“Man of Three Worlds: Luchino Visconti,” a 1966 BBC program exploring Visconti’s mastery of cinema, theater, and opera direction
Dedicated by Leonard Bernstein to the memory of his wife. this deeply moving 1988 live performance of Mozart's Requiem was filmed in the Baroque splendour of the Abbey Church of Diessen,Bavaria.
Inside Pop: The Rock Revolution is two documentaries in one. The first half is quite fascinating, as Leonard Bernstein discusses the interesting compositional tricks of mid-60s pop-rock, particularly the Beatles. The second half, written by David Oppenheim, consists of interviews with a number of pop musicians, some famous some obscure. These interviews focus on the message rat...
Engrossing video essay by Leonard Bernstein commemorates the 125th anniversary of Gustav Mahler's birth. Bernstein recorded a cycle of the Mahler symphonies and was clearly obsessed with the man. Bernstein himself was a world-class raconteur and the film provides many insights into both Mahler and Bernstein himself, both now regarded as exceptional composers, showmen, and (self...
藉由未曾面世的私人录音带和档案影片，引领观众从路易斯阿姆斯壮的视角，洞悉他的人生故事。讲述他如何从音乐巨星成为民权运动家，进而成为世界知名艺人。
本片由奥斯卡最佳纪录片《伴唱人生：聚光灯外20呎》导演摩根内维尔及监製凯群罗杰斯，结合这些精彩绝伦的演奏影像，各成员的访谈，纪录了超过五十位音乐演奏者于世界各角落共同创作、打造崭新音乐艺术的动人过程。这也是被誉为当代最有影响力的华人艺术家：马友友，在六十岁时推出最具意义的作品。
一群来自世界各地的杰出音乐家，在知名大提琴手马友友的号召之下展开了「丝路计画」，组成了丝路合奏团，融合东、西方不同的乐器、音乐以及各种文化元素，在世界各地进行表演，他们的音乐模煳了国界疆线、消弭了文化差距，不仅带给观众不同以往的音乐飨宴、演奏者透过中西融合及互相切磋，对音乐的造诣更上一层楼。
本DVD中精心而严谨的记录了20世纪中15位震鑠乐坛的指挥巨匠的轨迹：福特万格勒与柏林爱乐的华格纳、布拉姆斯与舒伯特，德奥传承的脉动在即兴的大师指尖脱出极具个人化标记的唯一图腾。
托斯卡尼尼在纽约的威尔第与雷史碧基詮释，则是迥然不同的呈示这一位维繫传统的巨人忠於绵密细节的完美主义表徵。华尔特的莫札特与布拉姆斯，让我们见证何谓流畅如水的自然，涌现的是不拘泥於既有架构的呼吸法则。史托考夫斯基的狂放恣意，卡拉扬的壮阔及唯美，伯恩斯坦如现代诗作的贴近时代律动，莱纳的精确驾驭及一丝不苟等，均在珍贵的影音史料中衝击观听者的前所未有体验。
A discussion of Stravinsky's "Oedipus Rex", and what he did to convert Sophocles' play into an opera-oratorio.
