143 results
A documentary with extraordinary and previously unpublished material about the “world‘s foremost composer of tango music” – Astor Piazzolla. The Argentine bandoneon player and composer Astor Piazzolla (1921-1992) revolutionized the tango. His tango…
Length
94 mins
Prog. No.
7884
David Fray’s sparkling talent is such that he is one of the few pianists of the new generation to have signed an exclusive recording contract recently with one of the current majors, Virgin Classics. In January 2008 he recorded a programme entirely…
Length
97 mins
Prog. No.
7837
In 2003, following a career spanning nearly forty years, Julia Varady decided to stop performing in public. She now dedicates her time to teaching. While with most great singers, the moment when they switch from performing to teaching generally means…
Length
166 mins
Prog. No.
7795
From the bright river banks of a Greek island to the dark ghettoes of Aleppo, from the high plains of Ethiopia overlooking Africa to the burning solitude of the Egyptian desert, from the hermitages on Mount Athos, suspended between heaven and earth…
Length
91 mins
Prog. No.
7769

Tea

Inspired by the Tea Ceremony, Tan Dun, the contemporary Chinese composer living in New York, wrote the opera “Tea”. Tea is a tragic love-story set against the background of Chanoyu, the Japanese tea ritual. In “Tea”, Tan Dun combines Eastern and…
Length
96 mins
Prog. No.
7758

A documentary on the Dutch composer Louis Andriessen during the composition of his Chinese inspired work «Tao».

Length
94 mins
Prog. No.
7753
Elliott Carter has lived in New York almost a century and describes his music as a reflection on modern democratic society, where people have to cooperate but keep their individuality. This revelatory portrait of the man widely considered to be the…
Length
90 mins
Prog. No.
7742
After Judaïsm and Oriental Christianity, the two first parts of our series “Chants of Heaven” this film allows us to discover the great musical diversity of Islam. From the extreme styles of Senegal to those of Egypt or India, via the more…
Length
90 mins
Prog. No.
7704
The mother through the daughter’s eyes - A family portrait blending intimate conversations, agreements and disagreements, and shred ties of sounds and blood. An intimate portrait of two musical giants. This documentary by Martha Argerich’s daughter…
Length
95 mins
Prog. No.
7390
Lord Yehudi Menuhin, relaxing at his home in the Greek isles, tells the story of his wonderful career on the eve of his 80th birthday. A wealth of rare archival material illustrates this highly informative and entertaining profile of the world's…
Length
117 mins
Prog. No.
7389