Classical Music in Video

Classical Music in Video

Classical Music in Video will be the definitive online collection for the study of classical music in video format. At completion it will contain 1,000 hours of classical music performances and masterclasses captured on video—approximately 1,500 performances in all. The collection will contain performances of all forms of classical music, including major orchestral performances by leading orchestras, plus chamber music, oratorio, and solo performances, along with masterclasses and interviews with master teachers from around the world.

Scope

Classical Music in Video will be cross-searchable with Opera in Video and Dance in Video, creating a music video resource that is unparalleled in its breadth and depth, providing access to performances by artists and ensembles such as the BBC Philharmonic, Royal Opera, Sir Geraint Evans, Thomas Quasthoff, Maxim Vengerov, Emanuel Ax, Simon Carrington, Bernard Haitink, Evelyn Glennie, Ives Ensemble, Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, Callithumpian Consort, and more. The videos will also be cross-searchable with Music Online, letting you search the content in Classical Music in Video together with scores, reference, and audio recordings. For relevant videos, including masterclasses, documentaries, and vocal works, scrolling transcripts will appear alongside the videos. For subscribers with access to Academic Video Online, Classical Music in Video can be cross-searched with all of Alexander Street’s video collections.

Coverage of musical time periods spans Medieval to the 21st century, and performances cover historical recordings from the 1950s up to the most current recordings today.

Content

Sample titles include the Cardiff Singer of the World competitions, Andre Previn’s Music Night; BBC Proms concerts; John Cage’s 49 Waltzes for the Five Boroughs; George Crumb’s Makrokosmos I & II; Great Conductors of the Third Reich: Art in the Service of Evil; and Xenakis: String Quartets. Also included are the award-winning masterclass series from Masterclass Media Foundation—the full set, plus new releases, available only through Alexander Street Press. These are unique sessions, recorded specifically for the camera, with master teachers from each instrument group represented, including violin with Maxim Vengerov, piano with Emanuel Ax, cello with Steven Isserlis, conducting with Bernard Haitink, singing with Joan Rodgers, percussion with Evelyn Glennie, viola with Yuri Bashmet, and many more. Other content includes performances, interviews and documentaries from EuroArts, a leading producer of classical music programming for over 25 years.

Like all of the collections on the Alexander Street Academic Video Online platform, Classical Music in Video represents an enormous value. Libraries of every size and budget will be able to offer hundreds of video titles at a fraction of what it would cost to buy all the physical videos individually—without worrying about permissions or copyright infringement. All necessary educational uses, including in-class and remote-access viewing, are included in the license terms.

Teaching and research tools

  • Synchronized, searchable, scrolling transcripts run alongside nearly all the videos, enhancing navigation and access. Click ahead in the transcript, and the video jumps to that point. Search within the transcript, and the video jumps to your hit.
  • A visual table of contents for scanning hours of video in seconds—thumbnails of the video at intervals.
  • Easy queuing of the video for in-class or assigned watching.
  • Clip-making tools and personalized playlists you can annotate and share—each with a permanent URL—for integrating video into the syllabus or course management systems seamlessly.
  • On-the-go access using most handheld mobile devices.
  • All videos, and all your customer clips and playlist at permanent URLs for embedding in published papers and presentation.

Acquisition options

Libraries may subscribe annually or make a one-time purchase of perpetual rights. All pricing is scaled to library budget. Free trials will be available when the collection launches later in 2011. Please contact sales [at] alexanderstreet [dot] com or your sales representative for more information. Find out more about all of Alexander Street’s Music Online listening, video, and reference collections at http://alexanderstreet.com/products/music.