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Stravinsky: Petrouchka; The Firebird Suite; Scherzo à la Russe(more) »rank: 131672from: Telarc
: :Any temptation to ignore yet another release of the ubiquitous Petrouchka and the Firebird Suite should be resisted, for these performances are really special. Petrouchka pulses with life; Järvi and his excellent orchestra put you right in the middle of Stravinsky's surrealistic carnival, rendering the dances with vibrant energy and the slower narrative sections with command of mood and atmosphere, as in the menacing In the Moor's Room or in the scene of Petrouchka's death. It's as if conductor and musicians determined they'd play the score as if it was newly-minted; it has the freshness of discovery. The Firebird Suite shares that quality ... |
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Violin Classics(more) »rank: 173736by: Efrem Kurtz, Franco Tamponi, Seiji Ozawa, Walter Susskind, Michael Rabin, Leonid Kogan, Li, Jin
: :Any temptation to ignore yet another release of the ubiquitous Petrouchka and the Firebird Suite should be resisted, for these performances are really special. Petrouchka pulses with life; Järvi and his excellent orchestra put you right in the middle of Stravinsky's surrealistic carnival, rendering the dances with vibrant energy and the slower narrative sections with command of mood and atmosphere, as in the menacing In the Moor's Room or in the scene of Petrouchka's death. It's as if conductor and musicians determined they'd play the score as if it was newly-minted; it has the freshness of discovery. The Firebird Suite shares that quality ... |
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Chopin: 10 Mazurkas / Prelude Op. 45 / Scherso Op. 31(more) »rank: 181398from: Dg Imports
: :Any temptation to ignore yet another release of the ubiquitous Petrouchka and the Firebird Suite should be resisted, for these performances are really special. Petrouchka pulses with life; Järvi and his excellent orchestra put you right in the middle of Stravinsky's surrealistic carnival, rendering the dances with vibrant energy and the slower narrative sections with command of mood and atmosphere, as in the menacing In the Moor's Room or in the scene of Petrouchka's death. It's as if conductor and musicians determined they'd play the score as if it was newly-minted; it has the freshness of discovery. The Firebird Suite shares that quality ... |
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Chopin: 26 Preludes; Polonaises, etc.(more) »rank: 86393from: Deutsche Gram. Ger.
: :Any temptation to ignore yet another release of the ubiquitous Petrouchka and the Firebird Suite should be resisted, for these performances are really special. Petrouchka pulses with life; Järvi and his excellent orchestra put you right in the middle of Stravinsky's surrealistic carnival, rendering the dances with vibrant energy and the slower narrative sections with command of mood and atmosphere, as in the menacing In the Moor's Room or in the scene of Petrouchka's death. It's as if conductor and musicians determined they'd play the score as if it was newly-minted; it has the freshness of discovery. The Firebird Suite shares that quality ... |
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Claudio Abbado Conducts Mussorgsky(more) »rank: 145829from: RCA Victor Europe
: :Any temptation to ignore yet another release of the ubiquitous Petrouchka and the Firebird Suite should be resisted, for these performances are really special. Petrouchka pulses with life; Järvi and his excellent orchestra put you right in the middle of Stravinsky's surrealistic carnival, rendering the dances with vibrant energy and the slower narrative sections with command of mood and atmosphere, as in the menacing In the Moor's Room or in the scene of Petrouchka's death. It's as if conductor and musicians determined they'd play the score as if it was newly-minted; it has the freshness of discovery. The Firebird Suite shares that quality ... |
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Village Band(more) »rank: 84265by: Canadian Brass, Anonymous, Howard Cable, Stephen Foster, Giacomo Puccini, Nikolay Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov, Gioachino Rossini, Ralph [trombone] Sauer, Richard Strauss, Franz von Suppe, Various Composers, Giuseppe Verdi, Graeme Page, Eugene Watts, Frederic Mills, Ronald Romm, Charles Daellenbach
: :Any temptation to ignore yet another release of the ubiquitous Petrouchka and the Firebird Suite should be resisted, for these performances are really special. Petrouchka pulses with life; Järvi and his excellent orchestra put you right in the middle of Stravinsky's surrealistic carnival, rendering the dances with vibrant energy and the slower narrative sections with command of mood and atmosphere, as in the menacing In the Moor's Room or in the scene of Petrouchka's death. It's as if conductor and musicians determined they'd play the score as if it was newly-minted; it has the freshness of discovery. The Firebird Suite shares that quality ... |
