on the DVD is also featured on a separate CD. Selections include chants, motets, and laude, whose unexpected tonalities have abidingbrappeal today.
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