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Haydn's 'Creation' represents the culmination of the composer's long career, a consummate blend of this great musician's mature wisdom and his eternal youthfulness. A live telecast from the magnificent Jesuit Church in Lucerne, Switzerland.
Length
104 mins
Prog. No.
1164
In celebration of the 100th Anniversary of Johannes Brahms' death, live from the Musikverein Wien.
Length
80 mins
Prog. No.
1278
Deliberate confusion in 18th-century Seville which is entangled with three marriages blessed by the monks of the monastery. After performances at the famous 'Stars of the White Nights'Festival held in St. Petersburg and the 1991 - 92 festival…
Length
156 mins
Prog. No.
1296
On the tenth anniversary of Herbert von Karajan's death the Berliner Philharmoniker paid tribute to their late maestro in his home town of Salzburg. In a live shooting from the city's imposing Cathedral, Claudio Abbado conducted an all-Mozart…
Length
62 mins
Prog. No.
1636
Recorded live on July 16th from the Freiburg Cathedral, with soprano Barbara Bonney, worldwide renowned for the clarity of her voice and the precision of her diction and baritone Matthias Goerne, whose recent interpretation with Sir Alfred Brendel…
Length
60 mins
Prog. No.
1638
A Royal Gala Evening! A blend of operatic arias, duets and popular songs. This glittering event has been staged in aid of The José Carreras International Leukaemia Fund by Alan Sievewright, who also acts as presenter on stage. All proceeds from the…
Length
90 mins
Prog. No.
3437
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.
Length
52 mins
Prog. No.
3613
In 1808 the composer and violinist Louis Spohr was invited to a rehearsal in Beethoven's house of the D Major Piano Trio, Opus 70, No.1 known as The Ghost, and wrote of the occasion: "It was not an enjoyable experience. First of all the piano was…
Length
29 mins
Prog. No.
3639
In 1972, when Vladimir Ashkenazy was at a new peak both in his playing and in his career, we planned with him to shoot two recitals for television, one Chopin and one Beethoven. For quite some time he had been extremely reluctant to perform in…
Length
52 mins
Prog. No.
3641
In 1972, when Vladimir Ashkenazy was at a new peak both in his playing and in his career, we planned with him to shoot two recitals for television, one Chopin and one Beethoven. For quite some time, Ashkenazy had been extremely reluctant to perform…
Length
47 mins
Prog. No.
3642