The saxophone has always been either ridiculed or considered the Satan‘s very own instrument.,Banned by the Nazis and the communists there seems to be a curse surrounding this instrument.,From Charlie Parker to Jimmy Heath, many of the great players…

This exciting documentary focuses on the "first supergroup" in pop history: the Cream. The film features extracts from their first concert together in 25 years, performed at the "Hall of Fame", and also footage from a recently-discovered early…

Consisting of former members of Frank Zappa's band, this concert pays tribute to the music of the maestro, featuring all the 'hits' of his musical history, from "Chunga's Revenge" to "Easy Meat", performed with breathtaking virtuosity.

Gabriele Münter belongs to the first generation of women, who considered themselves professional artists. A lot of water has run down the river in the meantime and actually it should be no problem being taking seriously as a female artist. However…

Alfredo Kraus is internationally known as the great master of "belcanto" style. More than just a portrait, the film takes a lively and not uncritical stand on today's operatic world. The programme includes high points from the 1993 season in Milan…

Testing Mozart is a 60 minute film about the "Mozart Effect", the power of Mozart's music to fight disease and increase the mental ability of its listeners. It is common knowledge that cows give more milk and tomatoes grow bigger when played Mozart…

This is the first of two films about the music of Tchaikovsky, written and directed by Christopher Nupen. It covers the period from the first tentative stirrings of Tchaikovsky's musical talent to the time of the composition of Eugene Onegin and the…

Tango Pasión is a passionate documentary about the famous Tango Argentino - in Berlin, the largest tango community outside of Argentina and the area on the Rio de la Plata. The film shows artists and dancers who have had huge influence on the ‚Tango…

«Sonic Acts» provides an informed survey of the development and current state of affairs of electronic music. The boundaries between the serious and the popular sides of electronic music are becoming faint and this film explores the crossover taking…

Renowned soprano Measha Brueggergosman performs a unique program of Freedom Songs that have emerged from Africa via the slave trade to America, then to Canada via the United Empire Loyalist migration and the Underground Railroad. The songs constitute…