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From War To Peace: The World Orchestra for Peace
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directed by Charles Kaye, fl. 1977; conducted by Valery Gergiev, 1953-; produced by Thomas Hieber, fl. 2001, British Broadcasting Corporation, Westdeutscher Rundfunk and Unitel Classica, in From War To Peace: The World Orchestra for Peace (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2014), 56 mins
This documentary celebrates 20 years of the World Orchestra for Peace (1995-2015), with excerpts from the 2014 UNESCO Concert for Peace at the BBC Proms, with works by Gustav Mahler, Richard Strauss and Roxanna Panufnik, conducted by Valery Gergiev. Also featured are a rare archive of Georg Solti with Richard Stra...
directed by Charles Kaye, fl. 1977; conducted by Valery Gergiev, 1953-; produced by Thomas Hieber, fl. 2001, British Broadcasting Corporation, Westdeutscher Rundfunk and Unitel Classica, in From War To Peace: The World Orchestra for Peace (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2014), 56 mins
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Max Richter: Recomposing Vivaldi
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directed by George Scott; composed by Max Richter, 1966- and Antonio Vivaldi, 1678-1741; produced by Celia Moore, fl. 2014, ISIS (Film production); performed by Arte del mondo (Musical group), in Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Recomposed By Max Richter - The Berlin Concert (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2014), 55 mins
Vivaldi's Four Seasons may be the most widely heard piece of classical music ever composed. As the composer Max Richter suggests, "The piece is part of the musical landscape, and a part of my daily life. I hear it in supermarkets, and it's always turning up in TV ads." He has approached his "Vivaldi Recomposed"-pr...
directed by George Scott; composed by Max Richter, 1966- and Antonio Vivaldi, 1678-1741; produced by Celia Moore, fl. 2014, ISIS (Film production); performed by Arte del mondo (Musical group), in Vivaldi: The Four Seasons Recomposed By Max Richter - The Berlin Concert (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2014), 55 mins
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Miloš: Heartstrings
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directed by George Scott, 1966-; produced by Nick de Grunwald, fl. 1992-2016, ISIS (Film production) and Deutsche Grammophon, in Miloš - Heartstrings (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2012), 56 mins
In early 2011 The UK's Daily Telegraph newspaper claimed, "The Classical Guitar has a new hero". That man is thirty-year-old Miloš Karadaglic from Montenegro. "I want to wake this instrument from hibernation", he says. From growing up in war-torn Yugoslavia, discovering a battered guitar in his parents' bedroom,...
directed by George Scott, 1966-; produced by Nick de Grunwald, fl. 1992-2016, ISIS (Film production) and Deutsche Grammophon, in Miloš - Heartstrings (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2012), 56 mins
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Music - A Journey for Life: The Conductor Riccardo Chailly
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directed by Paul Smaczny, fl. 1995-2015; produced by Winifred König, fl. 1999-2012, ARTE, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) and Accentus Music; performed by Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala and Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Gewandhausorchester Leipzig), in Riccardo Chailly - A Portrait (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2013), 54 mins
Riccardo Chailly is one of the most exciting musicians of our time. This very first portrait shows him working with the Gewandhausorchester Leipzig and other leading orchestras, accompanies him on tour and with his family in Italy. It delineates the artist, the conductor as well as the husband, (grand)father and p...
directed by Paul Smaczny, fl. 1995-2015; produced by Winifred König, fl. 1999-2012, ARTE, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) and Accentus Music; performed by Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana, Orchestra of the Teatro alla Scala and Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra (Gewandhausorchester Leipzig), in Riccardo Chailly - A Portrait (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2013), 54 mins
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Music, Mon Amour
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directed by Günther Huesmann, 1957- and Daniela Schmidt-Langels, 1962-; performed by Helmut Oehring, 1961-, Midori Goto, 1971- and Yasmin Levy, in Music, Mon Amour (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2009), 1 hour 34 mins
‘Music, Mon Amour’ delves into the secret of a grand passion – the love of music. What makes it irresistible? Why can’t we live without music? In ‘Music, Mon Amour’ we embark on a search for clues – together with the Israeli singer Yasmin Levy, the Japanese violinist Midori and the German composer He...
