Beethoven's Hair traces the unlikely journey of a lock of hair cut from Beethoven's corpse and unravels the mystery of his tortured life and death. The film begins in modern times, when a pair of Beethoven enthusiasts purchase the hair at a Sotheby's auction. The story then looks at the lock's previous owners and culminates in the science that reveals Beethoven's "medical secret". Set to a lush score of some of Beethoven's most glorious music, the film explores the world of forensic testing in sharp relief against the romance of 19th-century Vienna and the horrors of 20th-century Nazi Germany.
A two hour documentary on Johann Sebastian Bach. World-class musicians share their innermost thought...

One of the first US born conductors to receive worldwide fame, Leonard Bernstein is an exceptional c...

His unforgettable scores are an essential part of some of the most beloved movies of our time, over ...
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Very few people really knew Herbert von Karajan. The conductor gave access to his private life only ...

Relationships, rehearsals, performances, hobbies, and family life of the members of the Guarneri Str...

Anne Boyd, one of Australia's leading contemporary composers, teaches music at the publicly funded U...

A documentary on the life and work of the composer Sofia Gubaidulina.

A humorous documentary about the search for a great composer who managed to overcome his depression ...

Imagine a window into the past. Imagine finally connecting singers' bodies to the voices you have al...
Pierre Boulez conducts the BBC Symphony Orchestra and Chorus in a special concert from the Barbican,...

Oscar winning composer Ryuichi Sakamoto weaves man-made and natural sounds together in his works. Hi...

The film traces the career of some of the winners of this new generation nicknamed the "K-Classics G...

Fifty years after his death, this musical and psychological portrait of Ralph Vaughan Williams explo...

Beginning on the eve of her thirtieth birthday, “Brave Enough,” documents violinist Lindsey Stirling...
TV-Documentary about the German painter Anselm Feuerbach