Subgenre Sampler
Music > Classical Music: 74 Films to Buy & Rent
- Goldberg Variations - Glenn Gould (1981)
- Dir. Bruno Monsaingeon
- Carefully prepared filming of Glenn Gould's second version of Bach's 'Goldberg Variations', pieced together over 5 years.
- From Mao to Mozart (1980)
- Dir. Murray Lerner
- Deserving winner of the Best Documentary Oscar follows violinist Isaac Stern on his concert and tutorial tour of China in 1979. A film as moving as…
- Benjamin Britten: A Time There Was (1979)
- Dir. Tony Palmer
- Revered British composer Benjamin Britten’s life and times is given the royal Tony Palmer treatment in this comprehensive, loving portrait of…
- Bolshoi Ballet - Ivan the Terrible (1976)
- The Bolshoi Ballet present their version of Sergei Prokofiev's 'Ivan the Terrible', choreographed by Yuri Grigorovich. Stars Yuri Vladimirov, Natalya…
- Bolshoi Ballet - Carmen (Poem of Dance) (1969)
- Another classic from the famous Russian ballet troupe, here choreographed by Alberto Alonso. Featuring Maya Plisetskaya. Narrated in English.
- Tchaikovsky (1969)
- Dir. Igor Talankin
- Dramatised biopic of the great Russian composer which uses natural imagery and impressionistic structure in a way reminiscent of Ken Russell's early…
- Romeo and Juliet (1966)
- Dir. Paul Czinner
Feat. Margot Fonteyn, Rudolph Nureyev
- The famed Royal Ballet production of Romeo and Juliet. This historical performance stars Margot Fonteyn and Rudolf Nureyev as the quintessential…
- Elgar (1962)
- Dir. Ken Russell
Feat. Peter Brett, Rowena Gregory, George McGrath
- Restrained and brilliant TV docudrama on England’s greatest 20th century composer, Edward Elgar, that made the director’s name and…
- Delius (1958)
- Dir. Ken Russell
- Ken Russell's BBC film biography of the music and life of English composer Frederick Delius, who had to overcome blindness and paralysis to fulfil…
- Bolshoi Ballet - Romeo and Juliet (1955)
- The Bolshoi Ballet presents Sergei Prokofiev's interpretation of Shakespeare's play. Features the daning talents of Galina Ulanova. Narrated in…