Subgenre Sampler
Classical Music: 134 Films to Buy & Rent
- Gesualdo - Death for Five Voices (1995)
- Dir. Werner Herzog
- A sharp, sometimes unflattering profile of 16th century composer Don Carol Gesualdo, with dir. Herzog dividing his time between the artist's sexual…
- Voices from a Locked Room (1995)
- Dir. Malcolm Clarke
Feat. Jeremy Northam
- Diverting believe–it–or–not true story of Peter Warlock, a 1930s British composer who inhabited a separate personality and identity…
- 32 Short Films About Glenn Gould (1994)
- Dir. Francois Girard
- Built out of 32 disparate fragments, this quasi–doco on the Canadian pianist is fittingly tailored to its difficult and elusive subject,…
- Immortal Beloved (1994)
- Dir. Bernard Rose
Feat. Gary Oldman
- Gary Oldman adds another complex role to one of the most impressive contemporary acting CVs. He brings dimension to a difficult, unlikable role as…
- Remembering Jacqueline Du Pre (1994)
- Dir. Christopher Nupen
- Official doco on the renowned cellist suffers from a sanctimonious voice–over. Still, the best record of this talent with interviews and…
- Verdi - La Traviata (1994)
- A 1994 staging of the Verdi opera with Georg Solti conducting the Orchestra and Chorus of the Royal Opera House, and Angela Gheorghiu, Frank Lopardo…
- Art of Conducting - Volume 1, The (1993)
- Dir. Sue Knussen
- Sixteen of the 20th century’s greatest conductors are studied in this top–notch, award–winning series, including: Bernstein,…
- Porgy and Bess (1993)
- Dir. Trevor Nunn
Feat. Willard White, Cynthia Haymon
- Acclaimed stage–director Nunn, brings the Gershwin brother’s greatest opera/musical to life. Recorded at Shepperton Studios in 1992.
- Theremin - An Electronic Odyssey (1993)
- Dir. Steven M. Martin
- The fascinating life of Prof. Leon Theremin, the Russian inventor of the Theremin – a unique musical instrument/sound effects generator,…
- Three Colours: Blue (1993)
- Dir. Krzysztof Kieslowski
Feat. Juliette Binoche, Benoit Regent, Emmanuelle Riva…
- Immaculate, introspective meditation on grief, redemption and liberty, Kieslowski's masterpiece borders on the pretentious. This redefines ART…