An exploration of the Prometheus myth through the works of four composers, evocatively visualized by television director Christopher Swann. Ludwig van Beethoven "Die Geschöpfe des Prometheus" Franz Liszt "Prometheus" Alexander Scriabin "Promethée",…

Music by Guiseppe Verdi and Johann Sebastian Bach sweeps the viewer along as the camera paints impressionistic images. A fondness for detail brings the subject matter vibrantly to life and conveys the message without a single word. 3 episodes from 9…

Claude Debussy Trois Nocturnes Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy Overture to "A Midsummer Night's Dream"

A magnificent Christmas concert, with music ranging from motets to popular Christmas standards, performed by Leipzig's world famous boys' choir. A fascinating half-hour documentary examines the history of the choir from its foundation in the early…

The Czech composer based his libretto on the play "Le Voyage de Thésée" by his friend and trusted source of inspiration, Georges Neveux. Martinu is said to have written the opera for Maria Callas. In this production, the role is sung by the…

Guided by two children and several stars of the classical music scene, our film takes us to the picturesque location of Nürnberg. In St. Lorenz Church, Enoch zu Gutenberg conducts Christmas music and Christmas Carols. James Galway and friends perform…

Itzhak Perlman in concert with the Berliner Philharmoniker and Daniel Barenboim. The repertoire: the Violin concerto by Beethoven and Brahms. Seldom have such impressive forces come together, and seldom have they risen so succesfully to the challenge…

A special rendition of Cherubini's Messa Solenne, recorded at the Piazza San Francesco during the Ravenna Festival with the Orchestra Filarmonica della Scala under the direction of Riccardo Muti.

A popular programme performed in the beautiful outdoor setting of the Ceský Krumlov castle gardens in the Czech Republic.

A unique collaboration between three star performers for an all-Beethoven programme. Concerto for Piano, Violin, Violoncello and Orchestra in C major Fantasy for Piano, Choir and Orchestra in C minor