Famous Composers Collection
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Visit the musical landscapes of 18th-century composers' lives, compositions, and overarching legacies. Unveil the narratives of Johann Sebastian Bach, George Handel, Joseph Haydn, and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, providing a nuanced overview of their lives, musical contributions and events that defined their impact on classical music. Then, take a musical journey across the landscapes of 19th-century composers and intricately trace the multifaceted narratives of Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, Gustav Mahler, Giacomo Puccini, Schubert, Tchaikovsky, Verdi, and Wagner, delving into the triumphs, challenges, and enduring impact that marked each composer's unique contribution to classical music. And immerse yourself in the musical realm of the 20th century, tracing the lives and masterpieces of Maurice Ravel, Richard Strauss, Jean Sibelius, and Igor Stravinsky. The distinctive tales of each composer's life and their musical evolution, describe the enduring impact they left on the world of classical music.
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Bach was an astonishingly gifted German musician and composer who experienced a tortured life of success and drawbacks.
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Handel was born in a small German town and displayed a precocious musical talent from an early age. He moved to Hamburg to become an opera composer where he found immediate musical success and later settled in England.
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Born into a poor family in 18th-century Hungary, Haydn's immense musical talent brought him into the service of a prince and he eventually became recognised across Austria and the world of music.
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Uncovering the delightful character, difficulties, and works of Mozart, this film follows one of the greatest composers of all time. The soundtrack features some of Mozart's most characteristic compositions by the Elysium ensemble.
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Beethoven was a celebrated pianist and composer who, even in his later years in Vienna when he became completely deaf, continued to produce some of the greatest compositions in the world.
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Johannes Brahms, a German composer, conductor, and pianist of the Romantic period, was met with success from his first published work. He went on to become one of the great musical masters of the 18th century.
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The Polish composer Frederic Chopin is unique in that he composed, almost exclusively for his instrument - the piano. He was a perfectionist in the classical mould and his compositions are some of the best-loved in music.
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One of the most admired Austrian composers in the canons of music, Gustav Mahler. His astonishing musical talent carried him to the heights of music in his day as a conductor and composer.
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Tracing the fascinating life and work of Italian composer, Giacomo Puccini, this film by Malcolm Hossick begins in the beautiful Tuscan city of Lucca in 1858 and tells the story of one of the most phenomenal musical successes in the world.
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Capturing the career and works of Tchaikovsky, a Russian composer born into the bottom rank of the Russian aristocracy, this film shows how he worked his way up to become a world-renowned composer.
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The remarkable story of Giuseppe Verdi, who rose from poverty to become one of the greatest Italian opera composers of all time.
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Richard Wagner's natural musical gift and exposure to theatre through his stepfather created a series of great German musical dramas.
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Maurice Ravel was a French composer, conductor, and pianist, who lived most of his life in Paris. This film traces the life, musical development, and collection of masterpieces that Maurice Ravel contributed to the music world.
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Richard Strauss showed immense talent for composition from an early age. Born in Munich into a musical family, he had his first symphony performed when he was only seventeen. He went on to become a leading opera composer of the first half of the 20th...
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Following the life, musical development, and works of the brilliant Finnish composer, Jan Sibelius, this film shows how his Nordic roots have inspired a unique musical style that has become universally admired.
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Tracing the eventful life and compositions of Stravinsky, a famous Russian composer and conductor, this film covers his early success with ballet music through to his greatest 20th-century compositions.
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