The Czech composer based his libretto on the play "Le Voyage de Thésée" by his friend and trusted source of inspiration, Georges Neveux. Martinu is said to have written the opera for Maria Callas. In this production, the role is sung by the…

In this live recording, Bruno Leonardo Gelber gives a consummately expressive performance of Rachmaninov's Piano concert No.3 accompanied by the Orchestra della Svizzera Italiana. "Phenomenal…If you are going to play the Rachmaninov Third, this is…

Today Sir Simon Rattle is one of the world’s most famous conductors. He earned this international reputation during his 18 years as conductor of the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, which he led to global fame. This recording of Massiaen’s “Et…

"Il Ballo delle Ingrate" is based on the Idea that the "Ingrate" (women who have been hard-hearted in love) should return to earth from hell to warn the ladies in the audience against a similar fate. The warning is not expressed in the form of…

Many people live in a closed world. What happens to them when they step onto an arena where they can be themselves, free of their usual roles and status? In the film Closed we encounter four completely different people who once a week leave their…

Famous music filmmaker Bruno Monsaingeon devoted a whole cycle of concert films to David Oistrakhs musical legacy. He collected recordings from all over the world with him as a soloist with an orchestra and as a chamber musician. The concerts were…

Erich Leinsdorf, the American conductor from Vienna, begann his career as Bruno Walter's and Arturo Toscanini's assistant at the Salzburg Festival, débuting with tremendous success at the New York's renowned Metropolitan Opera House at the tender age…

In a concert recorded live from the Munich Philharmonie, Gulda, plays Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 5 in E flat Op.73 (Emperor) with the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra, which he also conducts.

The internationally-renowned 'cellist Heinrich Schiff joins members of the Munich Philharmonic Orchestra as soloist for this concert performance of Gulda's Concerto for 'Cello and Wind Orchestra, which the composer conducts himself.

The Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo has been invited to perform at the inner courtyard of the Prince‘s Palace in Monaco. It is a magical place, where a wonderful atmosphere meets remarkable acoustics, making it a dream come true for all music…