Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado (conductor) Yuja Wang (piano) Sergei Prokofiev (1891-1953) Piano concerto No. 3 in ut major, op. 26 Gustav Mahler (1860-1911) Symphony No. 1 in D major, \\"Titan\\" Lucerne Festival Hall, Switzerland, 2009

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I Capuleti e i Montecchi "Tragedia lirica" in two acts by Vincenzo Bellini (1801 - 1835) Libretto by Felice Romani First performance in Venice, Teatro La Fenice, 11 March 1830 Chorus and Orchestra of the Opéra Royal de Wallonie-Liège, Maurizio Benini (conductor) Allex Aguilera (Director, Sets) Françoise Raybaud (Costumes), Luis Perdiguero (Lights), Arnaud Pottier (Video) Raffaella Lupinacci (Romeo) Rosa Feola (Giulietta) Maxim Mironov (Tebaldo) Adolfo Corrado (Lorenzo) Roberto Lorenzi (Capellio) Liège, Opéra Royal de Wallonie, 21 and 23 May 2024

Boléro Choreography by Maurice Béjart With Maya Plisetskaya Les ballets du XXème siècle. Recorded on 1977 TV Director, Willy Botteldoorn

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Shai Maestro Quartet: Human Shai Maestro (piano), Ofri Nehemya (drums), Jorge Roeder (double bass), Philip Dizzck (trumpet) Nancy, 10 September 2021, Headoffice of the newspaper 'L'Est Républicain' Directed by Nathan Benisty

"Medusa" Felipe Cabrera (double bass, composition) Leonardo Monatana (piano) Lukmil Perez (drums) Judith Sánchez Ruiz (choreography, dance) The music of "Medusa" was born in Havana, during a 110-day lock-down when Felipe Cabrera found himself alone in the country that saw him grow up. Pillar of the great Cuban jazz school, the double bassist based in Paris has decided to turn his accidental return to his native country into art in times of pandemic. While Cuba was completely closing in on itself to absorb the global disruption, he composed five superb musical pieces, which he created for Banlieues Bleues with his faithful trio and a distinguished guest, also from Cuba, the choreographer and dancer Judith Sanchez Ruiz. Recorded at the Salle Jacques-Brel (Pantin) on March 19, 2021, as part of the 38th Banlieues Bleues festival, Directed by Guillaume Dero

Estival Jazz, Jimmy Witherspoon quartet Rozaa Wortham recorded in 1985, Lugano, Swiss TV director, Sandro Pedrazzetti

Mel Lewis Orchestra Jazz Estival Mel Lewis (drums) Simo Salminen (trumpet) Ted Nash (saxophone) Kenny Werner (piano) John Marshall (trumpet) Joe Mosello (trumpet) Joe Lovano (saxophone) Jerry Dodgion (saxophone) Earl Gardner (trumpet) Dennis Irwin (doublebass) Recorded in 1985, Lugano, Swiss Tv director, Sandro Pedrazzetti

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Ensemble Intercontemporain Roberto Negro (piano), Michele Rabbia (percussions), Nicolas Crosse (double bass) Mathieu Pion (sound engineer), Caty Olive (lighting) Roberto Negro (né en 1981) Newborn, for trio and ensemble Mulhouse, La Filature, 7 November 2022 Directed by Patrick Lauze

Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, Rafael Payare (conductor) OSM Chorus, Andrew Megill (chorus master) Dorothea Röschmann (soprano) (Tove) Clay Hilley (tenor) (Waldemar) Karen Cargill (alto) (Waldtaube) Stephan Rügamer (tenor) (Klaus-Narr) Thomas E. Bauer (baritone) (Bauer) Ben Heppner (speaker) Arnold Schoenberg 1874 - 1951 Gurre-Lieder Montreal, Maison symphonique, 13 September 2024

