Math always bored you, you always thought that being useless at math was inevitable, in short, you always loathed math!
We could have been happy to laugh at them if mathematics hadn't taken such an important place in our society: Apple, Google, Goldman Sachs are nothing more than algorithms and mathematic formulae.
How did mathematics end up suffering from such a lack of interest at the very moment that they rule the world? Through a journey to the four corners of the world in the company of the greatest mathematicians, including Cédric Villani (2010 Fields Medal), Comment j’ai détesté les maths recounts how mathematics have changed our world for the better... and sometimes for the worst.
Cesar Awards - Nominated
28 февр. 2015 г.
Oscars' highlights
Best Motion Picture of the Year
WINNER
Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Alejandro González Iñárritu
A washed-up actor, who once played an iconic superhero, battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career and himself in the days leading up to the opening of his Broadway play.
Won 4 Oscars. Another 166 wins & 152 nominations
NOMINEES
American Sniper, Clint Eastwood
Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind.
Won 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins & 25 nominations
Boyhood, Richard Linklater
The life of Mason, from early childhood to his arrival at college.
Won 1 Oscar. Another 150 wins & 120 nominations
The Imitation Game, Morten Tyldum
During World War II, mathematician Alan Turing tries to crack the enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians.
Won 1 Oscar. Another 45 wins & 104 nominations
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson
The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous hotel from the fictional Republic of Zubrowka between the first and second World Wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.
Won 4 Oscars. Another 91 wins & 127 nominations.
Selma, Ava DuVernay
A chronicle of Martin Luther King's campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965.
Won 1 Oscar. Another 34 wins & 71 nominations
The Theory of Everything, James Marsh
A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife.
Won 1 Oscar. Another 23 wins & 86 nominations.
Whiplash, Damien Chazelle
A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.
Won 3 Oscars. Another 70 wins & 75 nominations
Best Documentary
WINNER
Citizenfour, Laura Poitras
A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden.
Won 1 Oscar. Another 40 wins & 16 nominations
NOMINEES
Finding Vivian Maier, John Maloof
A documentary on the late Vivian Maier, a nanny whose previously unknown cache of 100,000 photographs earned her a posthumous reputation as one of the most accomplished street photographers.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 17 nominations.
Last Days in Vietnam, Rory Kennedy
During the chaotic final weeks of the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Army closes in on Saigon as the panicked South Vietnamese people desperately attempt to escape. On the ground, American soldiers and diplomats confront the same moral quandary: whether to obey White House orders to evacuate U.S. citizens only--or to risk treason and save the lives of as many South Vietnamese citizens as they can.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations
The Salt of the Earth, Wim Wenders
For the last 40 years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed some of the major events of our recent history; international conflicts, starvation and exodus. He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine territories, of wild fauna and flora, and of grandiose landscapes as part of a huge photographic project which is a tribute to the planet's beauty.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations
Virunga, Orlando von Einsiedel
A group of brave individuals risk their lives to save the last of the world's mountain gorillas; in the midst of renewed civil war and a scramble for Congo's natural resources.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 14 wins & 14 nominations
WINNER
Birdman: Or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance), Alejandro González Iñárritu
A washed-up actor, who once played an iconic superhero, battles his ego and attempts to recover his family, his career and himself in the days leading up to the opening of his Broadway play.
Won 4 Oscars. Another 166 wins & 152 nominations
NOMINEES
American Sniper, Clint Eastwood
Navy SEAL sniper Chris Kyle's pinpoint accuracy saves countless lives on the battlefield and turns him into a legend. Back home to his wife and kids after four tours of duty, however, Chris finds that it is the war he can't leave behind.
Won 1 Oscar. Another 8 wins & 25 nominations
Boyhood, Richard Linklater
The life of Mason, from early childhood to his arrival at college.
Won 1 Oscar. Another 150 wins & 120 nominations
The Imitation Game, Morten Tyldum
During World War II, mathematician Alan Turing tries to crack the enigma code with help from fellow mathematicians.
Won 1 Oscar. Another 45 wins & 104 nominations
The Grand Budapest Hotel, Wes Anderson
The adventures of Gustave H, a legendary concierge at a famous hotel from the fictional Republic of Zubrowka between the first and second World Wars, and Zero Moustafa, the lobby boy who becomes his most trusted friend.
Won 4 Oscars. Another 91 wins & 127 nominations.
Selma, Ava DuVernay
A chronicle of Martin Luther King's campaign to secure equal voting rights via an epic march from Selma to Montgomery, Alabama in 1965.