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Bernstein Conducts Mussorgsky, Dukas, Prokofiev, Saint-Saëns(more) »rank: 109776from: Sony
: :Any temptation to ignore yet another release of the ubiquitous Petrouchka and the Firebird Suite should be resisted, for these performances are really special. Petrouchka pulses with life; Järvi and his excellent orchestra put you right in the middle of Stravinsky's surrealistic carnival, rendering the dances with vibrant energy and the slower narrative sections with command of mood and atmosphere, as in the menacing In the Moor's Room or in the scene of Petrouchka's death. It's as if conductor and musicians determined they'd play the score as if it was newly-minted; it has the freshness of discovery. The Firebird Suite shares that quality ... |
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Saint-Saëns: The Carnival of the Animals(more) »rank: 176269from: Class. for Pleas. Us
: :Any temptation to ignore yet another release of the ubiquitous Petrouchka and the Firebird Suite should be resisted, for these performances are really special. Petrouchka pulses with life; Järvi and his excellent orchestra put you right in the middle of Stravinsky's surrealistic carnival, rendering the dances with vibrant energy and the slower narrative sections with command of mood and atmosphere, as in the menacing In the Moor's Room or in the scene of Petrouchka's death. It's as if conductor and musicians determined they'd play the score as if it was newly-minted; it has the freshness of discovery. The Firebird Suite shares that quality ... |
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Liszt: Piano Music Vol. 10(more) »rank: 182595from: Naxos
: :Any temptation to ignore yet another release of the ubiquitous Petrouchka and the Firebird Suite should be resisted, for these performances are really special. Petrouchka pulses with life; Järvi and his excellent orchestra put you right in the middle of Stravinsky's surrealistic carnival, rendering the dances with vibrant energy and the slower narrative sections with command of mood and atmosphere, as in the menacing In the Moor's Room or in the scene of Petrouchka's death. It's as if conductor and musicians determined they'd play the score as if it was newly-minted; it has the freshness of discovery. The Firebird Suite shares that quality ... |
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Fischer Plays Haydn, Beethoven, Chopin, Kodály, Mozart(more) »rank: 184560from: BBC Legends
: :Any temptation to ignore yet another release of the ubiquitous Petrouchka and the Firebird Suite should be resisted, for these performances are really special. Petrouchka pulses with life; Järvi and his excellent orchestra put you right in the middle of Stravinsky's surrealistic carnival, rendering the dances with vibrant energy and the slower narrative sections with command of mood and atmosphere, as in the menacing In the Moor's Room or in the scene of Petrouchka's death. It's as if conductor and musicians determined they'd play the score as if it was newly-minted; it has the freshness of discovery. The Firebird Suite shares that quality ... |

Where the NBA Dynasty series (the other initial entry is the slightly meatier Los Angeles Lakers: The Complete History) outdoes Ultimate Jordan is in the six playoff games--one for each year--as they were originally broadcast, minus halftime and commercials. Having the nearly complete game (usually running 90-100 minutes, from the TV introductions to post-game interviews) means you can skip straight to John Paxson's clutch basket or what was expected to be the final shot of Jordan's career. Or you can savor each game in its entirety, all the better to appreciate the artistry of Jordan in his three-pointer barrage against Portland or his "flu game" against Utah. You can see other great players too, of course, including Jordan's teammates--Scottie Pippen, Horace Grant, Dennis Rodman--and those opponents unfortunate enough to face the Bulls--Clyde Drexler, Charles Barkley, John Stockton, Karl Malone, and others. Because these are all NBA Finals games, you won't see Jordan's shot over Craig Ehlo or his 63-point coming-out party against Boston, but the 1990s Chicago Bulls were a team for the ages, and merely having their games--some of them all-time classics--available for home viewing is a major milestone in archived sports. --David Horiuchi

While last-minute heroics tend to be the standard by which we define excellence, there are many other moments that have left an indelible impression, many of them highlighted here. The video clips fall into 10 categories: Dunks, Alley-oops, Assists, Steals, Blocks, Teamwork, the Clutch Shot, Moves, Hustle, and Buzzer-Beaters. At the beginning of each section is a brief introduction. Before showing the top 10 dunks of all time, for example, we learn about the evolution of the dunk--from the first slam to the man who could fly, Michael Jordan--and we hear background commentary from NBA legends such as Magic Johnson, Charles Barkley, Dr. J, and Bill Russell. This video recalls familiar moments of NBA lore that you will want to own for countless repeat viewings. --Jeremy Storey