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  1. Here’s One I Prepared Earlier (2005)

    Subject
    Music; Psychology

    Georgina Ferry explores musical memory and how musicians remember the words, scores and stage directions for live performances. Musicians and researchers talk about how the brain performs this amazing feat....

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  2. From Mao to Mozart: Isaac Stern in China (1981)

    Director
    Murray Lerner
    Subject
    Music; Social Studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 NTSC, 84 minutes), £24.99

    In 1979, as China re-opened its doors to the West, master violinist Isaac Stern received an unprecedented invitation from its governernment to tour the country, performing and mentoring young Chinese...

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  3. Pianomania (2011)

    Director
    Robert Cibis; Lilian Franck
    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 2 PAL, 93 minutes), £16.99

    Documentary about Steinway & Sons’ chief technician and Master Tuner in Vienna, Stefan Knüpfer, whose relationship with various famous concert pianists is explored over the course of a film which shows...

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  4. Olancho (2017)

    Director
    Chris Valdes; Ted Griswold
    Subject
    Social sciences; Spanish studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 1 NTSC, 70 minutes), $195.00

    Documentary about the most lawless province in Honduras, which is one the most dangerous and poorest countries in the world. The film follows a group of musicians who perform for the powerful drug cartels...

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  5. Elizabeth Maconchy (1985 Video)

    Director
    Margaret Williams
    Producer
    Fiz Oliver
    Subject
    Music; Women’s studies
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 48 min.

    Introduces Elizabeth Maconchy’s music, explaining how she approaches the task of composition and how her ideas are formulated. Leading musicians and the orchestra of Wells Cathedral School play excerpts...

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  6. Migrant Sound: Legacy (2018)

    aka: Legacy

    Subject
    Music; Social Studies

    Three young musicians channel their own cultural heritage and identity to interpret their British experience through music. LEGACY is the fourth and last episode of the series Migrant Sound which aims to...

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  7. Under the Baobob / Making the ‘Peace Song’ (1998 Video)

    Subject
    Development studies; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, Videocassette. VHS. col. 30 min., 1999 sale: £30.00 (+VAT +p&p)

    Two films from a series exploring ways of resolving conflicts across Africa. 1: For generations the ancient baobab tree stood at the heart of the Makuleke community, bringing shelter, nourishment and a...

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  8. Trip to Asia (2009)

    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 108 minutes), £19.99

    Documenting THE BERLIN PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA’s tour of Asia, including their first performance in China since 1979, THOMAS GRUBE’s extraordinary film offers privileged access to one of the world’s...

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  9. Classical Music and Cold War: Musicians in the Gdr (2012)

    Director
    Thomas Zintl
    Subject
    History; Music; Politics & government
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 5, 52 minutes ), £19.15

    Through case studies of individuals who lived under the system, the documentary explores the fates of both the privileged and the non-privileged, and delivers insight into the influence of the political...

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  10. D.I.Y. Or die: How to Survive As an Independent Artist (2003)

    aka: D.I.Y. Or die: Burn This DVD

    Subject
    Arts and Humanities; Philosophy
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 55 minutes), £15.99

    Contains interviews with nearly 30 artists, including many musicians as well as a few writers, filmmakers, painters, a sculptor and photographer and questions them in respect of their thoughts toward the...

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