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Leaving Home (TV Series)Leaving Home (TV Series) (Orchestral Music in the 20th Century) (1996) Recommended
The famed conductor Sir Simon Rattle here presents an accessible guide to the challenging classical music traditions of the 20th…
Transformation of the World Into MusicTransformation of the World Into Music (1996)
Dir. Werner Herzog
Werner Herzog, indulging in a love of opera, turns his documentary eye on the Richard Wagner Festival, capturing the pulse of the annual event, and…
FarinelliFarinelli (1995) Recommended
Dir. Gerard Corbiau
Feat. Stefano Dionisi, Enrico Lo Verso, Elsa Zylberstein
Il Castrato – less a freak of nature than of anatomical subtraction. This flamboyant biopic freely interprets the illustrious musical and…
Gesualdo - Death for Five VoicesGesualdo - Death for Five Voices (1995)
Dir. Werner Herzog
A sharp, sometimes unflattering profile of 16th century composer Don Carol Gesualdo, with dir. Herzog dividing his time between the artist's sexual…
32 Short Films About Glenn Gould32 Short Films About Glenn Gould (1994) Recommended
Dir. Francois Girard
Built out of 32 disparate fragments, this quasi–doco on the Canadian pianist is fittingly tailored to its difficult and elusive subject,…
Verdi - La TraviataVerdi - La Traviata (1994)
A 1994 staging of the Verdi opera with Georg Solti conducting the Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, and Angela Gheorghiu, Frank Lopardo…
Art of Conducting - Volume 1, TheArt of Conducting - Volume 1, The (1993) Recommended
Dir. Sue Knussen
Sixteen of the 20th century’s greatest conductors are studied in this top–notch, award–winning series, including: Bernstein,…
Porgy and BessPorgy and Bess (1993) Recommended
Dir. Trevor Nunn
Feat. Willard White, Cynthia Haymon
Acclaimed stage–director Nunn, brings the Gershwin brother’s greatest opera/musical to life. Recorded at Shepperton Studios in 1992.
Nigel Kennedy - Vivaldi: The Four SeasonsNigel Kennedy - Vivaldi: The Four Seasons (1990)
Nigel Kennedy and the English Chamber Orchestra play their signature versino of Vivaldi's 'The Four Seasons'.
Goldberg Variations - Glenn GouldGoldberg 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.

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