Eighteen of the world's most accomplished pianists share their talents in this collection of performances. Interviews and commentary are interspersed with archival television and film appearances of pianists such as Vladimir Horowitz, Ignace Paderewski, Rachmaninoff, Plante, Richter, and Gould. Sir Colin Davis, Daniel Barenboim, and Evgeny Kissin ...
Baritone Thomas Hampson narrates this overview of operatic treasures preserved on film. In addition to interviews, the two-hour documentary offers a rich clip compilation of legendary performers -- Conchita Supervia, Richard Tauber, Feodor Chaliapin, Maria Callas (a 1964 rendition of Puccini's "Vissi d'arte" at Covent Garden), Jussi Bjorling, ...
This film presents the poignant story of the exile of Hungarian composer Bela Bartok. Bartok left his homeland during the destruction of Europe in World War II, and sought refuge in New York. The film chronicles his life there, through his own recollections, as well as through the recollections of friends and relatives. Artistically misunderstood ...
Author Roald Dahl's children's books (Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, The Witches, and Matilda, to name just a few) are known as much for their whimsy and magic as they are for their poignant and sometimes dark insight into what it's like to be a young child. In Dahl's case, childhood was oftentimes far from a magical experience; however, his ...
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