Götterdämmerung Third day in three acts of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" by Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) Libretto by Richard Wagner Bayreuth, Festspielhaus, 17 août 1876 Philharmonia Zürich Gianandrea Noseda (conductor) Andreas Homoki (Stage direction) Christian Schmidt (Set and Costume Design), Franck Evin (Lighting design) Klaus Florian Vogt (Siegfried) Daniel Schmutzhard (Gunther) Christopher Purves (Alberich) David Leigh (Hagen) Camilla Nylund (Brünnhilde) Lauren Fagan (Gutrune) Sarah Ferede (Waltraute) Freya Apffelstaedt (Erste Norn) Lena Sutor-Wernich (Zweite Norn) Giselle Allen (Dritte Norn) Uliana Alexyuk (Woglinde) Niamh O'Sullivan (Wellgunde) Siena Licht Miller (Floßhilde) Zurich, Opernhaus, 26 May 2024

Wiener Philharmoniker, Franz Welser-Möst (conductor) Paul Hindemith 1895 - 1963 Konzertmusik for wind orchestra, op. 41 Richard Strauss 1864 - 1949 Symphonic Fantasy from "Die Frau ohne Schatten" Arnold Schönberg 1874 -1951 Variations for orchestra, op. 31 Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 La Valse, Poème chorégraphique pour orchestre Directed by Dominik Kepczynski Vienna, Musikverein, 24 February 2024

Orchestre Philharmonique de Strasbourg, Aziz Shokhakimov (conductor) Chœur de l'Orchestre de Paris, Richard Wilberforce (chorus master) Pretty Yende (soprano), Ludovic Tézier (baritone) Johannes Brahms 1833 - 1897 Ein deutsches Requiem, op. 45 Festival de Saint-Denis, 5 June 2024

The Trial Ballet by Mauro Bigonzetti inspired by Franz Kafka Mauro Bigonzetti (Choreography, costumes) Carlo Cerri (Sets) Soloists and corps de ballet of The Czech National Ballet Antonio Bononcini, Dietrich Buxtehude, Henryk Górecki, Carlo Gesualdo, Tarquinio Merula, Claudio Monteverdi, Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (Music) Prague, The Estates Theatre, 26 February 2022 TV director, Patrick Lauze

Michael Beyer"Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado (direction) Schweizer Kammerchor Bryn Terfel (bariton), Rachel Harnisch (soprano), Eteri Gvazava (soprano) Richard Wagner ""Wotans Abschied und Feuerzauber"" from Die Walküre Claude Debussy Le Martyre de Saint Sébastian (suite) La mer, trois esquisses symphoniques Directed by Michael Beyer Recorded at the Lucerne Festival in 2003.

Arabella "Lyrische Komödie" in three acts Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal First performance at Dresden, Sächsisches Staatstheater, 1 July 1933 Principal Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real, David Afkham (conductor) Andrés Máspero (Chorus Director) Christof Loy (Stage Direction) Herbert Murauer (Stage and Costume Design), Reinhard Traub (Lighting), Thomas Wilhelm (Choreography) Jacquelyn Wagner (Arabella) Sarah Defrise (Zdenka) Martin Winkler (Count Waldner) Anne Sofie von Otter (Adelaide) Josef Wagner (Mandryka) Matthew Newlin (Matteo) Dean Power (Count Elemer) Roger Smeets (Count Dominik) Tyler Zimmerman (Count Lamoral) Madrid, Teatro Real, 9 February 2023

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Pianomania at the Bouffes du Nord Theatre Edouard Ferlet, Leïla Olivesi, Benjamin Moussay, Cheick Tidiane Seck, Giovanni Mirabassi, Chassol, Pierre de Bethmann, Mario Canonge, Clelya Abraham, Bernard Lubat, Grégory Privat, Laurent de Wilde, Alain Jean-Marie (piano) Paris, Théâtre des Bouffes du Nord, 20 November 2022 Directed by Samuel Thiebaut

Cécile McLorin Salvant (vocals) Montreal International Jazz Festival, Monument National, Canada, July 2, 2022 TV director, Sîla.