Won 1 Oscar. Another 34 wins & 71 nominations
The Theory of Everything, James Marsh
A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife.
Won 1 Oscar. Another 23 wins & 86 nominations.
Whiplash, Damien Chazelle
A promising young drummer enrolls at a cut-throat music conservatory where his dreams of greatness are mentored by an instructor who will stop at nothing to realize a student's potential.
Won 3 Oscars. Another 70 wins & 75 nominations
Best Documentary
WINNER
Citizenfour, Laura Poitras
A documentarian and a reporter travel to Hong Kong for the first of many meetings with Edward Snowden.
Won 1 Oscar. Another 40 wins & 16 nominations
NOMINEES
Finding Vivian Maier, John Maloof
A documentary on the late Vivian Maier, a nanny whose previously unknown cache of 100,000 photographs earned her a posthumous reputation as one of the most accomplished street photographers.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 17 nominations.
Last Days in Vietnam, Rory Kennedy
During the chaotic final weeks of the Vietnam War, the North Vietnamese Army closes in on Saigon as the panicked South Vietnamese people desperately attempt to escape. On the ground, American soldiers and diplomats confront the same moral quandary: whether to obey White House orders to evacuate U.S. citizens only--or to risk treason and save the lives of as many South Vietnamese citizens as they can.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 7 nominations
The Salt of the Earth, Wim Wenders
For the last 40 years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed some of the major events of our recent history; international conflicts, starvation and exodus. He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine territories, of wild fauna and flora, and of grandiose landscapes as part of a huge photographic project which is a tribute to the planet's beauty.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 5 wins & 5 nominations
Virunga, Orlando von Einsiedel
A group of brave individuals risk their lives to save the last of the world's mountain gorillas; in the midst of renewed civil war and a scramble for Congo's natural resources.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 14 wins & 14 nominations
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Cold Storage
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Richter: The Enigma. Bruno Monsaingeon
Sviatoslav Richter (1915-97), one of the greatest exponents of the famed Russian piano school, broke his life-long silence and allowed himself to be interviewed for this Fipa D'Or and Diapason D'or winning autobiographical film by French documentarian Bruno Monsaingeon. Told on an epic scale, Richter evokes his wild childhood, encounters with the musical worlds great names, his debuts and his activities as a concert artist in the Soviet Union. Previously unseen archive footage and a wealth of performance extracts complete this portrait of an artist who refused the pressures to conform.
Adams, John: City Noir
City Noir is a symphonic work by the composer John Adams. A primary inspiration for the piece is the work of historian Kevin Starr on urban California in the late 1940s and early 1950s. The composer characterizes the work as "jazz-inflected symphonic music", citing the French composer Darius Milhaud as originator of this trend. It has a duration of 35 minutes, features solos for alto saxophone, trumpet, trombone, horn, viola, and Double Bass, and has three movements
Following its European premiere in March 2010, Richard Morrison praised the work as "infused with the seething energies, menace and melodrama of one particular cinematic genre — the film noir. The restlessness, the sardonic relish of urban angst familiar from the hard-bitten tales of Hammett and Chandler seeps through it like a dark stain"
Grammy Award
Following its European premiere in March 2010, Richard Morrison praised the work as "infused with the seething energies, menace and melodrama of one particular cinematic genre — the film noir. The restlessness, the sardonic relish of urban angst familiar from the hard-bitten tales of Hammett and Chandler seeps through it like a dark stain"
Grammy Award
Rameau: Hippolyte et Aricie
Ed Lyon (Hippolytus), Christiane Karg (Aricia), Sarah Connolly (Phaedre) & Stéphane Degout (Theseus)
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & The Glyndebourne Chorus, William Christie (conductor) & Jonathan Kent (director)
In Glyndebourne’s first-ever staging of a opera by Rameau, director Jonathan Kent presents a production which, in his own words, ‘strives to appeal to every sense and show audiences how engrossing and musically ravishing French Baroque opera can be’. Rameau’s inventive take on Racine’s great tragedy Phèdre is brought to life by Paul Brown’s colourful and elegant designs and Ashley Page’s playful choreography. Ed Lyon and Christiane Karg give captivating performances as the titular young lovers, while Sarah Connolly, making a welcome return to Glyndebourne, ‘invests Phaedra with both grandeur and a desperately human vulnerability’ (The Independent). Leading exponent of early music William Christie ‘sets an exhilarating pace, galvanising the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment to playing of tremendous panache’ (The DailyTelegraph).
