It's handsome stuff, and Nixon presents an adroit contrast between the Americans' casual appropriation of stage space and the much more tightly contained performances of the Japanese characters.
Issued in response to widespread, for-profit bootlegging of their live shows, it contained performances of songs from all of their previous studio albums and EPs.
The results of two further days of recording in 2002 were split over two trio albums: Anything Goes, released in 2004, contained performances of compositions by others; the Mehldau originals were released two years later on House on Hill.
Tickets for the gig -- which also contained performances of "Doom and Gloom" and "One More Shot," both new tunes from this month's "GRRR!" compilation -- weren't exactly recession-priced: They cost between 95 and 950 pounds (about $150 to $1,500), according to the Guardian.
It is also accompanied by a CD containing performances of the music in the text.
Often recalled as his best feature, it contains performances of great intensity and probes darker corners than any of his other films.
The initial release, scheduled for April 3, will include the Beethoven symphonies and an overture on five CD's, the Brahms symphonies and other Brahms works on four CD's, and a seven-CD collection containing performances of Verdi's "Aida," "Falstaff" and Requiem.
The film contains performances of 14 songs, including tracks from How to Dismantle an Atomic Bomb (2004), the album supported by the tour.
The DVD features performances from the I Am... Yours revue containing performances of over 30 songs, including Beyoncé's solo material as well as her recordings with the girl group Destiny's Child.
Live in the Tragic Kingdom is a DVD filmed at one of the concerts in No Doubt's Tragic Kingdom tour and contains performances of the seven songs released as singles from Tragic Kingdom, along with other tracks from the album and cover versions of songs by other bands.
