Subgenre Sampler
Classical Music: 113 Films to Buy & Rent
In Search of Haydn (2012)
- Dir. Phil Grabsky
- Lucid, unpretentious biography of 'the father of the symphony' Joseph Haydn drawing on interviews with both musicians and historians.
The third…
Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 2011 Season, The (2011)
- Three masterful concert works from the 2011 season of the world's pre–eminent orchestra.
EUROPA CONCERT – Featuring acclaimed Flamenco…
Classical Destinations (TV Series) (2011)
- Welsh singer Aled Jones fronts this latest addition to the 'Classical Destinations' canon. Dubbed the "ultimate travel guide to classical music", the…
Mrs. Carey's Concert (2011)
- Dir. Bob Connolly, Sophie Raymond
- Invigorating doco on the power of music. At a Sydney girl's school, Mrs Carey butts head with her obstinate students as they prepare for a…
James Rhodes: The Piano Man (2010)
- With childhood abuse, drug addiction and suicide attempts behind him, James Rhodes is not your typical concert pianist. But with his passion and…
Last Night of the Proms (2010)
- That very British institution, 'The Proms' at the Royal Albert Hall, is captured in all its pomp and circumstance in this rousing live recording of…
Mozart's Sister (2010)
- Dir. Rene Feret
Feat. Marie Feret, Marc Barbe, David Moreau…
- Exuberant romp through pre–revolutionary France following the life of Mozart's talented older sister who was soon sidelined as her family's…
Wagner and Me (Stephen Fry Wagner & Me) (2010)
- Dir. Patrick McGrady
Feat. Stephen Fry
- A passionate documentary in which Stephen Fry explores his love for the world's most controversial composer, Richard Wagner – a passion that…
Coco Chanel & Igor Stravinsky (Coco & Igor) (2009)
- Dir. Jan Kounen
Feat. Anna Mouglalis, Mads Mikkelsen
- Fashion icon Coco Chanel and composer Igor Stravinsky share a passionate, illicit love affair in this lavish period romance, which more or less takes…
Concert, The (Le Concert) (2009)
- Dir. Radu Mihaileanu
Feat. Alexeï Guskov, Mélanie Laurent, Dmitry Nazarov…
- A band of out–of–work Moscow musicians travels to Paris posing as the celebrated Bolshoi Orchestra in this lavish, shamelessly popular…