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.

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

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


This 56-minute documentary on America's most controversial and unique composer manages to cover a gr...

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

A story built around the music of Oskar Merikanto, tells the love story of the poor musician Lauri A...

Chandramouli, an international drummer, goes to Chennai to help his friend in his new project. Howev...

This live recording was culled from seven September 1992 concerts given in Vienna, Berlin, and Frank...

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

A vacuum repairman moonlights as a street musician and hopes for his big break. One day a Czech immi...

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

Presents Handel as a key figure in the development of Baroque music. Illustrates with musical select...


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

As Tobias, a young director, supposes that his girl-friend Ellen had an affair with his brother Mark...

Young Stanzi who is visiting Vienna helps a young corporal and musician to become famous for his mar...

Film Music Historian Jeff Bond discusses how the music for 'Silent Running' was created.

The film covers a hundred years in the lives of the Ricordi family, the Milan publishing house of th...