Opus Arte
Grammy Award
Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment & The Glyndebourne Chorus, William Christie (conductor) & Jonathan Kent (director)
In Glyndebourne’s first-ever staging of a opera by Rameau, director Jonathan Kent presents a production which, in his own words, ‘strives to appeal to every sense and show audiences how engrossing and musically ravishing French Baroque opera can be’. Rameau’s inventive take on Racine’s great tragedy Phèdre is brought to life by Paul Brown’s colourful and elegant designs and Ashley Page’s playful choreography. Ed Lyon and Christiane Karg give captivating performances as the titular young lovers, while Sarah Connolly, making a welcome return to Glyndebourne, ‘invests Phaedra with both grandeur and a desperately human vulnerability’ (The Independent). Leading exponent of early music William Christie ‘sets an exhilarating pace, galvanising the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment to playing of tremendous panache’ (The DailyTelegraph).
Opus Arte
Grammy Award
Partch: Plectra and Percussion Dance
This new recording marks the first complete performance of Harry Partch’s major cycle in three parts, Plectra and Percussion Dances. On the original 1953 recording, Castor & Pollux, was missing three movements, and the finale, Even Wild Horses, was missing its tenor saxophone part.
The virtuosi of Partch give us revelatory interpretations of these stunningly original scores. Also included is a 7 minute spoken introduction, given by the composer in 1953 on the occasion of the broadcast premiere of this work.
“The scenarios of the three pieces are a typically odd Partch jumble of Greek myth, surreal humour – Happy Birthday to You crops up in the middle of one of them – and snatches of texts by Rimbaud. The struck and plucked music sometimes recalls a Javanese gamelan, sometimes modern primitivism.” The Guardian
Bridge - BRIDGE9432
The virtuosi of Partch give us revelatory interpretations of these stunningly original scores. Also included is a 7 minute spoken introduction, given by the composer in 1953 on the occasion of the broadcast premiere of this work.
“The scenarios of the three pieces are a typically odd Partch jumble of Greek myth, surreal humour – Happy Birthday to You crops up in the middle of one of them – and snatches of texts by Rimbaud. The struck and plucked music sometimes recalls a Javanese gamelan, sometimes modern primitivism.” The Guardian
Bridge - BRIDGE9432
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Юрий Маркин. Джазовая сюита на темы Чайковского "Времена года"
«Юрий Маркин — музыкант, композитор, педагог — в зрелую пору своего творческого пути обратился к творчеству великих классиков и создал объемные джазовые циклы, основанные на произведениях Чайковского, Рахманинова, Мусоргского, Шостаковича, Скрябина, Глинки, Прокофьева, а также зарубежных композиторов — Бизе, Шумана, Дебюсси, Шопена. В выборе и разработке тем проявился изысканный вкус автора, пьесы содержат в себе все элементы современного джаза — это захватывающие аранжировки, интересные гармонии, это сложные партии и импровизации солистов, требующие виртуозного владения инструментами. А всё в целом — это доведенные до совершенства авторские джазовые композиции, позволяющие ансамблю и его солистам максимально выразить и подчеркнуть изначальную красоту и настроение первоисточника. На этом CD записано выступление квартета Юрия Маркина в «Джаз Арт» Клубе 15 марта 1996 г. Живая запись очень хорошо передает творческий азарт исполнителей и почтительную завороженность публики. Участники квартета — известные московские музыканты, коллеги Юрия Маркина в области джаза и музыкального образования» (Александр Эйдельман, президент «Джаз Арт» Клуба)
31 янв. 2015 г.
Mass Flourishing: How Grassroots Innovation Created Jobs, Challenge, and Change. Edmund Phelps
In this book, Nobel Prize-winning economist Edmund Phelps draws on a lifetime of thinking to make a sweeping new argument about what makes nations prosper--and why the sources of that prosperity are under threat today. Why did prosperity explode in some nations between the 1820s and 1960s, creating not just unprecedented material wealth but "flourishing"--meaningful work, self-expression, and personal growth for more people than ever before? Phelps makes the case that the wellspring of this flourishing was modern values such as the desire to create, explore, and meet challenges. These values fueled the grassroots dynamism that was necessary for widespread, indigenous innovation. Most innovation wasn't driven by a few isolated visionaries like Henry Ford and Steve Jobs; rather, it was driven by millions of people empowered to think of, develop, and market innumerable new products and processes, and improvements to existing ones. Mass flourishing--a combination of material well-being and the "good life" in a broader sense--was created by this mass innovation.
