Wagner's Jews Richard Wagner was notoriously anti-Semitic, and his writings on Jews were later embraced by Hitler and the Nazis. But for years, many of Wagner's closest associates were Jews - young musicians who became personally devoted to him, and provided crucial help to his work and career. Why were they drawn to him? And how could Wagner even accept their embrace? These questions are at the heart of 'Wagner's Jews', the first film to focus on Wagner's complex personal relationships with Jews. Filmed on location in Germany, Switzerland, and Italy, 'Wagner's Jews' reveals this remarkable story through archival sources, re-enactments, interviews, and performances of original musical works by Wagner's Jewish colleagues. Featuring Zubin Mehta and Leon Botstein among others, the film also explores the ongoing controversy over performing Wagner's music in Israel. The same questions asked in Wagner's time still resonate today: is it possible to separate the art from its creator? Can sublime music transcend prejudice and bigotry, and the weight of history? Directed by Hilan Warshaw 2013

Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra, Pierre Boulez (conductor) Akiko Suwanai (violin) Richard Wagner (1813 - 1883) Prelude, Tristan und Isolde Alban Berg (1885 - 1935) Violin Concerto "To the memory of an angel" Arnold Schoenberg (1874 - 1951) Pelléas et Mélisande Lucerne, KKL (Lucerne Festival), 2003

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César Franck (1822 - 1890) Hulda Opera in four acts and an epilogue Libretto by Charles Grandmougin after a play by Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson First performance in Monte-Carlo, Opéra, 4 March 1894 Concert version Orchestre Philharmonique Royal de Liège, Gergely Madaras (Conductor) Chœur de Chambre de Namur Jennifer Holloway (Hulda), Véronique Gens (Gudrun), Marie Karall (la Mère de Hulda), Judith van Wanroij (Swanhilde), Marie Gautrot (Halgerde), Ludivine Gombert (Thordis), Edgaras Montvidas (Eiolf), Boris Pinkhasovich (Gudleik), Matthieu Lécroart (Aslak), Artavazd Sargsyan (Eyrick), François Rougier (Gunnard), Sébastien Droy (Eynar), Guilhem Worms (Thrond), Matthieu Toulouse (Arne | Un Héraut) Liège, salle Philharmonique, 15 May 2022 Directed by Frédéric Caillierez

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Fre3 Women Susana Santos Silva (trumpet) Morgane Carnet (saxophone) Blanche Lafuente (drums) Recorded on March 11, 2020 at the festival Banlieues Bleues RV Director, Guillaume Dero,

Lucky Peterson, tribute to Jimmy Smith Lucky Peterson (organ, lyric) Nicolas Fomer (trumpet) Kekyn Crapp (guitar) Ahmad Compaoré (drums) Twelve years after the death of Jimmy Smith, Lucky Peterson, pays a tribute to the master of the Hammond organ." My father brought me up on blues before I could even walk, and I played the organ before having learnt to speak."Lucky Peterson, The precocious, classy little baby's bottle was thrown into music as soon as he was born.To this die-hard blues man, who is the guardian of the flame, he was able to add a well-chosen dose of groove. There is no doubt that it was a suitable way to honour Jimmy Smith, who was a reference in the realm of jazz soul and with whom he had exchanged in his youth. Finally this dive into history reminds us how much the hymns of the 1950's and 1960's remain incredibly sensual, enough to encourage the choir of a church to dance... Recorded on March 31st 2018 at the 'Espace Paul Eluard, Stains, Banlieues bleues festival TV Director, Guillaume Dero

Amalia Rodrigues (voice) Carlos Concalves Dos Santos, Manuel Arnaldo Martins Dos Santos, Antonio Pires Ascensao Recorded in 1978, Musicalmente dallo studio 3 Tv director, Mirto Storni

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London Symphony Orchestra, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) Faustine de Monès (soprano), Peter Donohoe (piano), Cynthia Millar (Ondes Martenot) Betsy Jolas (b. 1926) Ces belles années… (world premiere) Olivier Messiaen (1908 - 1992) Turangalîla-Symphonie London, Barbican Hall, 15 June 2023

Bucharest George Enescu Philharmonic Orchestra, Tito Muñoz (conductor) Benjamin Kruithof (cello), Maria Marica (violin), Alexandra Segal (piano) Antonín Dvořák (1841 - 1904) Cello Concerto in B minor op. 104 Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Violin Concerto in D major op. 77 Sergei Rachmaninoff (1873 - 1943) Variation on a theme from Corelli op. 42

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Turandot "Dramma lirico" in three acts by Giacomo Puccini (1858 - 1924) Libretto by Giuseppe Adami and Renato Simoni after Carlo Gozzi First performance in Milan, Teatro alla Scala, 25 April 1926 Arena di Verona Orchestra & Chorus, Marco Armiliato (Conductor) Ulisse Trabacchin (Chorus Master) Children's choir A.d'A.Mus, Marco Tonini (chorus master) Franco Zeffirelli (Stage Direction, sets) Emi Wada (Costumes), Maria Grazia Garofoli (Choreographic movements), Gaetano Petrosino (Ballet coordinator) Anna Netrebko (Turandot) Yusif Eyvazov (Calaf) Maria Teresa Leva (Liù) Ferruccio Furlanetto (Timur) Carlo Bosi (Imperatore Altoum) Gëzim Myshketa (Ping) Matteo Mezzaro (Pong) Riccardo Rados (Pang) Youngjun Park (Mandarino) Verona, Arena di Verona, 10 August 2022

