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  1. In Search of Haydn (2012)

    Director
    Phil Grabsky
    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 102 minutes), £15.99

    A portrait of the life and work of Franz Joseph Haydn. Performers such as Gianandrea Noseda, Sir Roger Norrington, Frans Bruggen, Ronald Brautigam, Emanuel Ax, and Christophe Rousset play and then explain...

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  2. Mahler: Autopsy of a Genius (2011)

    Director
    Andy Sommer
    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 2 PAL, 90 minutes), £22.99

    Ths film tackles the mythical Gustav Mahler, proposing a cinematic autopsy of the many facets of this musical genius, who was at once composer, orchestra conductor and opera house director. It takes us on a...

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  3. Tchaikovsky Uncovered (2010)

    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 120 minutes), £15.00

    This DVD aims to bring a fresh perspective to the interplay between Tchaikovsky’s life and works. Conductor Charles Hazlewood explores two of the composer’s key works: the Fantasy Overture from "Romeo...

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  4. In Search of Beethoven (2009)

    Director
    Phil Grabsky
    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0 PAL, 139 minutes), £40.00

    Juliet Stevenson narrates a documentary account of the life of Ludwig von Beethoven, from his birth in 1770 until his death in 1827. Writer-director Phil Grabsky gives an impressionistic approach, building...

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  5. Mahler (2008)

    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 2 PAL, 35 minutes), £14.74

    The composer Gustav Mahler was born the son of a poor itinerant Jewish salesman in a tiny village in what is now the Czech Republic. His astonishing and influential career as a conductor and director of...

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  6. God Rot Tunbridge Wells: The Life of Georg Frederic Handel (2008)

    Director
    Tony Palmer
    Subject
    Drama; Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 119 minutes), £7.99

    Play by John Osborne about the life of the famous composer. Old and blind and close to death, Georg Frederic Handel looks back over his life, recalling the ups and downs of his life and career.

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  7. What the Universe Tells Me - Unraveling the Mysteries of Mahler’s Third Symphony (2007)

    Director
    Jason Starr
    Producer
    Jason Starr
    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL, 240 minutes), £23.99

    The 60-minute documentary WHAT THE UNIVERSE TELLS ME - UNRAVELING THE MYSTERIES OF MAHLER’S THIRD SYMPHONY focuses on the intricate story surrounding the composition of German composer Gustav Mahler’s...

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  8. Sibelius (2007)

    Subject
    Music
    Distribution
    DVD (Region 2 PAL, 35 minutes), £14.74

    Jan Sibelius was born into a middle class family in a small country town in Finland. He was encouraged in developing his musical talent but he was fifteen before it began to really interest him. At first he...

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  9. Dmitri Shostakovich: Sonata for Viola (2005)

    Subject
    Music; Russian studies
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 0, 75 minutes), £16.99

    Banned in the USSR until 1985, Sonata for Viola documents the life of Russian composer Dmitri Shostakovich. In addition to being a portrait of a musical genius, the film bears witness to the joy of modern...

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  10. Movers & Shakers 2: Russell Maliphant- Gathering Information (2005)

    Director
    Steve Jackman
    Subject
    Dance
    Distribution
    Sale, DVD (Region 2 PAL), £23.00

    Film-maker Steve Jackman followed Russell Maliphant and Company as they create a commission for the Barbican in 2004; it shows the process of collaboration between the choreographer and his dancers, lighting...

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