A prolific composer and one of the most celebrated poets in Brazilian music, Paulo César Pinheiro is the author of Canto das Três Raças and O Poder da Criação, among other samba, samba-enredo and song classics. Partner of Baden Powell, Tom Jobim and Edu Lobo, was created by Elis Regina, Clara Nunes and Maria Bethânia. Here, sitting on his couch, he reflects on human nature and leads a journey that evokes and involves big names in MPB, covering half a century of music, from the height of the festival era to the period of protest songs against the military dictatorship.

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A composer goes to Devil's Island for killing his wife's lover, then writes an opera about it.

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Johann Strauss, Jr., a would-be composer of waltzes in mid-19th Century Vienna, attempts to thwart h...

A musical based on the life and music of Johann Strauss, Jr.

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A chronicle of the life of infamous classical composer Ludwig van Beethoven and his painful struggle...

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Biographical portrait of one of Broadway's most brilliant songwriters. Told through the use of archi...

In 1965, passionate musician Glenn Holland takes a day job as a high school music teacher, convinced...

Lyla and Louis, a singer and a musician, fall in love, but are soon compelled to separate. Lyla is f...

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An extraordinary live performance of Hans Zimmer's most beloved and renowned movie soundtracks, incl...

Idiosyncratic composer, unique musician and ground-breaking film director ..Frank Zappa packed more ...

Ludwig van Beethoven headed for Symphony No. 9 literally his entire life. As early as the 1790s, he ...