The mephisto waltz doesnt deserve a spot in the upper echelon of seventies occult horror pictures but its entertaining enough and it features some good acting and nice production values. There are so many different ways to express what liszt writes there, the path is really set for you to not only play these notes, but to express them with your full independant musical voice. Curt lowens, gregory morton, paul wendkos, the mephisto waltz. I provide the original scanned version and the filtered, because the filter does some changes smoothening, sharpening borders and some portions of the scan get lost sometimes when they are too small e. Absolutely the best transfer imaginable, with just a very few, tiny flaws. Print and download in pdf or midi mephisto waltz no. Formerly known as tupa clandestiner is one half of mephisto waltz. Music notes for sheet music by franz liszt 18111886. The mephisto waltz 1971 nude scenes mephisto waltz, which is inferior to rosemarys baby on all sorts of fundamental levels like direction, photography and acting, is fatally inferior in its understanding of the supernatural. I have seen the mephisto waltz at least 20 times on videodvd since my first viewing in the theater when it was released originally. At the end of each line you find more information about the music of that specific performer. Myles clarkson is a journalist and a rising young classical pianist, and is thrilled to be able to combine those pursuits in a longsoughtafter interview with the legendary and ailing concert. I was thrilled to see it was available on bluray, and boy, it does not disappoint. When youre dancing to the mephisto waltz, the devil calls the tune.
The kl studio classics bluray of the mephisto waltz is a good scan of this upscale creepshow from a year when 20th fox was in dire straits, with production reduced to a trickle. The first mephisto waltz, the only one that follows the event at the village inn in detail, begins with a. The film is about a couple who is coerced into the household of rich socialitesatanists, led by duncan ely, who is played by curt jurgens, who is pretty good here. The mephisto waltz photos view all photos 3 movie info.
As she struggles to learn the truth about what has happened, she is pulled into elys horrifying world, and is embroiled in further soulswapping, demonic possession and terrible family secrets. If a horror movie is to be taken seriously, it has to pretend to take horror seriously. The mephisto waltz 1971 cast and crew credits, including actors, actresses, directors, writers and more. Hyperion offers both cds, and downloads in a number of formats. Although the movie was unnerving it doesnt capture the story in its entirety.
Unknown to alda, the guy is a satanist, who arranges to have thier souls switch places at his death, so that he can be young again and continue to play piano thus needing a skilled piano player like alda to switch bodies with. The mephisto waltzes are four waltzes composed by franz liszt in 185962, 188081, 1883 and 1885. A music journalist scores the interview of a lifetime when a terminally ill piano virtuoso agrees to talk to him. The name of the movie is taken from the piano work by franz liszt of the same title see mephisto waltzes. What follows is a deadly game of catandmouse between the converted and unconverted to elys sect. Tasso, a 16th century italian poet, that liszt heard on his travels sung by a gondolier. Adapted from a fred mustard stewart novel, this offbeat occult thriller stars alan alda just prior to his elevenyear stint on mash. Overview full credits full synopsis notes music screenplay info original print info genre keywords. The first incarnation of mephisto walz started in dusseldorf in february 1986, with original members baribari the bands sole songwriter, johann, and arndt drums, plus a german vocalist called jorge. Mephisto waltz by franz liszt 18111886 digital sheet music for. Smallest size with best quality and fast downloads at. The mephisto waltz is a 1971 american horror film about an occultmurder mystery.
But this is optional, you still can download for free on slow speed, watch free vids first 100 times. Enter your location to see which movie theaters are playing the mephisto waltz near you. I dont want to give away the plot, but what i will say is read this book. Download all yts the mephisto waltz movies torrents for free in 720p, 1080p, 4k and 3d quality. Download all yts the mephisto waltz movies torrents for free in. If it isnt a classic, its still worth a watch for fans of the genre. Two recentlypublished additions to the mephisto waltz no 1 are included here. However, since his recording is unavailable, i think ashkenazys is the best on the market. The mephisto waltz 1971 could be viewed as a mainstream holywood studios game attempt to make a kind of hammer horror style feature film, probably prompted by the critical and box office success of polanskis rosemarys baby a couple of years earlier. The mephisto waltz seems made to have commercial interruptionsnot just to sell soap, but to paste over the big jumps in the spotty script i changed my mind. Mephisto waltz by franz liszt 18111886 single piece sheet. Stream tracks and playlists from mephisto waltz on your desktop or mobile device.
The dazzling piano score serves not for a demonstration of virtuosity but rather to create coloratura, or rather a fantastical aura of sound around italian melodies. The mephisto waltz 1971 a frustrated pianist himself, music journalist myles clarkson alan alda is thrilled to interview virtuoso duncan ely curt jurgens. Click on the button to go to the page where you can download the music. Tasso les preludes orpheus mazeppa mephisto waltz, no. It was directed by paul wendkos and starred alan alda, jacqueline bisset, barbara parkins, bradford dillman and curd jurgens.
All four of the mephisto waltzes are inspired, to some extent at least, by an episode in lenaus faust, dance in a village inn. Absolutely the best transfer imaginable, with just a. Publication date 1969 topics pianists, journalists. Each mephisto waltz is a devilish, whirling dance, showing off franz liszts dazzling mastery of energy theyre named after the devil, mephisto, in the german faust legend. Alan alda plays a classical piano player on the rise who befriends a famous player himself whos at deaths door. But the opportunity doesnt come cheap the price is giving up his soul. Baribaris signature songwriting style and distinctive wall of chorusdelayeffected guitar sound makes mephisto walz instantly identifiable. Jacqueline bisset breasts scene in the mephisto waltz aznude. It will cost you two cups of coffee for a whole month.
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