Performing Arts
Musical portrait of Jean Philippe Rameau
This 2-part documentary traces Rameau’s life: his struggles, his successes and the originality of his style and writing, which made him one of the greatest composers in the history of French music.
Through extracts from a performance of one of his major works, “les surprises de l’amour ”, and int...
NA YOON-SUN – Jazz in Vienna
A regular guest at the most prestigious festivals, the South Korean singer Na Yoon-Sun enjoys playing with the codes of vocal jazz. The daughter of a conductor and a singer, this exceptional improviser draws from a rich and rare palette of timbres and colours.
Singing in Korean, English, Spanish, Po...
ROBERTO FONSECA – Jazz in Vienna
A leading figure in Latin jazz, Roberto Fonseca takes to the stage of the Ancient Theatre in Vienna for a moment of intense and rich piano with Cuban influences.
A former member of the Buena Vista Social Club, this great pianist has collaborated with artists as varied as Fatoumata Diawara, Gilles Pe...
Schubert, symphonie N°8 “Unfinished”
Because it has only two movements, it is still known as the "Unfinished Symphony" (German: Die Unvollendete). It seems surprising that Schubert was unable to compose two other movements to complete a symphony so firmly initiated. How to understand this sudden decline of his musical inspiration? To t...
The Childhood of Christ (Berlioz)
This oratorio for soloists, choir, orchestra and organ, composed in 1854 by the French composer Hector Berlioz, recounts three scenes of the Christ’s life, from his birth to his 30 years old : Herod’s Dream, The Flight to Egypt and The Arrival at Sais.
Filmed at the Cathedral Basilica of Saint Deni...
The Toizémoi Celebrate their Divorce
Camille and Simon are holding a big and beautiful reception, complete with petit fours, an orchestra and confetti, to celebrate... their divorce! Their family and friends have all come to immortalize this great day.
Camille and Simon want to be a modern couple, ending their marriage with joy, good h...
Vladimir Cosma at the Grand Rex
An anthology of the best movie soundtracks composed by Vladimir Cosma , performed by l'Orchestre National de Belgique and les Choeurs du 7ème art.
The Genius child coming from a musicians family in Bucharest made the conservatory in Romania then entered the Paris Conservatory in 1964. His first film...
Yaron Herman & guests
Yaron Herman, is a jazz pianist, one of the most specialized jazz player today. Through jazz he reinvents his own musical language, one that is original, sincere and emotional, with inspirations from different music genres. He plays with his so-called "Alter Ego(s)", Bertrand Chamayou (piano), Frede...
Alice Coote, Nathalie Dessay, Orfeon Donotiarra : MAHLER Symphony # 2 “Resurrection” (Artistic Confessions)
Artistic confessions on an absolute masterpiece of the post-Romantic repertoire that WARNER recorded for the first time: Mahler's titanic Symphony No. 2, a true orchestral vessel requiring at least 150 musicians and choristers as well as 2 singers. It was Paavo Jarvi, future conductor of the Paris O...
An evening with Francis Blanche
An actor, director and scriptwriter, Francis Blanche also wrote numerous poems and more than 600 songs (for Edith Piaf and Charles Trenet amongst others) and was known not only for his prank phone calls and fake advertisements, but also his hugely successful soap operas in collaboration with Pierre ...
