Schubert and His Music

A documentary on the life and work of the composer Sofia Gubaidulina.

Discovering a wealth of Beethoven's forgotten Gaelic songs, Michael and Allan MacDonald stage a concert featuring both Beethoven's and the ancient Gae...

John Eliot Gardiner goes in search of Bach the man and the musician. The famous portrait of Bach portrays a grumpy 62-year-old man in a wig and forma...

Leonard Bernstein narrated by legendary screen star Lauren Bacall. The movie also relies extensively on Bernstein's own words to provide the counterp...

Documentary on the life and accomplishments of the members of this uniquely talented musical family. The film focuses on the Figueroa family’s history...

Relationships, rehearsals, performances, hobbies, and family life of the members of the Guarneri String Quartet.

The first part of this Academy Award-winning short consists of a behind-the-scenes look at the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra as it prepares to pe...

These biographical drama documentaries explore the lives and careers of Mussorgsky, Tchaikovsky, Scriabin, Rimsky-Korsakov, Rachmaninov and Chaliapin.

This is a full-length documentary honoring the life and work of American composer and artist John Cage. Cage is considered one of the most influential...

Avant-garde composer John Cage is famous for his experimental pieces and "chance music" but temporarily branched into video in 1992 with this art film...

In 2007, the Berliner Philharmoniker celebrated their 125th anniversary. Film director Enrique Sánchez Lansch took this occasion to tell a hitherto un...

A documentary that explores the challenges that a life in music can bring.

A documentary by Tony Palmer on English composer Sir William Walton (1902–1983),made shortly before his death. The film includes the only full-length...