This "musical zoo", composed in 1886, is retold through the eyes of two young music students, who fall under the spell of a magical castle where strange and wonderful things happen to them.

ESP 2 is the true legacy of the music of Miles Davis, kept alive by his former sidemen who are now bandleaders in their own right. Together they honor the heritage of the legendary trumpet master.

The principal conductor of the Berliner Philharmoniker, Sir Simon Rattle, performs music by J. S. Bach. Together with the marvelous Berlin orchestra, the conductor takes on Bach's splendid St John's Passion. The solo voice parts are sung by the…

The Moscow Virtuosi perform a number of hits of the chamber orchestra literature. Spivakov's riveting violin performances are complemented with an inspired, sprightly visualization. With the music of Vivaldi, Mozart, Schubert, Rossini, Tchaikovsky…

"Jazz en clave" is a septet especially put together by Chucho Valdés for the Jazz Open Stuttgart 1999, and features artists like Giovanni Hidalgo, Claudio Roditi and Juan Pablo Torres who together with Michel Camilo belong to the best Latin Jazz…

Based on Shakespeare's play, this ballet version adds some imaginative new twists to a popular tale. Heinz Spoerli and the Ballet der Oper am Rhein dance to music in a variety of styles - including Philip Glass's Violin Concerto No. 1, performed by…

Ludwig van Beethoven’s ninth and last symphony is considered one of the highlights of symphonic music. Through the use of song, Beethoven questions the effect of purely instrumental music, and he exerted a sustained influence on all generations of…

This programme is based upon the folk music of the South coast fishermen and their reminiscences.

A grand concert at St. Florian's Church in Linz, Austria. This film documents the work process from initial rehearsals with piano and chorus to the final integration of chorus, orchestra and soloists.

For more than 20 years, this quartet has been a musical melting pot, artfully blending American jazz, European classics, Indian and African music into an instantly recognizable, meditative sound experience.