Rating: Summary: Yanni DVD Acropolis Review: Since the first time I saw Yanni's beautiful black hair I knew this DVD would provide me with the opportunity to watch it flow as he did his thing on stage. Simple put, this DVD has changed my life and the lives of others around me. Whatever you do in life, what ever difficult decisions you encounter Yanni and his band will always be there with you. He loves the world, he loves his band, and he most certainly loves his hair.(as we all do)
Rating: Summary: Yanni DVD Acropolis Review: Since the first time I saw Yanni's beautiful black hair I knew this DVD would provide me with the opportunity to watch it flow as he did his thing on stage. Simple put, this DVD has changed my life and the lives of others around me. Whatever you do in life, what ever difficult decisions you encounter Yanni and his band will always be there with you. He loves the world, he loves his band, and he most certainly loves his hair.(as we all do)
Rating: Summary: Yanni - Live at the Acropolis Review: The most fantastic video I have ever seen. I got totally absorbed in the music and musicians.
Rating: Summary: Excellent Job on this DVD Review: The video is very clear, with excellent color, and few artifacts -- especially considering this was filmed at night. The camera angles are excellent, and place the viewer right in the action.The sound has 2 options: stereo and 5.1 surround. I was skeptical of the 5.1 surround, but it makes for a wonderful room-filling experience, and the 2-channel option is avaliable for those who prefer it (but keep in mind this was not recorded accurately, so 2-channel is not going to be more accurate). The surround channels are used wisely, and there are no loud passages coming from them; they provide ambience, as one would hear sitting in the Acropolis listening to the show. This is just an excellent disc to own, and I am glad it is finally available in the USA. I look forward to "Tribute", when that is available.
Rating: Summary: you can feel the magic Review: This concert from evening of September 23, 1993, must have been a wonderful event to have experienced...the VHS of it is a polished gem that will never go out of style. The professionalism and musicianship is outstanding, and the setting is magical...with 2000 year old arches surrounding the open air stage, and the amazing structures of ancient Greece lit up against the night sky. Shardad Rohani conducts the London Royal Pholharmonic Concert Orchestra, as well as doing a terrific violin duet with Karen Briggs, the super violinist member of Yanni's fabulous group. Her solos are a knock-out, as well as those of the rest of the band, among them Charlie Adams on drums, Ric Fierabracci on bass, and Michael "Kalani" Bruno on percussion. Yanni looks stunning and plays beautifully on a grand piano, as well as an assortment of keyboards...you can tell he is also leading the entire show...and it's quite a show. There's a touching song he sings for his mother Felitsa, who sits in the audience, next to the gorgeous Linda Evans, both of them glowing with pride. Directed by George Veras with 14 cameras, the editing is a marvel, a constant flow images that keeps one's interest and works to perfection with the music...the concert is an hour and 35 minutes long, with an added 5 minutes of backstage interviews. This is one to take out of your tape library once in a while, and wish you'd been there, on this very special night under the Grecian stars.
Rating: Summary: Great! Review: This is a great video. It is probably the best concert I have ever seen. Yanni is magnificent. Also. Ms. Briggs is an accomplished violinist. If you are going to own just one concert in your video library, this is the one to have.
Rating: Summary: Yanni: Live At The Acropolis Review: This tape is FANTASTIC. It keeps you intrigued the whole tape. Love his hair!!! I will definitely purchase additional tapes. I play the cassettes in the car.
Rating: Summary: Yanni tells you a story with music Review: When I first heard the music I thought it was in the Efteling. A Dutch themepark. They used the song 'Acroyali/Standing in Motion' in a Lasershow. I was amazed when I first heard this music, so I download the song, and after a while the whole album. But I was so amazed by his music that I bought the whole album! After a I wanna to see the live concert of him, so we called some shops, and we found the vhs of the live concert. I was a whole new experience when I saw the vhs. The violins, the bass-guiter. So I wanna have the dvd too! I found the dvd in the 'Private Years box', so I order it. A few weeks later the box arrived at my door. It was very exciting. But when I saw the dvd I was a little dissapointment. The sound-effects are really good, but the video-quality is poor. The images are al little bit 'sheaky'. I think that they are used the wrong aquipment to put it on dvd. But Yanni is still amazing, and I have already six cds of him :-)
Rating: Summary: Buy the VHS, DONOT waste your time with the DVD Review: When I first saw this concert, it was on the laser disc, and I thought it was incredible. Two years later, I saw it again at a friend's house, and it was on VHS. It also sounded incredible. Then I was looking around in late 1999 for the DVD version, only to find out that if I want it, I need to buy the whole Yanni set. Finally, around early 2000, I got a hold of the DVD version, and was not impressed. The sound quality was poor, the video quality was also poor. Needless to say, I ended up returning the disc.
Rating: Summary: A Great Inspiration of Music in the "New Age Jazz" Category Review: Yanni's Music is an inspiration for any occasion. My husband and I have seen his live concerts. His performances were truly dynamic, I was very happy to see how he incorporates and explore different areas of music from all other Nationalities. "We Will Always Be Your Number One Fan! . . . Ruthann and Hezron Liburd, Flushing, New York
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