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…

This film is a portrait of Christian Zacharias - a musician of consistent and uncompromising individuality who is considered by many today to be the leading German pianist. Also available, Christian Zacharias performing Mozart Piano Concertos.

A fascinating documentary, introducing viewers to the life and works of the French composer Erik Satie. This "music film" features biographical details, performances of Satie's most popular compositions and many of his drawings and graphics.

Debussy wanted his piano preludes to be played and listened to privately. This film pays tribute to his wish, featuring Daniel Barenboim interpreting the first book of these delicate musical pieces in a surroundings reflecting the ambience of the…

This film portrays Michel Petrucciani 's very unique outlook on life, his vitality, boisterous humor and marked comedian talent which triumphes over all physical restrictions. It also shows Michel Petrucciani performing, composing, selecting his very…

The 128 musicians of the prestigious Orchestra have cast their votes: their new Principal Conductor will be Sir Simon Rattle. He will succeed Claudio Abbado to become the sixth Principal Director in the 2002/2003 season. The Berliner Philharmoniker…

Produced by Alfred Kirchner with setting by Rosalie, the last "Ring des Nibelungen" of Bayreuth in this century was performed in the period stretching from 1994 to 1998. From the very beginning, the critics spoke about the "Rosalie Ring" since the…

In summer 1997, István Szabó met Sir Georg Solti at the Budapest Academy of Music where Solti had studied with Béla Bartók. They spoke about Bartók and of music, of course, and about their plans to make a film of Bartók's opera "Bluebirds Castle"…

This documentary follows the life and career of dancer/choreographer Sir Robert Helpmann and is narrated by Melvyn Bragg.

Fritz Kreisler once said that the two greatest performing musicians of the twentieth century were Pablo Casals and Andrés Segovia. He had two prime ideas in mind, first, their extraordinary spirits and second, the fact that both elevated their chosen…