Copying Beethoven
A musical nun, Anna (Diane Kruger), gets a job as a copyist for Ludwig van Beethoven (Ed Harris) but he’s a tough boss, owing to his messy lifestyle, unpleasant habits […]
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Waltzes from Vienna
In early 19th century Vienna, Johann Strauss II (Esmond Knight) plays second fiddle, both metaphorically and literally, in his father’s (Edmund Gwenn) orchestra, where he’s constantly denigrated by his elder […]
LSO: Also Sprach Zarathustra and Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune
In this edition of the Barbican’s Half Six Fix series, the London Symphony Orchestra play two iconic and highly influential pieces from the 1890s, Richard Strauss’s Also Sprach Zarathustra and […]
Vivaldi’s The Four Seasons: A Reimagining
It’s certainly a bold move to re-compose a classic like Vivaldi’s Four Seasons. To even attempt it requires a certain level of confidence in your vision. But Max Richter’s […]
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