German Brass is one of the world's most original and distinctive brass ensembles. They perform arrangements of classical pieces and swinging versions of standards and jazz tunes with exceptional musical spirit. Inspired by a turbulent stage show with…

Exactly 50 years after the creation of the film, Yehudi Menuhin and Humphrey Burton view the film in front of cameras. In interviews and conversations Menuhin recalls the origin of the film. The old film moves him very much. His conversation partner…

In our film, Ruggero Raimondi returns to his birthplace of Bologna to perform the title role in Mozart's masterwork "Don Giovanni", a role he has performed over 400 times world-wide.

Italian star soprano Katia Ricciarelli has a vast repertoire. In the Teatro la Fenice in Venice, we hear her as Giulietta in rehearsal and performance clips from Vincenzo Bellini's little-known Romeo and Juliet opera.

The favourite opera of Nello Santi is Gioachino Rossini's final "Guglielmo Tell", with the maestro's thoughts on the opera and breathtaking shots of the Swiss countryside, showplace of the original tale.

In his imaginative film documentary, Felix Breisach features Pierre Boulez as conductor and as pianist preparing for his first performances with the Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra Salzburg.

In this series we present biographies of France's greatest singing stars. While plenty of attention is paid to each singer's biography, their songs form the central point of each film: words and music that trace the lives of these artists far better…

A Christmas television special from Prague. The programme features a Thanksgiving service in the beautiful Baroque Church of St. Jacob and carol singing in the medieval Old Town Square.

This unique archival discovery shows Bruno Walter rehearsing Brahms's Symphony No. 2 with the Festival Orchestra Vancouver, Canada in 1958. It also includes the only existing film interview ever made with him.

The film focuses primarily on Sanssouci, the summer palace of the Prussian King, Frederick the Great. A performance by the renowned chamber orchestra, The Hannover Band, on historical instruments. Music by J.P. Kirnberger, C.P.E. Bach, C.H. Graun, J…