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Tony Palmer’s in-depth portrait of composer Benjamin Britten. The English Chamber Orchestra perform extracts from Britten’s works, including ‘The Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra’, ‘Peter...
Compilation of the eight films made by Ken Russell between 1983 and 2002 for The South Bank Show, on Vaughan Williams, Arnold Bax, Elgar, a portrait of the widows of four British composers, a found-footage...
Tony Palmer’s documentary is the first ever film about the composer Gustav Holst.
Released to mark the 50th anniversary of Vaughan Williams’ death, this is the first ever full-length biography of the composer, produced by director Tony Palmer. The film features specially recorded...
The Sounds of UK DVD series presents some of the most exciting new music the nation has to offer. The first in the series is a collection of 25 of the best newly signed and unsigned bands from the Leeds...
A two-part film on the life and work of Malcolm Arnold, made by Tony Palmer for the South Bank Show. Arnold is last survivor of a generation of great British composers who dominated the musical landscape in...
Documents the Sheffield music scene from 1977 to 1982, which saw the emergence of the Human League, Cabaret Voltaire, Heaven 17 & ABC with their brand of electronic music. The film captures the essence of...
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...
Film about the life and work of socialist composer Alan Bush, whose career was dedicated to trying to "connect musical activity with real happenings in the world." This aim is exemplified both by the...
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