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Beethoven, Symphony # 3 Op. 55, «Eroica»
Beethoven firstly devoted this symphony to Napoleon Bonaparte but the composer gave up this idea when he learned that the first consul was crowned emperor. He then renamed it in memory of a great man, though it has been finally dedicated to his main patron, the Prince of Lobkowitz. This symphony is ...
Brahms, Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Unlike the two previous symphonies, that were created in Vienna, this symphony was premiered on the 25th of October 1885 in Meiningen by the Meininger Hofkapelle under the direction of the composer, and it was a success. Brahms and Hans von Bülow, conductor of the Meiningen orchestra, then took it i...
IN THE FOOTSTEPS OF VALERIAN : The Story of Page 52
Few months before Luc Besson' movie "Valérian and the city of the 1000 planets" release, this documentary is an immersion” within the studio of JEAN-CLAUDE MÉZIÈRES, a master of the 9th Art and co-creator with PIERRE CHRISTIN of the “VALÉRIAN” series.
A day-by-day, real-time tutorial in the art of...
JOSÉ JAMES – Jazz in Vienna
In 2013, José James began a new recording career at Blue Note with "No Beginning, No End". In Vienna, the American appeared for the first time in company of a totally new quintet.
For an hour, José James takes us to the border regions of soul, hip-hop and jazz. A fan of John Coltrane and Marvin Gaye...
Montserrat Figueras
Musical portrait of a major figure in early music and the leading voice of a vast Medieval, Renaissance and Baroque repertoire.
Through interviews and musical extracts, Spanish soprano Montserrat Figueras takes us on musical and spiritual quest, in which she tells us about her life and shares her...
Beethoven, Symphony N°6 op. 68, “Pastoral”
Unlike most of Beethoven’s works, the 6th symphony refers to real world themes and wild nature phenomenons, hence "Pastoral". Created in Vienna on december 22nd 1808, its structure is not the classical one for a symphony : five movements instead of four, each one illustrating a particular episode ...
Monteverdi’s Madrigals, Book I
Paul Agnew’s monumental project to perform all eight books of Monteverdi’s madrigals in just four years seems as ambitious as performing the complete works of Bach! A bold challenge, like the work itself. Contained within these eight Books are the foundations of modern music, from the end of the Ren...
Beethoven, Symphony No. 7 in A Major, op. 92
Beethoven uses an extraordinary palette of rhythms, colours and nuances in this work, increasing the contrasts and creating a sensation of perpetual motion. Wagner said "this symphony is the apotheosis of dance itself." This dancing character reaches its peak in the final, Dionysian scherzo. Yet ...
Stars and Men
On the occasion of the World Year of Astronomy in 2009, this documentary offers to enter the wings of one of the biggest European Services of Astrophysics (the SAp) and to discover, behind research, those who are in charge of it.
For one year, we follow the everyday life of persons who live the coun...
BRUCKNER’S STRING QUINTET IN F MAJOR , Renaud Capuçon & Friends
Renaud Capuçon - Violinist
Aki Saulière - Violinist
Béatrice Muthelet - Violist
Lars-Anders Tomter - Viola player
Gautier Capuçon - Cellist
At the Rencontres de Musique de Chambre de Bel-Air in 2009, Renaud and Gautier Capuçon, accompanied by Aki Saulière on violin...
