Search Results: DVD documentary
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Antarctica & South Atlantic (Globe Trekker Travel Collection)
[ Ovation Entertainment / DVD - released 2/May/2011 ] G :- |
I AM
[ Gaiam DVD / DVD - released 4/Apr/2013 ] I Am is the story of a successful Hollywood director, Tom Shadyac, who experiences a life threatening head injury, and his ensuing journey to try and answer two very basic questions: "What's wrong with our world?" and "What can we do about it?" |
FREDERIC CHOPIN
In Search of Chopin [ Seventh Art DVD / DVD - released 15/Sep/2015 ] Phil Grabsky brings us the music and life story of Fryderyk Chopin, considered one of the greatest composers of all time. For four years Grabsky travelled the globe recording performances by world class musicians and conversing with respected... |
W. A. MOZART
In Search of Mozart [ Seventh Art DVD / DVD - released 15/Sep/2015 ] An unmissable biography narrated by Juliet Stevenson and featuring interviews and performances with over 70 of the greatest exponents of Mozart's music. A valuable addition to any music lovers collection. |
The Kingdom Of Dreams And Madness - Studio Ghibli Documentary
[ Madman / DVD - released 11/Dec/2014 ] Studio Ghibli, the brainchild of directors Hayao Miyazaki, Isao Takahata and producer Toshio Suzuki, has captivated audiences the world over with its dreamlike, fantastical animations such as Spirited Away, Howl's Moving Castle and Grave of the... |
Restoring the Splendour - The Klais Organ in the Auckland Town Hall
[ Auckland Town Hall / DVD - released 8/Aug/2013 ] This is the story of the greatest project of its kind ever undertaken in New Zealand: the challenge to bring back the grandeur of the country's largest pipe organ when little of the original remained. |
Space - The Collection
[ Sbs DVD / 4 DVD - released 11/Aug/2016 ] 4 compelling documentaries showcasing NASA's and humankind's achievements in space exploration. NASAS 10 GREATEST ACHIEVEMENTS This two-part series comprehensively chronicles NASAs finest accomplishments in space exploration - the moments that... |
Studio 54: The Documentary
[ Madman / DVD - released 14/Feb/2019 ] For the first time, the people behind the infamous Studio 54 tell the in-depth story of how the world's greatest nightclub was created. Studio 54 was the epicenter of '70s hedonism - a place that not only redefined the nightclub, but also came to... |
Ultimate Battles - Waterloo
[ DV1 / Ovation / DVD - released 4/Aug/2007 ] Shot in High Definition, the documentary Ultimate Battles: Waterloo examines the final stand - and ultimate defeat of - one of history's greatest military geniuses: Napoleon Bonaparte. Through the use of cutting-edge computer-generated effects,... |
Woody Allen: A Documentary
[ Transmission Films / DVD - released 27/Jun/2012 ] M: Contains offensive language and sexual references. |
A Jan Schmidt-Garre Film featuring Roland Pöntinen, Vesselina Kasarova, Peter Feuchtwanger, Katerina Hebelkova, Christiane Libor
Chopin At The Opera [ Arthaus Musik DVD / DVD - released 26/Oct/2010 ] The opera for Chopin was the highest form of art - even though he never entertained the thought of writing for the stage himself. His contemporaries Bellini, Donizetti and Rossini meant more to him than Beethoven, Liszt or Schumann. They influenced... |
Anne-Sophie Mutter, Roger Federer, John Williams, Daniel Barenboim, Andre Previn, Jorg Widmann, Lambert Orkis, Steve Cohen
Anne-Sophie Mutter: Vivace [ SWR Classics / DVD - released 29/Sep/2023 ] Anne-Sophie Mutter is one of the greatest musicians of our age and for the last five decades has appeared at the world's leading concert venues. In addition to premiering 31 new works from leading composers, she is an inspiring mentor, has promoted... |
CARLOS KLEIBER
Carlos Kleiber - Traces to Nowhere Carlos Kleiber with Placido Domingo, Brigitte Fassbaender, and others [ Arthaus Musik DVD / DVD - released 10/Jun/2011 ] Gramophone Magazine Award WINNER 2011 (DVD Documentary) - |
W. A. MOZART
Discovering Masterpieces - W.A. Mozart: Symphony No 41 Jupiter" (Documentary & performance recorded in 2005)" Kammerorchester Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach, Hartmut Haenchen [ DV1 / Ovation / EuroArts DVD / DVD - released 1/Oct/2009 ] G - The "Jupiter" Symphony is regarded as a milestone not only in Mozart's symphonie output but, on a more general level, in the development of the Classical symphony. |
RAMALLAH CONCERT
The Ramallah Concert / Knowledge is the Beginning Daniel Barenboim / The West-Eastern Divan Orchestra (Mohamed Seleh / Kinan Azmeh / Mor Biron / Sharon Polyak) / Paul Smaczny [ Warner Music Vision / EuroArts DVD / 2 DVD - released 10/Sep/2009 ] Revised Documentary & Live Recording. This DVD documents the orchestra's August 2005 concert in the Palestinian Territory in the city of Ramallah, and includes repertoire for which Barenboim is celebrated - Beethoven, Mozart and Elgar. |
Depeche Mode
The Dark Progression: A New Documentary [ Umbrella Entertainment / DVD - released 18/Jan/2012 ] M - Contains low level offensive language. |
SCHUMANN / FAURE / DEBUSSY / R. STRAUSS
Recital at Baden Baden & Documentary 'Diva Divina' Diana Damrau (soprano), Xavier de Maistre (harp) [ Virgin DVD / DVD - released 13/May/2013 ] This DVD, centered on the dazzling German soprano Diana Damrau, complements a ravishing recital with a fascinating documentary. |
ARVO PART
The Lost Paradise: Arvo Pärt / Robert Wilson A Documentary by Günter Atteln [ Accentus Music DVD / DVD - released 1/Apr/2016 ] He is the most performed contemporary composer in the world. And yet he rarely ventures out in public, prefers to keep quiet about his music, feels at home in the forests of Estonia and generates therewith - perhaps involuntarily - the impression of... |
Crossing Rachmaninoff
A documentary by Rebecca Tansley [ Rialto DVD / DVD - released 21/Sep/2016 ] Enthralled, like its hero, by the turmoil, lyricism and sheer melodic grandeur of one of the most beloved works in the Romantic piano repertoire, Rebecca Tansley's documentary recounts the voyage of Italian-born Auckland pianist Flavio Villani. |
LUDWIG van BEETHOVEN
In Search of Beethoven A film by Phil Grabsky [ Seventh Art DVD / 2 DVD - released 9/Dec/2009 ] In Search of Beethoven has brought together the world's leading performers and experts on Beethoven to reveal new insights into this legendary composer. The line-up of performers and interviewees includes Gianandrea Noseda, Sir Roger Norrington,... |
