
Wilhelm Furtwängler
2021Karajan: Porträt eines Maestros
Sigrid Faltin
Birgitta Assheuer, Peter Csobádi
An account of the life and work of controversial German orchestra conductor Herbert von Karajan (1908-89), celebrated as one of the greatest musicians of the twentieth century.
Karajan: Portrait of a Maestro
The Art of Conducting - Legendary Conductors of a Golden Era
Gérald Caillat, Peter R. Smith
Sergiu Celibidache, Wilhelm Furtwängler
Following the success of the Art of Conducting-Great Conductors of the Past, this second edition focuses on a further six of the twentieth century's greatest conductors, complemented by commentary from music personalities who knew the artists firsthand. Rare film clips are also included of Herbert von Karajan, Hermann Scherchen, Andre Cluytens and Vaclav Talich.
The Art of Conducting - Legendary Conductors of a Golden Era
Das Reichsorchester
Enrique Sánchez Lansch
Andreas Hoppe, Wilhelm Furtwängler
In 2007, the Berliner Philharmoniker celebrated their 125th anniversary. Film director Enrique Sánchez Lansch took this occasion to tell a hitherto unknown chapter in the history of the Berliner Philharmoniker: the years of National Socialism from 1933 to 1945. The film, “The Reichsorchester”, made in collaboration with musicians of the orchestra and its archive.
The Reich's Orchestra