A compilation of some of the finest classical performers Britain has produced through the years. Artists featured include Myra Hess, John Ogdon, Benjamin Britten, Peter Pears, Melos Ensemble, Janet Baker and the Aeolian string quartet, John Barbirolli / Halle Orchestra, Alfred Deller, Desmond Dupre, and Jacqueline and Iris Dupre.
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...
