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This LOFT production was co-produced with the BR and ORF and is a comprehensive portrait of Friedrich Gulda, pianist of the century and „enfant terrible“ of the classical music establishment. We have interwoven archive material dating from his…
Length
45 mins
Prog. No.
6350
This documentary on the unconventional life and ground-breaking music of the Russian pianist and composer Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915) sheds light on the mystical ideas which inspired him. He became consumed by a vision of a union of the arts, a…
Length
60 mins
Prog. No.
6358
Recalling a life of love, tyranny and triumph, Zuzana Ruzickova endured forty years of persecution in Czechoslovakia for her refusal to join the Communist Party, while becoming a legendary harpsichordist and interpreter of Bach around the world. ‘I…
Length
83 mins
Prog. No.
6422
The Verbier Festival is arguably one of the most prestigious classical music events in the world. The quality of the participating artists as well as the originality of the programmes has established the festival as a culminating point in the music…
Length
74 mins
Prog. No.
7516
In this 1989 recording from Moscow, Yehudi Menuhin and Viktoria Postnikova perform a stunning rendition of sonatas for violin and piano by Mozart and Brahms. Recorded just before the fall of the Iron Curtain, this programme is an invaluable…
Length
48 mins
Prog. No.
6045
In 2008 Mark Andre was assigned by the Staatsoper Stuttgart to write an opera, to be directed by Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito. The subject was to be a tale that had fascinated the composer since he was a little child: the disappearance of Jesus…
Length
59 mins
Prog. No.
6078
In 2018 Yannick Nézet-Séguin will end his tenure with the Rotterdam Philharmonic for which he will stay Honorary Conductor to become Music Director of the Metropolitan Opera, New York. Yannick has worked with many leading European orchestras and…
Length
75 mins
Prog. No.
5580
Two former female Kurdish guerrilla fighters reconnect over their shared history and their decision to leave the movement to fight for Kurdish freedom in a different, non-violent way. A story of resistance against the suppression of one's own voice…
Length
52 mins
Prog. No.
4719
Our telecast of the C minor Mass was shot at the Knight's Hall in Wolfegg and shows Helmuth Rilling both in rehearsal and performance.
Length
61 mins
Prog. No.
0104
Eugène Ysaÿe (1858-1931) was not only one of the greatest violinists of his time, he was also a composer, conductor and teacher. What's more, great composers inspired him. And in turn, his exceptional artistry inspired them to create exceptional…
Length
66 mins
Prog. No.
4784