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Electronic Vibrations - A sound changes the world Whether techno or hip-hop - electronic music is nowadays the driving force of pop culture. We have almost forgotten that its origins lie in the WDR's electronic studio, which made Cologne to one of the centres of the avant-garde during the post-war years. This is the story of how a room full of strange devices would become a cabinet of curiosities, the vibrations of which sent the whole world in a state of ecstasy. From the beginnings directly after the Second World War in Paris with Pierre Schaeffer's 'musique concrète', the film focuses on Stockhausen and goes on to Kraftwerk, from Jean-Michel Jarre and the IRCAM studio right up to Detroit to the beginnings of techno. Directed by Thomas von Steinaecker

Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Tarmo Peltokoski (Conductor) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1833) The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, overture Arnold Schoenberg (1874 - 1951) Violin Concerto, Op. 36 Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) Thus spoke Zarathustra, op. 30 Toulouse, Halle aux Grains, 2 December 2023

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Siegfried Second day in three acts of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" by Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) Livret de Richard Wagner Bayreuth, Festspielhaus, 16 August 1876 Philharmonia Zürich Gianandrea Noseda (Conductor) Andreas Homoki (Stage direction) Christian Schmidt (Set and Costume Design), Franck Evin (Lighting design) Zurich, Opernhaus, 24 May 2024

Berliner Philharmoniker, Pierre Boulez (chef d'orchestre) Maria João Pires (piano) Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Le tombeau de Couperin Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 1756 - 1791 Concerto pour piano n° 20, KV 466 Béla Bartók 1881 - 1945 Concerto pour orchestre Claude Debussy 1862 - 1918 Fêtes, "Trois Nocturnes" Directed by Bob Coles Lisbon, Hieronymus Monastery, 1 May 2003

Great Conductors: Pierre Boulez - Emotion and Analysis The conductor Pierre Boulez described his relationship with Béla Bartók (1881-1945) as a "sympathy between musicians": both belong to the 20th century's most influential artists. A key work of Bartók is the 'Concerto for Orchestra', which was premiered in Boston in 1944. The Film "Emotion and Analysis" follows Pierre Boulez in his rehearsals of this composition with the Berlin Philharmonic in the spectacular setting of the monastery Mosteiro dos Jeronimos in Lisbon. Pierre Boulez explains in a series of interviews the historical origins of Bartók's late work, his own personal style of interpretation and his role as conductor as well as his love of composing. Directed by Paul Smaczny, Günter Atteln 2003

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Alborada del gracioso Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (Conductor) Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Rapsodie Espagnole Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas

Münchner Philharmoniker, Sergiu Celibidache (conductor) Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Boléro Cologne, Philharmonie, 1994 Directed by Janos Darvas

Staatskapelle Berlin String Quartet, Elisabeth Leonskaja (piano) Johannes Brahms (1833-1897) Piano Quartet No. 3 in C minor, Op. 60 Franz Schubert (1797-1828) Quartet No. 12 in C minor, D 703 "Quartettsatz" Johannes Brahms Piano Quintet in F minor, Op. 34 Festival de Granada, 13 July 2024

The life I love - The pianist Menahem Pressler The music world has known Menahem Pressler for more than half a century and mainly for his work with the famous Beaux Arts Trio. He was the heart of this ensemble and when in 2008 the trio decided to separate, it was not the end for Menahem Pressler's career - in fact it was the start of a most remarkable and successful path as a soloist and in 2013, the 90-year-old grand seigneur of the piano gave his long overdue debut with the Berliner Philharmoniker. In 'The life I love - the pianist Menahem Pressler', from talks with Pressler over excerpts from one of his Master Classes, to interviews with artists like Daniel Harding, Quatuor Ébène, Leonidas Kavakos or Daniel Hope, we will gain deep insights into the life of this enchantingly "venerable prodigy". Menahem Pressler died on May 6, 2023 Directed by Grete Liffers 2014

Arabella "Lyrische Komödie" in three acts Richard Strauss (1864-1949) Libretto by Hugo von Hofmannsthal First performance at Dresden, Sächsisches Staatstheater, 1 July 1933 Principal Chorus and Orchestra of the Teatro Real, David Afkham (conductor) Andrés Máspero (Chorus Director) Christof Loy (Stage Direction) Herbert Murauer (Stage and Costume Design), Reinhard Traub (Lighting), Thomas Wilhelm (Choreography) Jacquelyn Wagner (Arabella) Sarah Defrise (Zdenka) Martin Winkler (Count Waldner) Anne Sofie von Otter (Adelaide) Josef Wagner (Mandryka) Matthew Newlin (Matteo) Dean Power (Count Elemer) Roger Smeets (Count Dominik) Tyler Zimmerman (Count Lamoral) Madrid, Teatro Real, 9 February 2023