Gold Medal in Economics, Axiom Business Book Awards
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2014
Gold Medal in Economics, Axiom Business Book Awards
One of Choice's Outstanding Academic Titles for 2014
Занятие для старого городового. Игорь Голомшток
Воспоминания известного искусствоведа, журналиста и преподавателя Игоря Голомштока имеют подзаголовок «Мемуары пессимиста». Начинаются они с описания ареста отца в 1934 году и рассказывают об удивительных событиях, произошедших в жизни Голомштока, и, разумеется, о людях, с которыми его сводила судьба. Близкий друг Андрея Синявского и его соавтор по первой советской монографии о Пикассо, Голомшток рассказывает о круге советских диссидентов, их судьбах и собственной работе на радиостанциях и университетских кафедрах Великобритании. Синявский и Даниэль, Довлатов и Твардовский, Галич и Высоцкий, Эренбург и Мень, легендарные художники второго авангарда Владимир Яковлев и Анатолий Зверев, коллекционер Георгий Костаки
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The Sixth Extinction. Elizabeth Kolbert
The book covers past mass extinctions and demonstrates that the earth and humans are in the midst of a "sixth" mass extinction. She chronicles previous mass species extinction events, as well as specific species extinguished by humans thousands of years ago, centuries ago, such as the great auk; and she includes the accelerated widespread extinction of many species during our present time. Kolbert also describes prehistoric and historic ecologies surrounding prior and near-present species extinguishing events.
Самый захватывающий, шокирующий и познавательный — если верить критикам — естественно-научный нон-фикшн года. Книга рассказывает о периодах массовых вымираний в истории Земли; автор сообщает, что посреди подобного периода, шестого по счету, мы с вами сейчас находимся. Автор: Научный обозревать The New Yorker. Афиша
"Fascinating."—USA Today
"[An] excellent new book…The Sixth Extinction is the kind of book that helps us recognize the actual planet we live upon." —New York Review of Books
Вошла в Top-2014: The New York Times, Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Observer, Vulture, Time
Самый захватывающий, шокирующий и познавательный — если верить критикам — естественно-научный нон-фикшн года. Книга рассказывает о периодах массовых вымираний в истории Земли; автор сообщает, что посреди подобного периода, шестого по счету, мы с вами сейчас находимся. Автор: Научный обозревать The New Yorker. Афиша
"Fascinating."—USA Today
"[An] excellent new book…The Sixth Extinction is the kind of book that helps us recognize the actual planet we live upon." —New York Review of Books
Вошла в Top-2014: The New York Times, Washington Post, The Wall Street Journal, The Observer, Vulture, Time
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The Entrepreneurial State. Mariana Mazzucato
Мариана Мацукато — профессор экономики университета Сассекса и одна из самых влиятельных мыслителей в сфере инноваций по версии американского журнала The New Republic. В своей книге она обращается к важной теме роли государства в возникновении инноваций. Мацукато изучает участие властей в развитии биотехнологических, фармацевтических компаний и «зеленой» революции, а также разбирает кейсы проектов Кремниевой долины с этой точки зрения. Речь о том, что каждая технология, например, делающая iPhone таким умным — интернет, GPS или touch-скрин, — была создана государством. Как и рынки, которые возникли специально, чтобы продвигать новые возможности и индустрии. Financial Times назвали эту работу «Книгой года», а Forbes включил ее в must-read список для интересующихся темой.
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The Marshmallow Test: Understanding Self-control and How To Master It. Walter Mischel
‘Многим известен «зефирный тест», придумал его в конце 1960-х профессор психологии в Стэнфорде Уолтер Мишел. Он же и написал эту книгу (сейчас ему 84), объясняющую, как этот тест пройти и вместе с тем улучшить свою психологическую выносливость. Конечно, это не пример очередного тривиального учебника, а интереснейший рассказ уважаемого ученого, одного из пионеров когнитивной психологии, о его полувековом опыте работы, который совпал с невероятным прорывом в нейронауках. Помимо прочего, Мишел делит наше сознание на «горячее», под-вергнутое страсти, и «холодное», которое позволяет принимать решения, сулящие дальнейшую выгоду, — и эта книга учит, как извлечь выгоду из обоих состояний и найти баланс между ними. Что касается «зефирного теста», то у детей, которые его прох-одят, впоследствии лучше развивается абстрактное мышление.
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Геноцид армянского народа: история, уроки, реальность. Д.Акопов, И.Бондаренко
Авторами научного труда, опубликованного на русском и английском языках, стали полковник гвардии в отставке, член Союза журналистов России, доцент Джон Акопов из Каневского района и профессор, доктор юридических наук, генерал армии, президент Европейской академии безопасности и конфликтологии Игорь Бондаренко.
