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In 2005 the legendary cellist, pupil of Casals and founding member of the Beaux Arts Trio, Bernhard Greenhouse celebrated his 90th birthday In collaboration with Wigmore Hall, The Violoncello Society of London presented a day of Mr. Greenhouse. In this film, directed by Matthew Percival, selected young cellists perform general repertoire and the Unaccompanied Suites of J.S. Bach.<br><br>Mr Greenhouse is also interviewed by Ralph Kirshbaum, sharing his memories and collection of archival photographs from his long and distinguished career. <br><br>An unforgettable film portraying him at his best.

"one of the most brilliant choreographic minds of his generation… He ate, slept and drank art. There was nothing else for him…Uwe Scholz has always made the kind of dances that others were not doing. He didn't let himself be swayed by deconstruction, movement fads or tinkering with the music. He was a symphonic dance maker. One of a kind!" The Dance Insider

A remarkable meeting of two of the great choreographers and impresarios - and two of the great dance companies - of the modern age: Maurice Béjart’s groundbreaking Ballet of the XXth Century; and the magisterial Kirov Ballet, directed by Oleg Vinogradov. In a series of performances in the beautiful palaces, parks, and riverbank walkways of Leningrad, dancers rehearse and perform fifteen pieces, ranging from the grand, classical style of ‘The Shades’ ‘Don Quixote’ and ‘The Nutcracker’ to stark and edgy modernism in Béjart’s ‘Romeo and Juliet’ and ‘Le Sacre du Printemps.’ The pieces are performed during Leningrad’s ‘white nights’ – the long twilight that comes with summer solstice. Along with moments of stunning dancing, the program documents the amazing creative process achieved by the dancers, their directors, and film crews during ten intense days of rehearsal, performance, and shooting.<br><br>Discussions with both Béjart and Vinogradov reveal the artists’ mutual respect – and Béjart actually works up an entirely new piece, with great spontaneity, just for the occasion. A fascinating and beautiful cultural and creative exchange.

Julian Bream is celebrated as one of the world’s leading classical guitarists. He is featured in this series of 8 half-hour films, shot entirely on location in Spain, playing some of the finest pieces in the repertoire of the Spanish guitar. The programmes trace the evolution of the Spanish guitar over five centuries, from 1500 to the present day. Together, its music and history paint a rich portrait of Spain and her people.

Julian Bream plays in some of Spain’s most magnificent old buildings and beautiful landscapes, evoking through his performances the culture, history and society that has given birth to the music. Seville, Toledo, Madrid, Aranjuez, Barcelona, Granada, Ronda, Cordoba, the Pyrenees – these and other locations form a vivid backdrop to Bream’s playing. The music demonstrates the unique, uninterrupted traditions of the genre over 500 years and includes, among others, compositions by Albéniz, Granados, de Falla, Tarrega and Rodrigo.

For this series, Julian Bream asked the outstanding Spanish guitar-maker, his friend and colleague José Romanillos to make him a vihuela and a Baroque Spanish guitar. In Episode 4, he is joined by another master exponent, Paco Peña, who plays Flamenco guitar and talks with Bream about its origins and meaning.