| | |  | WORLD MUSIC | Home » » Strunz & Farah in Performance | | | | | | | Description: | | This first-ever DVD release of the dazzling guitar duo Strunz & Farah shows them at their best, performing their jazz/world music with blazing intensity and passion. The DVD has superb sound quality and features such extras as interviews with Jorge Strunz and Ardeshir Farah, a photo gallery, and discography of the pioneering jazz/world music duo's work.Includes eight songs recorded live on a theater stage, but without an audience, enabling them to capture the purest unamplified acoustic sound of the guitars, accompanied by percussion, bass and violin. Set List: Las Verduras, Ecos, Rosa Blanca, Campera, Zagros, Rimas de Cuerdas, Alisio, and Shamsa. DVD also includes two pieces (Jardin, Chincha) performed at the Sierra Nevada Brewery in Chico, CA with an audience (and thus, amplified guitars) to round out the program. Enjoy! | | | Product Details: | | | Actors:
| Strunz & Farah | | Director:
| Jorge Strunz | | Format:
| Color, Dolby, DVD, NTSC, Surround Sound | | Language:
| English | | Number of Discs:
| 1 | | Studio:
| Selva Records | | Run Time:
| 68 minutes | | DVD Release Date:
| September 09, 2003 | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 15 reviews |
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3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
 Amazing Guitar VirtuososOct 14, 2003
By Efren Diaz
If you are lucky enough to live near a city where Strunz and Farah perform, go see them. If you are not, buy this DVD! If you have seen them live, then you know what incredible performers they are and you should buy the DVD as well! Their dazzling command of the guitar is amazing to see. The incredible speed and tight synchronization of their runs cannot be explained with mere words. It is truly incredible. The DVD format, where they play all but 2 songs without an audience, truly captures the beauty of their music and allows you to see and hear every note played. Strunz and Farah are the most incredible guitar duo in the world, bar none. Prepare yourself to be amazed.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Phenomenal DVD! Captures the essence and genius of S&F!!!Sep 16, 2003
'Espi' has NO IDEA what he is talking about! This is a great DVD, and I applaud the 'purity of sound' that Jorge and Ardeshir strive for by recording this in an acoustically excellent space with NO live audience! Remember, a live audience adds noise to a recording. As far as i'm concerned, as an audiophile, this is an IDEAL arrangement for recording subtly gorgeous music like this!!! Now mind you, there are 2 songs that were captured live on this DVD as well, for those of you who are 'live performance fans'. I also think the descriptions of the songs by Jorge and the brief interviews are excellent as well. My ONLY complaint, and it is a minor one, given the excellent quality of this disc, is that it should have been a bit longer in total program time. They could have easily put another 3 to 5 songs on this, making it equal to most concert DVD lengths. All in all though, an excellent first time DVD release by these guitar masters! The rest of the band is fantastic as well, providing clockwork percussion, bass, and violins to complement Strunz & Farah's style. If you are a fan of world class, nylon string acoustic latin and flamenco tinged guitar, this DVD is a MUST!
5 of 6 found the following review helpful:
Best Performance VideoMay 22, 2007
By Mary Anne
This is a great guitar dvd for anyone that likes guitar music, but if you know someone who plays guitar, you'd be safe to get them this dvd - it is sure to become a delight in their collection. This is amazing. It is a guitar player's dream performance dvd. First, the sound mix is wonderful - clean, crisp, blended so well - (the performance in the closed session is the best, or rather, the mix is so perfect in those sessions that it's like being there personally in the front row - you get lost in it.) Second, the filming style was beyond my expectations. The attention to getting right up on the hands while performers are playing is the best I've ever seen. It's so clear, that if you're fast enough, you could play along on the parts - no quessing, no shadows, nothing is missed as the lead moves from one player to the other - the camera is right on it. This is a 60 minute dvd, but feels like just a moment out of time - it's so enjoyable, you can't believe it's over already! There is also a nice interview set on how the players met and their background and influences.
I had bought this because I saw a session of Strunz & Farah on a PBS special and had become interested in their comments about doing their own sound mixing on their cds and so forth and wanted to hear more. I could not be more pleased with the dvd. I believed it would be good, but it's beyond that - a real gem.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
incredibleJun 18, 2006
By pico 26
oh my god! strunz & farah are at the top of their game. this dvd is a 'front row seat' to their show. this dvd is worth 10 fold in dollar value. and their cd's are just as good, they seem to always create better & better music. pico 26
3 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Yea, it really is that goodFeb 03, 2007
By Ruben Herzog
"Grand Wazoo"
If you're reading this, you obviously already know who Strunz and Farah are and understand their musical excellence. I'm sure you even remember the first time you heard this duo play and if you buy this dvd, you'll never forget the first time you watched it.
The majority of this dvd was recorded in an empty auditorium in order to capture their raw acoustic sound, which is done so masterfully. The sound on this dvd is supreme and robust. You can tell that they made sure to capture their sound the way it was meant to be heard. The two of them create such a full sound and combine that with the sultry violin, subtle percussion and you get an amazing recording.
You can tell that these guys truly enjoy playing together, as the camera often catches them smiling when the other is soloing along with them bobbing their heads to the beat. The shots in this DVD are perfect, capturing their perfect form exactly when they are soloing as well as panning out to the entire band when need be. I often find myself disappointed in music dvds for not filming the musicians hands when appropriate, but this DVD hits the nail on the head in a very refreshing manner by not overdoing any one particular shot.
The DVD itself is short, only 60 minutes and I had hoped that it would never end. The last two songs are recorded live, therefore their guitars are plugged in. They are two very lively songs and are a great addition to the film.
There is a brief interview with the two of them at the end of the dvd which sheds some interesting insight as to how they began with their music and how they met. I was very excited to hear that they both listened to Jimi Hendrix while growing up!
If you made it through this review, you already know you're going to get this DVD so what are you waiting for!?
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