«Авторы полностью воссоздают страшную картину катастрофы. Однако главное достоинство этой монографии отнюдь не в этом, – отметил во вступительном слове к изданию член Совета по государственной культурной политике при Председателе Совета Федерации Федерального Собрания РФ Валерий Наринян. – Джон Акопов и Игорь Бондаренко не только констатируют известные факты, но и скрупулёзно анализируют юридические и геополитические последствия событий, а также их влияние на сегодняшнее мироустройство. Буквально по крупицам из различных официальных документов, принятых в разные времена, на основе архивных данных восстановлена целостная картина преступления, которое нельзя предать забвению».
«Авторы полностью воссоздают страшную картину катастрофы. Однако главное достоинство этой монографии отнюдь не в этом, – отметил во вступительном слове к изданию член Совета по государственной культурной политике при Председателе Совета Федерации Федерального Собрания РФ Валерий Наринян. – Джон Акопов и Игорь Бондаренко не только констатируют известные факты, но и скрупулёзно анализируют юридические и геополитические последствия событий, а также их влияние на сегодняшнее мироустройство. Буквально по крупицам из различных официальных документов, принятых в разные времена, на основе архивных данных восстановлена целостная картина преступления, которое нельзя предать забвению».
Assuring Quality in Education: Policies and Approaches to School Evaluation in Europe. European Commission thematic report
This report analyses the structures and organisation of school evaluation in primary and compulsory secondary level. It covers all EU Member States, as well as Iceland, Norway, the former Yugoslav Republic of Macedonia, and Turkey. Schools form the basic building blocks of education and training systems, and school evaluation is an important way to monitor and improve their quality, as well as to enhance the quality of education at large. The report analyses the two major types of school evaluation: external evaluation, conducted by evaluators who are not staff members of the school concerned, and internal evaluation, performed primarily by members of its staff. The report contains country-specific descriptions and a comparative review of school evaluation in Europe.
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Tackling early leaving from education and training in Europe: Strategies, policies and measures. European Commission thematic report
This joint Eurydice/Cedefop report sheds light on early leaving from education and training – a serious challenge in many EU countries. The report aims to add value to Member States' individual efforts as well as to the European Commission's endeavours in this area by monitoring developments in the design and implementation of strategies, policies and measures to combat early leaving and support student learning. Key areas addressed are: data collection, strategies and policies against early leaving, the role of education and career guidance, governance and cross-sector cooperation and early leaving from the perspective of vocational education and training. All EU Members States are covered as well as Iceland, Norway, Switzerland and Turkey.
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Financing Schools in Europe: Mechanisms, Methods and Criteria in Public Funding. European Commission thematic report
This report provides a framework for understanding the structure of funding systems of primary and general secondary education. It delivers an analysis of authority levels involved and the methods and criteria used for determining the level of resources for financing school education. It covers 27 of the 28 EU Member States as well as Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway and Turkey. The authority levels involved in the transfers and provision of school funding is inextricably linked to the political and administrative set-up in individual countries themselves. With the help of national diagrams on funding flows, the report explains the different mechanisms, methods and priorities when it comes to funding staff, operational goods and services and capital goods.
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Modernisation of Higher Education in Europe: Access, Retention and Employability. European Commission thematic report
The development of quality mass higher education systems is high on the policy agendas at both national and European levels. An increasing number of European citizens require high level knowledge, skills and competences to expand the knowledge-base and foster innovation and progress. Thus, higher education systems in Europe should be designed to respond and adapt to the needs of our increasingly knowledge-based economy and societies. To support evidence-based policy making, this Eurydice report sheds light on current national and institutional policies and practices aimed at increasing and widening access, reducing student dropout, and improving the employability of higher education graduates in Europe. The report covers 36 European countries and education systems and consolidates information from three different sources: Eurydice national units, national quality assurance agencies and site visits to higher education institutions.
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Искусство чтения. Как понимать книги. Томас Фостер
Очень часто читатели художественных произведений не видят больше того, что лежит на поверхности. А ведь самое главное — это символы, которые остаются неуловимыми и могут передать всю глубину художественного текста.
В этом практичном и забавном путеводителе по литературе Томас Фостер показывает, как можно легко и приятно обнаружить скрытые автором истины и открыть для себя новый мир, где дорога может означать поиск чего-либо, а дождь — это не просто дождь, а символ очищения.
Автор рассматривает основные темы, примеры из мировой литературы, повествовательные методы и формы. Эта книга — это идеальное средство для того, чтобы стать «опытным читателем» и получать от литературы еще большее удовлетворение и удовольствие.
