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Valery Sokolov: Bartók Violin Concerto No. 2

In October and November 2010, Valery Sokolov recorded the Tchaikovsky Concerto and the Bartok second Concerto for Virgin Classics with the Tonhalle-Orchester-Zürich conducted by David Zinman, in the Tonhalle Great Hall. On this occasion, Bruno…
Length
44 mins
Prog. No.
7957

Discovering Masterpieces of Classical Music - Ravel

The “Bolero”, originally composed as a ballet, is Maurice Ravel's most successful work at all. The world famous melody of the “Bolero” has been featured in popular music, motion pictures and even video games. Pianist and writer Paul Roberts vividly…
Length
15 mins
Prog. No.
5610

David Fray: Mozart Piano Concerto K 503, No. 25

David Fray was voted Instrumental Soloist of the Year at France’s Victoires de la Musique Classique awards in 2010. The beauty of his playing, the rhythmic flow and vital energy he generates, his imagination and charismatic personality, make him a…
Length
33 mins
Prog. No.
7959

Mariinsky on track

During the eleventh edition of the famous Easter Festival the Mariinsky Orchestra is travelling across the vastness of Russia by train. In this documentary we will follow the orchestra on this musical journey and on its various concert stations. By…
Length
34 mins
Prog. No.
5932

Patricia Kopatchinskaja plays Tchaikovsky: Violin Concerto, Op.35

It is always a great pleasure to see and hear young musicians succeed. The recent of Tchaikovsky's Violin concerto with the amazingly talented Patricia Kopatchinskaja as soloist was one such occasion. "As an interpreter I am most interested in…
Length
44 mins
Prog. No.
5947

Rolando Villazón's "L’Elisir d’Amore" In The Wild West

Rolando Villazón as director and Nemorino: these tidings alone were enough to unleash a worldwide "run" on tickets to the Baden-Baden 2012 Pentecost-holiday opera. After his directorial debut in 2011 ("Werther", Lyon) the Mexican tenor now takes it a…
Length
29 mins
Prog. No.
5937

The life I love - The pianist Menahem Pressler

The music world has known Menahem Pressler for more than half a century and mainly for his work with the famous Beaux Arts Trio. He was the heart of this ensemble and when in 2008 the trio decided to separate, it was not the end for Menahem Pressler…
Length
45 mins
Prog. No.
6091

Soprano Annette Dasch: That is why music is the most important thing

This portrait follows Annette Dasch in her time in Bayreuth, Geneva, Munich and Berlin, during rehearsals, in performances, and in preparations of her show “Annettes DaschSalon”. The 2010/2011 season was marked by special events - from major debuts…
Length
30 mins
Prog. No.
5991

A Film and its Era: One Flew over a Cuckoo's Nest (Milos Forman)

Milos Forman shoots One Flew Over a Cuckoo’s Nest in 1975. It is the first film produced by Michael Douglas. Portrait of a film: In order to escape prison, a delinquent (Jack Nicholson) manages to be committed to a psychiatric hospital. There he…
Length
30 mins
Prog. No.
6208

A Film and its Era: Le Mépris (Contempt) (Jean-Luc Godard)

Jean-Luc Godard directs “Contempt” in 1963. Portrait of a film: Brigitte Bardot, who is at the time one of cinema’s global icons, shares the lead in the film with Fritz Lang who plays himself, a creator of movies. The film blends two ruptures: that…
Length
30 mins
Prog. No.
6195