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Subgenre Sampler
Fonteyn and Nureyev (2002)- Feat. Rudolph Nureyev, Margot Fonteyn
- Considered the great dancing–partnership of our time, Rudolph Nureyev and Margot Fonteyn are here seen at their prime, in such ballets as Swan…
Facing the Music (2001)
- Dir. Bob Connolly, Robin Anderson
- Art and commerce clash in corridors of academia at Sydney University, as budget cuts compromise the integrity and possible viability of the music…
Art of Piano, The (1999)- Dir. Donald Sturrock
- Survey of 20th century classical pianists that starts with Hofman and ends with Arrau, taking in such diverse talents of the keyboard as Rachmaninov,…
Passion (1999)- Dir. Peter Duncan
Feat. Richard Roxburgh, Barbara Hershey, Claudia Karvan - Inspired by the early life of eccentric Australian pianist/composer Percy Grainger, and while well–shot and thoughtful, is firmly located at…
- David Oistrakh - Artist of the People? (1998)
- Dir. Bruno Monsaingeon
- The life of the renowned 20th century Russian violinist, who at times locked horns with the Soviet state, is told through interviews with family and…
- Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau - Autumn Journey (1998)
- Dir. Bruno Monsaingeon
- Interviewed on his 70th birthday the German baritone recollects his life and art in fascinating detail. Tape includes an 85–min concert recital…
Sarabande (1997)- Dir. Atom Egoyan
Feat. Lori Singer, Don McKellar - The dramatic entry in the 'Inspired by Bach' series in which renowned cellist Yo Yo Ma collaborates with an artist in another medium. Finding perfect…
Celestial Clockwork (1996)- Dir. Fina Torres
Feat. Ariadna Gil, Arielle Dombasle - Cinderella–type comedy that has a gifted Venezualan opera singer vaulting for stardom in an eccentric Parisian setting. Consistently sunny in…
- Elgar's Tenth Muse (1996)
- Dir. Paul Yule
Feat. James Fox, Selma Alisaphic - Slight, but well–dramatised snippet from the life of composer Sir Edward Elgar (James Fox). Inspired by Hungarian violinist Jelly d’Aranyi,…
- 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…
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