147 results

Antonio Pappano: Portrait

Antonio Pappano has been announced the successor of Bernard Haitink as Music Director of the Royal Opera in London’s Covent Garden. Since 1992, when he was named Music Director of the Théatre Royal de la Monnaie in Brussels, he has been working with…
Length
52 mins
Prog. No.
4452

Bach: Barenboim: Goldberg Variations (incl. Introduction)

In 1741 Johann Sebastian Bach published the fourth and last volume of his most extensive keyboard publication, the Clavier-Übung: an aria and thirty variations known universally as the ‘Goldberg’ Variations. This monumental work, which is about…
Length
90 mins
Prog. No.
6677

Barbara Hendricks: Closing the Circle

Musical encounters with Barbara Hendricks on tour in Eastern Europe with several Eastern European vocal masterworks in her musical repertoire. Our film documents this encounter between Western artists and Eastern Europe, both in the concert hall and…
Length
97 mins
Prog. No.
0197

Barenboim plays Liszt (Verdi- und Wagner-Paraphrasen)

Daniel Barenboim plays Franz Liszt: Wagner and Verdi Opera transcriptions.
Length
58 mins
Prog. No.
6661

Barenboim plays Liszt (Wanderjahre Schweiz)

31 July is the anniversary of Franz Liszt's death. A series of programmes produced by Bavarian Television with Daniel Barenboim sheds light on the much wrinkled activity of the piano virtuoso, composer, music teacher and theorist, conductor and…
Length
58 mins
Prog. No.
6663

Barenboim plays Liszt: Piano Sonata in B minor (h-Moll Sonate)

“… it goes without saying that Franz Liszt cannot be a quiet piano player for quiet state burghers and cosy sleepyheads". This is how Heinrich Heine assesses Franz Liszt's public position. The Sonata in B minor, written in 1852/53 and considered one…
Length
34 mins
Prog. No.
6662

Beethoven's Hair

This film traces the unlikely journey of a lock of hair cut from Beethoven's corpse and unravels the mystery of his tortured life and death. The film begins in modern times when a pair of Beethoven enthusiasts, Ira Brilliant and Dr Alfredo “Che”…
Length
84 mins
Prog. No.
6394

Behind the Scenes at the Monte Carlo Opera House

Length
30 mins
Prog. No.
5175

Bella Figura

In March of 2004, the Royal Opera Covent Garden in London cancelled its contract with Deborah Voigt. The official reason given by the casting director: too fat. The opera world was outraged. Since when can't opera singers be overweight? Since Callas…
Length
60 mins
Prog. No.
5597

Bruno Walter: Portrait

The film portrays Bruno Walter (1876-1962), one of the most important conductors of the 20th century. The Italian biographer Michele Selvini speaks about the musician Bruno Walter who formed the musical life of the capitals of Europe and the United…
Length
53 mins
Prog. No.
4453