Richard Strauss and his Heroines Divorce! After six years of marriage the choleric and chronically jealous Pauline, daughter of a general, has had enough of Richard Strauss. Pauline always knew it: her husband who at 36 is celebrated as the most important living German composer across the globe is cheating on her. His congeniality and moral uprightness is just a mask! Are his inspirations for the erotic escapades which are the basis of several of his tone poems and songs based on the love affairs of the artist? The film Richard Strauss and his Heroines goes on an exciting journey discovering the women in Strauss' life. At the focus is primarily his relationship with Pauline, to whom he was married for over 55 years up to his death. Until today she applies as a harridan who often embarrassed her husband in public. It hereby falls under the table that Strauss at the beginning and the end of his relationship composed his finest songs for the trained singer who gave up her career for him and covered his back for the rest of his life. What was it that made the broken old man, who experienced the most varied of epochs in German history, from the Empire to the Nazi dictatorship to the post-war period, write in 1948 in his final song ("At Sunset") one of the most moving declarations of love in the history of music: "We have through sorrow and joy gone hand in hand"? Richard Strauss and his Heroines - this is the first filmed search for clues about the unforgettable heroines created by Strauss. It is both the story of a turbulent, and at the end moving, love story of two people who were prepared to walk through fire for each other. We visit Strauss' last surviving grandchild in Garmisch and we meet the great Strauss singers Brigitte Fassbaender, Reneé Fleming, Dame Gwyneth Jones and Christa Ludwig, who report on their famous Strauss roles. With the conductor Franz Welser-Möst we research the secret of Strauss' instrumentation genius. Strauss expert Christoph Wagner-Trenckwitz, member of the board of the Vienna Volksoper, leads us through the film. Directed by Thomas von Steinaecker 2014

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Rafael Riqueni, Salvador Gutiérrez, Manuel De la Luz (guitars) María Moreno (bailaora) Nerja Paris, Chaillot - Théâtre national de la Danse, 18 February 2022 TV director, Patrick Lauze

Directed by Nathan Benisty and Olivier Deck

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Electronic Vibrations - A sound changes the world Whether techno or hip-hop - electronic music is nowadays the driving force of pop culture. We have almost forgotten that its origins lie in the WDR's electronic studio, which made Cologne to one of the centres of the avant-garde during the post-war years. This is the story of how a room full of strange devices would become a cabinet of curiosities, the vibrations of which sent the whole world in a state of ecstasy. From the beginnings directly after the Second World War in Paris with Pierre Schaeffer's 'musique concrète', the film focuses on Stockhausen and goes on to Kraftwerk, from Jean-Michel Jarre and the IRCAM studio right up to Detroit to the beginnings of techno. Directed by Thomas von Steinaecker

Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Tarmo Peltokoski (Conductor) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1833) The Mastersingers of Nuremberg, overture Arnold Schoenberg (1874 - 1951) Violin Concerto, Op. 36 Richard Strauss (1864 - 1949) Thus spoke Zarathustra, op. 30 Toulouse, Halle aux Grains, 2 December 2023

Orchestre Philharmonique de Monte-Carlo, Fabien Gabel (conductor) Gil Shaham (violin) Gustav Mahler (1860 - 1911) Blumine Erich Wolfgang Korngold (1897 - 1957) Violin Concerto in D major, Op. 35 Joseph Strauss (1827 - 1870) Sphärenklänge Walzer (Music of the Spheres), Op. 235 Maurice Ravel (1874 - 1937) La Valse Monaco, Cour d'Honneur of the Prince's Palace, 20 July 2023