Занимательное — только что не в анекдотах — литературоведение: как обычному человеку влезть в голову остроумного, бойко пишущего американского университетского преподавателя литературы, «ветерана чтения», чтобы научиться читать по-настоящему, видеть коды, улавливать символы, чуять аллюзии и осознавать интертекстуальные связи. Афиша
В этом практичном и забавном путеводителе по литературе Томас Фостер показывает, как можно легко и приятно обнаружить скрытые автором истины и открыть для себя новый мир, где дорога может означать поиск чего-либо, а дождь — это не просто дождь, а символ очищения.
Автор рассматривает основные темы, примеры из мировой литературы, повествовательные методы и формы. Эта книга — это идеальное средство для того, чтобы стать «опытным читателем» и получать от литературы еще большее удовлетворение и удовольствие.
Занимательное — только что не в анекдотах — литературоведение: как обычному человеку влезть в голову остроумного, бойко пишущего американского университетского преподавателя литературы, «ветерана чтения», чтобы научиться читать по-настоящему, видеть коды, улавливать символы, чуять аллюзии и осознавать интертекстуальные связи. Афиша
Эстетика Блаженного Августина. Бычков В.
Монография посвящена анализу эстетических взглядов и представлений одного из крупнейших отцов Церкви Блаженного Аврелия Августина (354—430). Показано, что благодаря его особой эстетической восприимчивости им была создана целостная, имплицитно данная эстетическая система, возникшая на стыке античной и христианско-средневековой философско-мировоззренческих культур. Предпринята попытка корректной реконструкции этой системы, включающей в себя все основные феномены эстетического опыта: художественное творчество, восприятие эстетического на основе иррационально-рационального суждения, понимание искусства и его содержания — красоты, проблемы структурных закономерностей красоты, семиотические аспекты искусства, смысл эстетического идеала как пути к Богу и блаженной жизни. Эстетические взгляды Августина раскрываются в контекстах его достаточно бурной жизни, отражающей все сложности переходного периода того времени и находившейся в процессе активного становления его богословской системы. Показано, как в творчестве Августина преломились эстетические представления многих античных и раннехристианских авторов (Плотина, Цицерона, Эпиктета, апологетов II—III вв.).
Центры и периферии европейского мироустройства. Под ред. А.В. Доронина
Сборник подготовлен по материалам конференции ГИИМ. Ученые из Европы, в том числе России, и США на основе заявленных тем дискутируют дихотомию «центр — периферия» применительно к европейской истории от Средневековья до новейшего времени. В их фокусе не только проблемы зарождения и становления института наций в Европе, парадигмы культуры Просвещения, начала гражданского общества, мировые войны и революции, но и сам метод исторической науки.Диалог представителей различных национальных школ историописания будет интересен не только специалистам, но и широкому кругу гуманитариев
Watchers of the Sky. Edet Belzberg
Four modern stories of remarkable courage while setting out to uncover the forgotten life of Raphael Lemkin, the man who coined the term 'genocide'. Inspired by Samantha Power's Pulitzer Prize-winning book, 'A Problem From Hell', 'Watchers of the Sky' traverses time and continents to explore genocide and the cycle of violence.
Jerusalem Film Festival Award
Sundance Film Festival Award
Jerusalem Film Festival Award
Sundance Film Festival Award
The Cut. Fatih Akin
Во время геноцида армян в 1915 году Назарет Манукян теряет семью. Спустя годы он случайно узнает, что его дочки-близнецы, возможно, спаслись. Назарет отправляется на их поиски и доходит из родной деревни Мардин в пустыню Месопотамии, а потом в Новый Свет — в Гавану и Северную Дакоту.
Hamburg Film Festival Nominated
Venice Film Festival Nominated Golden Lion
Hamburg Film Festival Nominated
Venice Film Festival Nominated Golden Lion
The Salt of the Earth. Wim Wenders, Juliano Ribeiro Salgado, David Rosier
For the last 40 years, the photographer Sebastião Salgado has been travelling through the continents, in the footsteps of an ever-changing humanity. He has witnessed some of the major events of our recent history; international conflicts, starvation and exodus. He is now embarking on the discovery of pristine territories, of wild fauna and flora, and of grandiose landscapes as part of a huge photographic project which is a tribute to the planet's beauty.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations.
Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 4 wins & 5 nominations.
Simindis kundzuli. George Ovashvili
Every year the Enguri River drops to reveal small fertile islands. Because the river marks the natural border that separates Georgia from Abkhazia, these islands are unclaimed territory. Peasants come every year to live on them during the growing season, attempting to harvest enough corn to survive the winter. Two problems face them; the fact that the two nations have been in some form of conflict since the 90's and the rising waters of the Enguri.