directed by Günther Huesmann, 1957- and Daniela Schmidt-Langels, 1962-; performed by Helmut Oehring, 1961-, Midori Goto, 1971- and Yasmin Levy, in Music, Mon Amour (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2009), 1 hour 34 mins
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Not Of This World: Murray Perahia
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directed by Claus Wischmann, 1966- and Holger Preusse; produced by Stefan Pannen and Jost-Arend Bösenberg, fl. 2009, DOKfilm and Sounding Images; performed by Murray Perahia, 1947-, in Not Of This World: Murray Perahia (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2011), 52 mins
After over thirty years on the concert stage the pianist Murray Perahia has himself become a legend, one of the most sought-after pianists of our time. This film is not designed to be a conventional portrait. The documentary observes Perahia at work on the interpretation of some pieces by Chopin and Schumann at hi...
directed by Claus Wischmann, 1966- and Holger Preusse; produced by Stefan Pannen and Jost-Arend Bösenberg, fl. 2009, DOKfilm and Sounding Images; performed by Murray Perahia, 1947-, in Not Of This World: Murray Perahia (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2011), 52 mins
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Paths Through The Labyrinth: The Composer Krzysztof Penderecki
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directed by Anna Schmidt, fl. 2013; produced by Holm Taddiken, 1973-, Bow & Axe Entertainment, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) and Eikon Mitte, in Paths Through The Labyrinth - The Composer Krzysztof Penderecki (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2013), 1 hour 28 mins
On the occasion of Penderecki's 80th birthday in 2013, this film portraits the artist with a comprehensive 'work in progress' documentary: despite his growing age, Penderecki is still an unflinching and active composer and conductor. For one year, the author Anna Schmidt has been studying this world-famous artist,...
directed by Anna Schmidt, fl. 2013; produced by Holm Taddiken, 1973-, Bow & Axe Entertainment, Mitteldeutscher Rundfunk (MDR) and Eikon Mitte, in Paths Through The Labyrinth - The Composer Krzysztof Penderecki (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2013), 1 hour 28 mins
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Paul Wittgenstein
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directed by Michael Beyer; produced by Bernhard Fleischer, 1971-, in Paul Wittgenstein (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2009), 52 mins
Paul Wittgenstein, Austrian concert pianist, loses his arm at the age of twenty seven, while serving as an officer in the First World War. Nonetheless, he is set on continuing his career. Major composers, such as Ravel and Strauss write concerts for him, from which he gains international acclaim. Forced to leave A...
directed by Michael Beyer; produced by Bernhard Fleischer, 1971-, in Paul Wittgenstein (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2009), 52 mins
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Pavarotti: A Voice for the Ages
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directed by John Walker, 1956-; produced by John Walker, 1956-, Decca Records and Thirteen Productions; performed by Luciano Pavarotti, 1935-2007, in Pavarotti: A Voice for the Ages (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2013), 59 mins
This program celebrates the 50th anniversary since the launch of the international phenomenon. In 1963 he debuted in Amsterdam, Vienna, Zurich and finally London where he substituted for the ailing Giuseppe di Stefano as Rodolfo in La Bohème. Today it is still his powerful sound with its natural grace and brillia...
directed by John Walker, 1956-; produced by John Walker, 1956-, Decca Records and Thirteen Productions; performed by Luciano Pavarotti, 1935-2007, in Pavarotti: A Voice for the Ages (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2013), 59 mins
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Richard Strauss: Skizze eines Lebens
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directed by Barbara Wunderlich, fl. 2009-2014 and Marieke Schroeder, 1970-; produced by Bernhard Fleischer, 1971-, ORF Fernsehprogramm-Service, Westdeutscher Rundfunk and Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images, in Richard Strauss: Sketches of a Life (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2014), 51 mins
Commemorating Richard Strauss' 150th Birthday, the film focuses on the family of the composer. Especially for this documentary, the family archive of the Strauss-family is opened to the public by Richard Strauss' grand-son Christian and his sister in law (and today's archival director) Gabriele Strauss-Hotter. It...
directed by Barbara Wunderlich, fl. 2009-2014 and Marieke Schroeder, 1970-; produced by Bernhard Fleischer, 1971-, ORF Fernsehprogramm-Service, Westdeutscher Rundfunk and Bernhard Fleischer Moving Images, in Richard Strauss: Sketches of a Life (Berlin, Berlin State: C Major Entertainment, 2014), 51 mins
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