Mahler - T883657971For a long time, the work of Gustav Mahler was regarded as over-sentimental schmaltz. Then came the 60's and the championship of conductors like Leonard Bernstein and Bruno Walter, and suddenly people recognised the epic brilliance of Mahler's music. People have become fascinated by the almost unbearable, visceral excitement of his work; which was so influenced by Mahler's own love of life, and dread of death. Featuring film maker Ken Russell, conductors Sir Georg Solti, and Riccardo Chailly, and baritone Thomas Hampson amongst many others. | |
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Wagner - T01778316679Features the conductors Daniel Barenboim and Sir Roger Norrington, and the famous Wagner singers, tenor Siegfried Jerusalem and Deborah Polaski. Richard Wagner is thought of in many ways; as musical genius, political hero, racist demon, or simply the composer of the longest operas known to man! Nobody disputes the overwhelming brilliance of his music - or even his ability to write popular melodies This documentary also takes a piercing look at the connections between Wagner's philosophy and his arts, including coded anti-Semitic references in his very greatest masterpieces. | |
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Beethoven - T02043617950Think of Beethoven and many people call to mind the awe-inspiring muscular power of his music. A man who triumphed over the physical limitations of his deafness, Beethoven remains a fascinating figure and an enduring inspiration. Features Sir Peter Hall, Vladimir Ashkenazy and famous conductors Michael Tilson Thomas and Nikolaus Harnoncourt. | |
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J S Bach - T1779672569Bach is a landmark figure in the history of music. He represented the height of the Baroque and the beginning of the Modern Age. Featuring Joanna MacGregor, Jonathan Miller, Sir John Eliot Gardiner, Jacques Loussier and Andras Schiff. | |
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Mozart - T1634334169One of the most fascinating of all composers - an amazingly gifted child prodigy whose talent did not save him from an early grave in mysterious circumstances. Extracts from the hit film Amadeus are shown alongside fascinating interviews and performances. Featuring Jonathan Miller, Imogen Cooper and F.Murray Abraham. | |
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Tchaikovsky - T12082243Features the fabulous young violinist Maxim Vengerov, the chief conductor of the Kirov, Valery Gergiev, and British opera director Graham Vick. Tchaikovsky is one of the most romantic and mysterious figures in music. After an abortive marriage, rumours have persisted that his death was self-imposed as the only way to avoid scandal about his homosexuality. Whatever the truth, Tchaikovsky's composed some of the very greatest romantic music, in operas such as Evgeny Onegin, ballets like Swan Lake and orchestral works like the violin concerto and the Pathetique symphony. | |
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Puccini - T502337343Generally regarded as the finest operatic tunesmith of them all, Puccini's love stories continue to melt hearts the world over. Madam Butterfly, La Boheme, Tosca, Manon Lescaut, Turandot; his operas are hummed everywhere. Not least in World Cup Finals (courtesy of Pavarotti and Nessun Dorma from Turandot). This programme explores not only Puccini's work, but also his eventful life - his unhappy marriage to a dictatorial wife, his serial infidelities and his final harrowing illness. Features Puccini's grand-daughter Simonetta Puccini, the opera producer, actor Simon Callow, and tenor Jose Cura amongst many others. | |
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