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Summary: Don't waste your time on this DVD --- a BIG disappointment
Review: I have been a Yanni fan for quite some time, have all of his recordings, and the VHS version of "Live at the Acropolis." I have watched and listened to the VHS tape many, many times and looked forward to the release of the DVD. Finally it came and what a disappointment! The sound is is okay, not great as I expected, but okay. But the picture quality is so bad, with the exception of a few close ups, that it is annoying and makes it almost impossible to enjoy the music. I finally turned the TV off and just listened to the music!
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Summary: Yanni Live at the Acropolis
Review: I have bought (2) copies of this video prior and both have been "borrowed". This copy I'm putting under lock and key. The music and performance is excellent and it would seem that anyone who likes Yanni wants to have this video...would highly recommend
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Summary: Unbelievable... Outstanding.... The most moving music ...
Review: I have had this Video for over 2 years now. Every time I watch it, hear it, No matter where I am, Im moved, on all levels. This is TRULY one of the All time greatest. I have never heard anything that comes even remotely close.
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Summary: Rock?, Fusion Jazz?, Classical?, New Age? - YES! YES! YES!
Review: I have seen Yanni many times in concert and never the same emotions. You will not find a more talanted composer of our time. History will find Yanni with Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky,and Strauss. Seamless, powerful, natural, inspiring melodies. All of his work you will find will quickly become your favorites. GO SEE HIM IN LIVE PERFORMANCE!
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Summary: Great music, bad video and audio
Review: I have this on VHS as well, but I bought the DVD to enjoy through my new Dolby 5.1 surround sound system. Well, the first half of the disc sounds wonderful, but everything in the second half is badly mixed. The right-rear speaker plays almost inaudibly, while the left-rear keeps going at full volume. It's very annoying, and makes the experience less than it should be. The video quality is also not up to DVD standards-there's a lot of shimmering and pixellation, as well as really oversaturated colours. It's a shame, because the music is incredible. The technical flaws really sink this disc.
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Summary: The Best Yanni DVD
Review: I just bought this on 5-17-02 and the sound and picture was great, I just used the Stereo 2 channel digital and was blown away with the great sound. The picture on the dvd was very close to perfect, for it's age it is a real pleaser, I like it more than his Tribute dvd which was great too..
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Summary: PERFORMANCE 5 STARS! / A/V ENGINEERING 3 ONLY.
Review: I sure would like to see whether a DVD version with more special features (e.g., the TV interview with The Woman in the Red Dress [you GO, Girlfriend!]).Since I R&D and design home theaters, I have carefully calibrated equipment and a visually and acoustically tweaked studio.VERDICT 1: THE PERFORMANCE IS A FIRESTORM AND A "MUST SEE" VIDEO!Merely energetic isn't the word here; in my view Track 7 on the ACROPOLIS CD, "Within Attraction" is the bomb! The dueling violins were masterful and-one-of-a-kind.VERDICT 2: THE AUDIO RATES ONLY 4 STARS.The engineering was probably competent and digital, so a re-issue on HDCD or of TelArc's 20-bit surround quality is possible now. But a DVD gives you the whole enchilada. CD audio is superior to DVD in some ways due to the format--even played back in Dolby 5.1 Digital.VERDICT 3: THE VIDEO ENGINEERING IS SERIOUSLY FLAWED.On a direct view Sony 36" XBR Wega professionally calibrated to NTSC standards by ISF-certified tech, the VHS edition had far too much "red push" (this may be a bad tape-to-firm transfer) but as of 1994, videorecording digitally has been available; I cannot believe that Yanni didn't have the concert thus recorded.Therefore, I would like to see a digitally-corrected DVD from the master. If he did not record video digitally, we're out-of-luck and those "blooming" red PAR lights in the arena will never get cured absent playback on high end professional gear. BOTTOM LINE: ****Yanni fans need to ask the powers-that-be at PRIVATE MUSIC, 9014 Melrose Avenue,Los Angeles, CA 90069, to come up with a remastered re-issue of this VHS linear-track-audioperformance. I'll do my part, as I am only 1/2 hour away by freeway. But a little help from Yanni fans would be very useful . . .John Bartok Bastian, CEOFEAR NOT ENTERPRISES N.A.
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Summary: Indeed, a great experience!
Review: I think Yanni has envisaged this album for all kinds of people. The scores chosen are really excellent and appropriate. All the artists are given equal chance to exhibit their skills. Especially the violinist - Wow!Santorini is a real grandeur. The music just flows. I just recalled the moment I heard Yanni for the first time - it was Santorini. I was so thrilled to see Yanni playing it and I was not disappointed. It is a double-feast for I could feel not only the music but also the beauiful scenes of the structures from Acropolis appropriately picturized for the song. But unfortunately, this feast ends here itself. Keys to imagination, Within Attractions and One man's dream are fantastic. Aria is another masterpiece. Felista is a nice song for his mother. The End of August is to end the nice evening with a style. I think Yanni has given his best for this album - as he says. But I found two things missing in the DVD version: the sound effects are not all that good when compared to the CD version. The visual effects, especially lighting in most of the times, jazzy. Indeed a great experience. I felt, sometimes, as if I were in Greece.
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Summary: Video is Better than DVD Quality
Review: I was very excited to discover Acropolis on DVD. I used to have the video and a smaller television. I now have a 43 inch television and stereo system and was expecting to step into the picture to experience that evening with Yanni. I love this concert -- have seen it many times on VHS years ago. I totally understand their acoustic problems involved, and that DVD's weren't in existence back when this concert took place. Regardless, I regret to say that they should NOT have released this on DVD unless they could overcome these sound and picture quality problems. The Tribute DVD is superior to this one in terms of its professinal, high quality production.
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Summary: Excellent Concert
Review: I would have loved to have been there. This concert's CD was my introduction to Yanni's wonderful compositions, especially the powerful "Within Attraction", and so this DVD purchase was the next logical step. The presentation, ambiance and emotion of the performances are wonderful, and I've watched selected pieces repeatedly. The only detractor, which isn't a problem with the DVD, is the concert lighting itself. Contiguous walls of the Acropolis are oftentimes illuminated with red against blue lighting. This lighting effect, whether viewed on TV/video/DVD, comes across far too loud. No such detractor, ultimately, can keep this concert from a 5 star rating.
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