David Oistrakh: Classic Archive

Known for his mournful "Adagio for Strings," Samuel Barber was never quite fashionable. This acclaimed film is a probing exploration of his music and...

In the spotlight of global media coverage, the first transgender woman ever to perform as Don Giovanni in a professional opera, makes her historic...

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

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...

Documentary on conductor Herbert van Karajan, focusing on his early adoption of audio and video recording technology and his impetus to make use of...

Emmy Award winning documentary, directed by Peter Rosen, about the Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1989, featuring interviews...

Lyrical biography of the classical composer, depicted as a romantic hero, an accursed artist.

The film covers a hundred years in the lives of the Ricordi family, the Milan publishing house of the title, and the various composers and other...

This short film is made for the "Chopin-Pletnev" disc which marked Mikhail Pletnev's debut as a pianist on Deutsche Grammophon. In the film, we...

A thoroughly researched biopic of Charles Ives, America's greatest and most innovative composer (and insurance executive), who combined strikingly...

In a mixture of feature film, music documentary and animated comics, historical facts are retold, analyzed and interpreted in modern settings. Ludwig...

"What would the world be like without Beethoven?" That’s the provocative question posed by this music documentary from Deutsche Welle. To...