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Presented by renowned historian David Starkey, this BBC series reveals how British kings and queens shaped the story of the nation’s music as patrons and taste makers, and even as composers and performers....
This collection brings together three of Ken Russell’s films which were made at the BBC during the sixties, for award-winning arts documentary series Monitor and Omnibus. The first of the three films,...
Chopin’s grave in Paris remains a place of pilgrimage and his music continues to sell out concert halls worldwide, but who exactly was this composer? He was terrified of public performance; he fled his...
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...
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...
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