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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...
Documentary covering the history of classical music on television which examines how the televisual medium has been instrumental in popularising music, preserving performances and making events accessible to...
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...
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...
Tony Palmer’s documentary is the first ever film about the composer Gustav Holst.
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...
A dramatisation of the life and times of Henry Purcell. Little is known about the enigmatic composer, but director Tony Palmer makes up for this by contextualising his story in late 17th Century England, and...
After 24 years of touring and recording, Richard Durrant is now acknowledged as one of the outstanding guitarists of his generation. This three-part DVD includes a live film of a sell out performance in...
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...
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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