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    Alfred Deller: Portrait of a Voice Director: Benoît Jacquot Cast: Alfred Deller

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    • DVD Release Date: 06/09/2009
    • Original Release: 1976
    • Sales Rank: 42,513

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    Disc #1 -- Alfred Deller: Portrait of a Voice
    1. "Shall I Come Sweet Love to Thee?" - Thomas Campion [3:55]
    2. Haute-contre - Countertenor [3:11]
    3. La voix de son sexe? The Voice of one's Sex? - Die Stimme seines Geschlechts? [2:52]
    4. "What Then Is Love But Mourning?" Philip Rosseter [2:14]
    5. Adolescence - Jugend [4:04]
    6. En Public - In Public - Auftritt [2:08]
    7. Travail - Practice - Übung [1:39]
    8. Tessitures - Range - Stimmlagen [1:04]
    9. "Have You Seen The White Lily Grow?" - Anon [2:09]
    10. Parter Chanter - Speaking and Singing - Sprechen und Singen [:52]
    11. Découvertes - Discovery - Entdeckungen [1:36]
    12. Mark & Alfred Deller: "I Go Before My Darling" - Thomas Morley [1:41]
    13. Henry Purcell - 1659-1695 [5:35]
    14. "From Rosy Bowers" Henry Purcell [7:13]
    15. Deller Consort [12:05]
    16. Nature et Artifice - Nature and Artifice - Natürlich und Künstich [1:33]
    17. Musique et Curiosité - Music and Curiosity - Musik und Neugier [6:05]

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    By any standard, operatic vocalist Alfred Deller (1912-79) retains enormous historical importance as the first significant countertenor in modern classical music. Born in Margate, England in 1912, Deller came to attention rather late in life, at the age of 34, with a celebrated performance of Purcell's "Come, ye sons of art, away" on the radio in Britain. In successive years, he broke new ground via the formation of the Deller Consort, a group dedicated to performing period music using authentic performance practice, and the launch of the Stour Music Festival, which gave him a platform to collaborate with such legends as Gustav Leonhardt and Franz Bruggen and evolved into one of the most esteemed of all classical festivals. Deller sustained the reputation attached to his performance itself via his light, delicate voice - a voice that would attain legendary status, especially in the years following his death; his interpretations of Handel and Britten, in particular, remain second to none. This biographical documentary by Benoît Jacquot tells Deller's moving and inspiring life story; it includes performances of "What then is love but mourning?," "Have you seen the white lily grow?," " From Rosy Bow'rs," and several other pieces. ~ Nathan Southern, All Movie Guide All Movie Guide

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