Yanni - Tribute
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Movie Reviews of Yanni - Tribute
Movie Review: A Masterpiece!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I didn't know what to expect when I put this DVD in my player. I had never heard Yanni's music before but my brother told me it was a MUST HAVE. So I got myself a copy too and let me tell you that this is a MASTERPIECE! Yanni breaks borders and boundaries in this remarkable concert filmed in India's Taj Mahal and Beijing's Forbidden City. All the musicians are truly gifted and there performances really add something special to Yanni's compositions. If your looking for the ULTIMATE concert DVD look no further! A previous reviewer complained that there is a slight pause (or "freeze" if you prefer) during one of the songs. This is because the disc is DUAL LAYERED with the layer change occurring right on the beginning of the 4th song. It is quite a good change that doesn't interfere with the overall flow.With the Concert and Additional documentary spread over a dual layered disc the results are a superb picture quality that is clean and sharp. I won't complain that it isn't widescreen because what we get here is a high definition fullscreen picture free of noticeable defects. The Sound is also incredible! Included is both Stereo and Dolby Digital 5.1 audio tracks that are clear and well defined (and not "over cooked" as one reviewer claimed). Also included is the documentary "No Borders, No Boundaries" which takes an intriguing behind-the-scenes documentary on the making of Tribute and Yanni's travels throughout these two fascinating countries. Bonus features also include a recent interview with Yanni and footage of the artist at work in his state-of-the-art recording studio.
Overall this disc is reference material even down to the animated menu's that are some of the best I've seen! You have to get this DVD and witness the musical genius that is Yanni!!
Movie Review: My Most Frequently-Played Disc Over The Years
Summary: 5 Stars
There is no concert I have watched more than this one since I first bought the VHS tape and then acquired the DVD when that came out. After many, many viewings of it, its still great stuff - especially that first 50 minutes.
The music is a little bit more diverse than on Yanni's first concert DVD: "At The Acropolis." This concert features India's Taj Mahal and China's Forbidden City, In addition to the music, we have stunning color added;a great mix of purples, yellows, blues, pinks, etc. The concert stages - particularly in China - are bathed in these colors.
For most of my many, many viewings of this I would have the opening song, "Deliverance," and the title tune, "Tribute," are my two favorites.
Although many of Yanni's band members from the first concert were not with his group any longer by the time they did this one, they have been replaced by people are even more talented in many cases. It's hard to find a more talented musician that Pedro Eusteache, who plays a number of wind instruments and excels, of course, in all of them. I'm also in awe of new keyboard player Ming Freeman. These two are still in the orchestra today.
Violinist Karen Briggs is as animated and talented as ever and, along with Eustache, is the feature musician in the band. When the two of them alternate solos, playing off each other in "Renegade," it's about as entertaining a few minutes as you'll ever find on an orchestral stage. I'm sorry Briggs is no longer with Yanni's band.
Ten years after first seeing and hearing this for the first time, I can still safely say music doesn't get much better than this, unless, perhaps, Yanni''s latest: Yanni Live!
Movie Review: Witnessing History on DVD
Summary: 5 Stars
I saw this DVD for the first time last night and was sorry I waited so long that it seemed like a "time travel" experience (it was produced in 1997). This DVD not only has Taj Mahal and Forbidden City concerts on it, but it has added bonuses of an entire length documentary related to how the concerts came about, the musicians feelings about visiting China and India, and a separate interview segment with Yanni who shares his incredible home studio with the viewers. (Viewers please note: The documentary, "No Boundries or Borders" so very well done, is located on the menu that comes up at the end of the concert's credits and is not found on the main opening menu.)The quality of this DVD is superior to Yanni's previous Acropolis DVD (I recommend video only for that one). The DVD is an absolute jewel. The musicians, who were handpicked by Yanni from all over the world, are simply magnificant! I especially enjoyed "Dance with a Stranger," "Love is All" and "Niki Nana." The female vocalists are supurb. It is a very exciting concert that flashes back and forth between China and India's audiences. The music is so dramatic, that you'd expect to hear it in an Oscar winning movie!
This DVD is a piece of world history. It is the best value I've ever seen in a DVD. The documentary alone is worth the price of this DVD! Yanni made history with these performances and you will never find another DVD like this one -- ever! The man is a miracle, plain and simple. I'm waiting for Yanni's next performance on Mars, the moon - who knows what idea he'll come up with next.
Movie Review: Right behind LATA
Summary: 5 Stars
I went wild over 'Live at the Acropolis' (LATA) after the 1993 performance and again over 'Tribute' when the tour hit New York State in 1998. Yanni wrote the music for both, but I think his biggest contribution was the talent he assembled, headed by Karen Briggs and her violin in both concerts. The CDs with audio only were spectacular, but you have to see them! And you can!
Then there was Vann Johnson. I'm not really into vocals, but to me, "Love is All" was the most powerful vocal performance since Frankie Laine's "Lucky Old Sun" circa 1950, which I'm old enough to remember. (Laine died recently at age 93.) The lyrics of "Love is All" were cryptic, but the delivery, which I witnessed live twice, was mesmerizing, another big time 'spectacular.' I will always love both performances and the thrill of seeing as well as hearing them, and both are easily 5 stars, but overall I give LATA a very slight technical edge.
Movie Review: Yanni: Tribute
Summary: 5 Stars
Of course, it all started with Yanni: Live At The Acropolis. The intoxicating mixture of upbeat and romantic/nostalgic moods with that catchy Greek rhythm. A soundtrack for any life with all its highs and lows, happiness and sadness, triumph and tragedy. And then Yanni realizes that all cultures have music to offer and that music transcends languages and barriers of all types, as well as ages! And so along comes Tribute, enhanced by the souls and instruments of different cultures inhabiting the world of today as well as ages long past and almost forgotten. And as exciting as the concert is to watch; both the performers and the audience, it only whets the appetite to have an opportunity to see a live performance. To be part of that whirl of humanity and to drop all mental and physical barriers so that you can be part of that collective world dance that celebrates life and its gifts.