Die Walküre First day of "Der Ring des Nibelungen" by Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) Libretto by de Richard Wagner Munich, Königliches Hof- und National Theater, 26 June 1870 Philharmonia Zürich Gianandrea Noseda (Direction) Andreas Homoki (Stage direction) Christian Schmidt (Set and Costume Design), Franck Evin (Lighting design) Eric Cutler (Siegmund) Christof Fischesser (Hunding) Tomasz Konieczny (Wotan) Daniela Köhler (Sieglinde) Claudia Mahnke (Fricka) Camilla Nylund (Brünnhilde) Sarah Cambidge (Helmwige) Ann-Kathrin Niemczyk (Gerhilde) Barbara Senator (Ortlinde) Anna Werle (Waltraute) Simone McIntosh (Siegrune) Siena Licht Miller (Rossweisse) Michal Doron (Grimgerde) Noa Beinart (Schwertleite) Zurich, Opernhaus, 20 May 2024

Staatskapelle Berlin, Staatsopernchor, Pierre Boulez (conductor) Diana Damrau (soprano) Petra Lang (alto) Gustav Mahler 1860 - 1911 Symphony No. 2 in C minor, "Resurrection" Directed by Michael Beyer Berlin, Philharmonie, 26 March 2005

Orchestre National du Capitole de Toulouse, Kazuki Yamada (Conductor) Tokyo Philharmonic Chorus Maki Mori (Soprano), Florian Sempey (Baritone) Claude Debussy 1854 - 1918 Petite Suite (orchestration Henri Büsser) Thierry Escaich 1965 - Towards the light (world premiere) Gabriel Fauré 1845 - 1924 Requiem Toulouse, Basilique Saint-Sernin, October 9, 2024

Wagner's Jews Richard Wagner was notoriously anti-Semitic, and his writings on Jews were later embraced by Hitler and the Nazis. But for years, many of Wagner's closest associates were Jews - young musicians who became personally devoted to him, and provided crucial help to his work and career. Why were they drawn to him? And how could Wagner even accept their embrace? These questions are at the heart of 'Wagner's Jews', the first film to focus on Wagner's complex personal relationships with Jews. Filmed on location in Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, 'Wagner's Jews' reveals this remarkable story through archival sources, re-enactments, interviews, and performances of original musical works by Wagner's Jewish colleagues. Featuring Zubin Mehta and Leon Botstein among others, the film also explores the ongoing controversy over performing Wagner's music in Israel. The same questions asked in Wagner's time still resonate today: is it possible to separate the art from its creator? Can sublime music transcend prejudice and bigotry, and the weight of history? Directed by Hilan Warshaw 2013

The English Concert, John Nelson (Conductor) Lucy Crowe (Soprano), Alex Potter (Countertenor), Michael Spyres (Tenor), Matthew Brook (Bass) Georg Frideric Handel (1685 - 1759) Messiah Coventry, Coventry Cathedral, 24 November 2022

Michael Beyer"Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Claudio Abbado (direction) Schweizer Kammerchor Bryn Terfel (bariton), Rachel Harnisch (soprano), Eteri Gvazava (soprano) Richard Wagner ""Wotans Abschied und Feuerzauber"" from Die Walküre Claude Debussy Le Martyre de Saint Sébastian (suite) La mer, trois esquisses symphoniques Directed by Michael Beyer Recorded at the Lucerne Festival in 2003.

The Trial Ballet by Mauro Bigonzetti inspired by Franz Kafka Mauro Bigonzetti (Choreography, costumes) Carlo Cerri (Sets) Soloists and corps de ballet of The Czech National Ballet Antonio Bononcini, Dietrich Buxtehude, Henryk Górecki, Carlo Gesualdo, Tarquinio Merula, Claudio Monteverdi, Modest Petrovich Mussorgsky (Music) Prague, The Estates Theatre, 26 February 2022 TV director, Patrick Lauze

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Ron Carter Foursight Quartet special guest appearence Marcus Miller Monte-Carlo, Opéra Garnier, 18 November 2023

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Il Giardino Armonico, Giovanni Antonini (conductor) NFM Choir Anett Fritsch (soprano), Maximilian Schmitt (tenor), Florian Boesch (bass-baritone) Joseph Haydn (1832 - 1809) The Seasons Hob. XXI:3 Wrocław, National Forum of Music, 17 September 2023