Clearly influenced by the likes of Dreyer and Bela Tarr, Director George Ovashvili's slow-burning, minimalist thriller takes place entirely on and around one of these tiny islands. We follow an old man, referred to only as Grandpa, and his grand-daughter as they methodically bring supplies to the island and construct a small shack. They will have to live on this island in order to tend to and protect their little patch of corn.
The river creates and the river destroys. The island is a microcosm of man against nature, of the political instability of the region and of life itself. The amount Corn Island is able to achieve with so little is commendable.
16 wins & 3 nominations.
Clearly influenced by the likes of Dreyer and Bela Tarr, Director George Ovashvili's slow-burning, minimalist thriller takes place entirely on and around one of these tiny islands. We follow an old man, referred to only as Grandpa, and his grand-daughter as they methodically bring supplies to the island and construct a small shack. They will have to live on this island in order to tend to and protect their little patch of corn.
The river creates and the river destroys. The island is a microcosm of man against nature, of the political instability of the region and of life itself. The amount Corn Island is able to achieve with so little is commendable.
16 wins & 3 nominations.
In the Footsteps of Tchouhadjian. Ara Shirinian, Mesut Tufan
The Institute for Historical Justice and Reconciliation is proud to present the documentary short ‘In the Footsteps of Tchouhadjian’. This Armenian-Turkish co-production is co-directed by Mesut Yasar Tufan and Ara Shirinian. The documentary short traces the life and art of Dikran Tchouhadjian, the famous Armenian composer from Istanbul. The composer was praised as the forerunner of classical music in the Near East, introducing European classical traditions into the Ottoman scene.The documentary short focuses on the opera “Leblebici Horhor Ağa,” written in Turkish by Tchouhadjian, and the opera scene in 19th century Istanbul. The film highlights the long tradition of music intertwining artists from the Turkish and Armenian communities.
As an important part of the IHJR’s work relating to the Turkey-Armenia region we are pleased to note that Mesut Tufan has recently presented the film to the Armenia Turkey Cinema Platform during the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival in July of 2014. The documentary short is meant to set a positive example to spur further cooperation between the countries, as well as to show that art can normalize relations and be a precursor to intercultural dialogue. By exploring Tchouhadjian’s legacy as an example of a shared cultural heritage for both Armenians and Turks, the documentary aims at fostering a better understanding among the two nations on their common past.
As an important part of the IHJR’s work relating to the Turkey-Armenia region we are pleased to note that Mesut Tufan has recently presented the film to the Armenia Turkey Cinema Platform during the Golden Apricot Yerevan International Film Festival in July of 2014. The documentary short is meant to set a positive example to spur further cooperation between the countries, as well as to show that art can normalize relations and be a precursor to intercultural dialogue. By exploring Tchouhadjian’s legacy as an example of a shared cultural heritage for both Armenians and Turks, the documentary aims at fostering a better understanding among the two nations on their common past.
30 янв. 2015 г.
Become Ocean. John Luther Adams
Awarded the 2014 Pulitzer Prize for Music and described by the New Yorker’s Alex Ross as “...the loveliest apocalypse in musical history”, John Luther Adams’ majestic orchestral work Become Ocean is a thrilling exploration of depth, turbulence, eerie silence and ultimately enveloping calm. Performed by the Seattle Symphony under the baton of Ludovic Morlot, the music casts an expressive arc that’s by turns intimate and expansive - an ebbing and flowing sonic journey that finds the composer testing the very limits of his imagination.
“The title is stolen from John Cage”, Adams reveals, “from a little mesostic poem that he wrote in honor of Lou Harrison. He compares Lou’s music to a river in delta, with all these different influences and currents, coming together in a big beautiful sweep of music. And in the last line of the poem, Cage writes, ‘Listening to it, we become ocean.’ I’ve always been struck by what a beautiful image that is.”
William Schuman Award
“The title is stolen from John Cage”, Adams reveals, “from a little mesostic poem that he wrote in honor of Lou Harrison. He compares Lou’s music to a river in delta, with all these different influences and currents, coming together in a big beautiful sweep of music. And in the last line of the poem, Cage writes, ‘Listening to it, we become ocean.’ I’ve always been struck by what a beautiful image that is.”
William Schuman Award
Invisible Cities. Christopher Cerrone
Christopher Cerrone’s widely acclaimed opera, INVISIBLE CITIES, a 2014 Pulitzer Prize Finalist for Music, is now available as a studio recording produced, engineered, mastered, and mixed by Nick Tipp. The recording is released by The Industry, LA’s home for new and experimental opera, on its new independent record label, The Industry Records.
