Classical Music Movies

Packed with intricate melodies, harmonies, and instrumentation, Johannes Vogel conducts the Synchron Stage Orchestra to perform Antonin...

The film includes rare archival footage and tells in a very personal way of Gidon Kremer's encounters with Johan Sebastian Bach's music, accompanying...

Originally aired as part of Beethoven’s 250th anniversary celebration, Johannes Vogel conducts the Synchron Stage Orchestra to perform Gustav...

In the magical world of dancing fireflies, we follow the story of the main character - naughty Svätojanek, which takes place against the...

Contents Boulez: Initiale /Boulez Ensemble (chamber ensemble) Schubert: Der Hirt auf dem Felsen, D965 (Von Chezy / Muller) Anna Prohaska (soprano),...

Around 1536, at Windsor Castle, King Henry VIII of England fell in love with the young queen's lady-in-waiting, Jane Seymour. In order to free...

Describes the life of Franz Schubert. Explains the character of his music and conveys the flavor of early 19th century Vienna which influenced his...

"Probably the best living pianist" headlined the Berliner Morgenpost's review of Grigory Sokolov's sold-out June 2013 recital at the Berlin...

South African composer Monthati Masebe is writing an opera about Queen Mamani, one of the first women in 18th-century South Africa to marry another...

On Air presents Igor Stravinsky's The Firebird, performed by the world-renowned Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Peter Breiner, and...

This Royal Albert Hall Concert, presented now on DVD, was also available online through live streaming. It is difficult to remember the last time any...

Mozart's life and music are described against a background of the 18th century and of the European cities which influenced his career. Stresses the...

Based on the concert "La Notte" by A. Vivaldi. Carnival in Venice: Pulcinella attempts to slip into a VIP party, without too much success. His dream...

Short documentary on classical Indian music.

Nikolai Lugansky gave this piano recital at the Verbier Festival, 2008. The repertoire included pieces by Janáček, Prokofiev, Liszt and...

In this unique documentary, French filmmaker Benoit Jacquot interviews Alfred Deller, the internationally celebrated contemporary countertenor who...

A ballet of squares and octagons in many forms, exhibiting a variety of geometric and sometimes sensuous interactions.