Tchaikovsky'smusicalscoresarelyrical,romanticanddeeplyemotional.ThisfilmendeavourstoputthecomposerincontextalongsideTolstoyasoneofthemostcelebratedRussiansofhistime,examininghiscontinuingsignificanceinRussiatoday,andvisitinglocationswhichwereimportantinTchaikovsky'slife.Hislifeisscouredtorevealanabortivemarriage,histruefeelingsabouthomosexualityandhowthismayhavebeenexpressedinhismusic.Contrib...[
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Musicalgenius,politicalheroandracistdemon,thelifeofRichardWagnerreadsliketheultimateBoys-ownstory.TheRingcycleisregardedasoneofthefinestachievementsofthehumansoul.ThisdocumentaryexaminestheconnectionsbetweenWagner'sownspiritualvisionandhisart,includingcodedanti-Semiticreferencesinhismusicandthetechniquesheusedtomesmerisehisaudience.ItisfilmedinSwitzerland,ItalyandKingLudwig'sBavaria.Musicians...[
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WolfgangAmadeusMozart(1756-1791)
Daviddepenitente,oratoriumKV469(1785)
RadioKamerFilharmonie
GrootOmroepkoor
RoryMacDonaldDIRIGENT
FrankHameleersKOORDIRIGENT&INSTUDERINGGOK
RachelHarnischSOPRAAN
HannekedeWitSOPRAAN
GregoryTurayTENOR
Utrecht,26-3-2010[
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PianistWilliamKoselukplaystwopianopiecesbyRachmaninov:Sonata#1inDMinor,Op.28(1907)andSonata#2inB-flatMinor,Op.36(OriginalVersion,1913).Mr.KoselukreceivedhisB.M.andM.A.inpiano,studyingwithBettyOberackeratUCSB.DuringthistimehewasthewinneroftheErnoDanielPianoAwardandtheArthurOresekesMemorialPrizeatUCSB,andheachievednationaldistinctioninnumerouscompetitions.Series:"Soundscape"[4/2004][ArtsandMusi...[
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CecilLytle,ProfessorofMusicandProvost,exploresBeethoven'suseofthesonata-hisdevelopmentandearlyinfluences.HealsoperformsBeethoven'sfirstsonataforpiano.[1/1997][Humanities][ArtsandMusic][
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Formanypeople,musiciansandlaymenalike,BeethovenisthemostadmiredcomposerinthehistoryofWesternclassicalmusic--notonlybecauseoftheintellectualrigourofhismusic,butalsoitsexpressivepower.Beethoven'sstruggletoresistbeingdefeatedbyhisdeafnesshasaparallelinhismusic.ThisprogrammeexploresallaspectsofBeethoven'slife,themusicandtheman,hisviewsonlife,politicsandtheFrenchRevolution.Contributorsincludecondu...[
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WolfgangAmadeusMozart.BorninAustriain1756,Mozartwascomposingmusicbytheageoffive.PerformingwithhissisterMariaAnnaMozart,whowasalsoachildprodigy,Mozartbecamethedarlingofaristocraticsociety.TheMagicFlute,TheMarriageofFigaro,andDonGiovanni.
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