Adapted from Italo Calvino’s 1972 fantastical novel, Cerrone’s delicate, quiet score explores sonic qualities of decay and lushness with a haunting simplicity through the use of found objects as instruments and pre-recorded voices interweaving with live voices. The opera imagines a meeting of the emperor Kublai Khan at the end of his life with the explorer Marco Polo. And the story depicts a host of fantastical cities that the explorer Marco Polo narrates to Kublai Khan: unreal cities of desire, of memory, of the imagination and mind.
Adapted from Italo Calvino’s 1972 fantastical novel, Cerrone’s delicate, quiet score explores sonic qualities of decay and lushness with a haunting simplicity through the use of found objects as instruments and pre-recorded voices interweaving with live voices. The opera imagines a meeting of the emperor Kublai Khan at the end of his life with the explorer Marco Polo. And the story depicts a host of fantastical cities that the explorer Marco Polo narrates to Kublai Khan: unreal cities of desire, of memory, of the imagination and mind.
http://www.invisiblecitiesopera.com/
Ральф Воан-Вильямс: Симфонии №№ 1-9
Имя этого английского композитора пока еще малоизвестно российскому слушателю. А между тем, Воан-Уильямс был один из крупнейших фигур так называемого «Английского музыкального Возрождения» - движения, возникшего в Великобритании на рубеже XIX и XX вв. Вобрав в себя широкий спектр источников, претворенных в авторском стиле Воан-Уильямса (от старинных народных песен и религиозных гимнов до музыкального импрессионизма и джаза), его симфонии отличаются яркой образностью, мелодической изобретательностью, они «открыты» и доступны любому чуткому слушателю. «Музыка должна быть обращена ко всем, хоть и не всеми будет принята», - говорил композитор.
Записи симфоний Воан-Уильямса в исполнении выдающегося дирижера, признанного мастера интерпретации музыки ХХ века Геннадия Рождественского были осуществлены на концертах в Ленинграде в 1988-89 гг.
Премия International Classical Music Awards (ICМA)
Записи симфоний Воан-Уильямса в исполнении выдающегося дирижера, признанного мастера интерпретации музыки ХХ века Геннадия Рождественского были осуществлены на концертах в Ленинграде в 1988-89 гг.
Премия International Classical Music Awards (ICМA)
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Комитас: Патараг (Литургия)
Давид Вайрапетян, Комитас Кешишян: Камерный хор Ереванского оперного театра (Комитас)
Запись: 1989, Выпуск: 2011
Основоположник армянской национальной композиторской школы великий Комитас внес неоценимый вклад в культуру своего народа. Всю свою жизнь он посвятил изучению, возрождению и обработке образцов армянского народного музыкального искусства, заложив основы национальной профессиональной музыки. Патараг (Литургия) – вершина творческого пути Комитаса, величайшее достижение многоголосной обработки армянской духовной музыки. Комитас стремился создать национальную литургию. Обрабатывая церковные мелодии, Комитас хотел вернуть их первозданность, самобытность и простоту, освободить их от различных наслоений,возникших за много веков. С этой целью Комитас обращался к сельским священникам, которые исполняли эти мелодии согласно традициям. Свободное применение полифонических принципов, знание специфики хорового искусства, способность средствами полифонии максимально правдиво и выразительно воспроизвести национальный характер армянской церковной музыки – благодаря всему этому Комитас создал произведение высочайшей ценности.
MEL CD 1001844
Запись: 1989, Выпуск: 2011
Основоположник армянской национальной композиторской школы великий Комитас внес неоценимый вклад в культуру своего народа. Всю свою жизнь он посвятил изучению, возрождению и обработке образцов армянского народного музыкального искусства, заложив основы национальной профессиональной музыки. Патараг (Литургия) – вершина творческого пути Комитаса, величайшее достижение многоголосной обработки армянской духовной музыки. Комитас стремился создать национальную литургию. Обрабатывая церковные мелодии, Комитас хотел вернуть их первозданность, самобытность и простоту, освободить их от различных наслоений,возникших за много веков. С этой целью Комитас обращался к сельским священникам, которые исполняли эти мелодии согласно традициям. Свободное применение полифонических принципов, знание специфики хорового искусства, способность средствами полифонии максимально правдиво и выразительно воспроизвести национальный характер армянской церковной музыки – благодаря всему этому Комитас создал произведение высочайшей ценности.
MEL CD 1001844
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