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Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahav Shani (conductor) Chen Reiss (soprano) Richard Strauss 1864 - 1949 Six Orchestral Songs Wiegenlied, op. 41 no. 1 Meinem Kinde, op. 37 no. 3 Ich wollt ein Strausslein binden, op. 68 no. 2 Säus'le liebe Myrthe, op. 68 no. 3 Morgen, op. 27 no. 4 Das Rosenband, op. 36 no. 1 Gustav Mahler 1860 - 1911 Symphony No. 6 in A Minor Rotterdam, de Doelen (Grand Hall), 16 February 2024

Orchestre Symphonique de Montréal, Rafael Payare (Conductor) Javier Perianes (piano) Alberto Ginastera (1916 - 1983) Variaciones concertantes, op.23 Jimmy López Bellido (born in 1978) Ephemerae, piano concerto Heitor Villa-Lobos (1997 - 1959) Bachianas brasileiras no. 8 Maurice Ravel 1875 - 1937 Bolero Montreal, Maison Symphonique, 23 November 2023 Directed by Benoît Guérin

Directed By Cristopher Nupen Although he was still in his early thirties when this film was made, Itzhak Perlman's virtuosity was already something of a legend and he was soon to become one of the most popular figures on the international concert stage. This film played a major part in that success. His rare combination of astonishing technical virtuosity and lighthearted ebullience have since won him a particularly affectionate following, but he wears his success very easily and describes himself as basically a family man and his relationship with his family as the most important thing in his life. This film, which was shot over a period of three years, shows Itzhak Perlman at home in New York with his family, on tour in Europe with Pinchas Zukerman, playing Sarasate's "Zigeunerweisen" with the Philharmonia Orchestra of London, conducted by Lawrence Foster, in the recording studios with Vladimir Ashkenazy, recording Beethoven sonatas, playing Scott Joplin in Wuppertal with Bruno Canino, solo Bach at a BBC Lunchtime Concert in St John's, Smith Square, London, a Beethoven Trio with Vladimir Ashkenazy and Lynn Harrell in concert at the Royal Opera House, Covent Garden and rehearsing, performing and teaching at the Aspen Music School in Colorado, where he goes regularly with his entire family. This film is an intimate portrait of this entertaining and many-faceted artist and it includes music by Bazzini, Sarasate, Beethoven, Scott Joplin, Bach and Vivaldi with a number of performances shot on stage in true concert conditions, where the artist is at his best and most revealing.

Itzhak Perlman (violin) Philharmonia Orchestra, Lawrence Foster (Conductor) Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Violin Concerto in D, Op. 77 London, 1978 Directed by Christopher Nupen

Israel Philharmonic Orchestra, Lahav Shani (Conductor) Pinchas Zukerman (Violin) Max Bruch (1838 -1920) Violin Concerto No. 1 in G Minor, Op. 26 Paul Ben-Haim (1897 - 1984) Berceuse sfaradite for violin and piano Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (1840 - 1893) Symphony No. 4 in F Minor, Op. 36 Tel-Aviv, Charles Bronfman Auditorium, 21 October 2021 Directed by Christophe Boula

La Bella Otero Choreography: Rubén Olmo Ballet Nacional de España Rubén Olmo, director Patricia Guerrero, guest artist Maribel Gallardo, special collaboration Flamenco musicians from the BNE Music: Manuel Busto, Alejandro Cruz, Agustín Diassera, Rarefolk, Diego Losada, Víctor Márquez, Enrique Bermúdez and Pau Vallet Musical recording: Barenboim-Said Foundation, musical direction by Manuel Busto Dramaturgy: Gregor Acuña-Pohl Set design: Eduardo Moreno Costume design: Yaiza Pinillos Lighting: Juan Gomez Cornejo Imagery: Manuel Martín Nieto Festival de Granada, June 23, 2023

Orchestre de Paris, Pablo Heras-Casado (Conductor) Sabine Devieilhe (soprano) Maurice Ravel (1975 - 1937) Boléro Cinq mélodies populaires grecques Modest Mussorgsky (1839 - 1881) / Maurice Ravel Pictures in an exhibition Recorded 27 March 2021, Musée d'Orsay, Paris

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Jokers Vincent Peirani : accordion, accordina Federico Casagrande : guitar Ziv Ravitz : drums After many collaborations in duo (with Émile Parisien, Michel Portal, Michael Wollny, François Salque) or within his quintet, Living Being, Vincent Peirani wanted to embark on another form of orchestration, that of the trio. With the Italian guitarist Federico Casagrande, who has been living in Paris for many years, and Ziv Ravitz, an Israeli drummer who lives in New York, he forms a hybrid trio, guitar, drums, accordion, in which each musician can take the place of another, to become, by turns, a soloist, a rhythmist, a colourist, and so on. This cosmopolitan formula explores all kinds of music: enigmatic, oneiric, electronic, explosive, colourful, even silent. Everything is permitted and left to the free will of each of the three protagonists. Like the Joker - not so much the fictional super-villain of American comic books as the playing card found in most card decks (the Joker can replace any other card and also be the highest trump) - all three of them have an equal and at the same time complementary role, and they are sometimes in opposition, unpredictable... Contradiction then adds to the trio's soundscape, enriching it even further and affirming its originality. Recorded on January 05, 2021 at the Comptoir Général, Paris TV Director, Nathan Benesty

Yom & The Wonder Rabbis Yom (clarinet, composition) Léo Jassef (keaboard) Guillaume Magne (guitar) Sylvain Daniel (bass) Mathieu Penot (drums) Recorded on July 11, 2019 at Jazz à Vienne TV Director, Mikaël Favard

Thomas de Pourquery & Supersonic Thomas De Pourquery, saxophone alto Laurent Bardainne, saxophone ténor Fabrice Martinez, trompette Arnaud Roulin, piano, claviers Frederick Galiay, basse Edward Perraud, batterie Playlist Thomas De Pourquery; Mermaids Sun Ra, We travel the space ways Thomas De Pourquery, Slow down, Present eternity, Sons of love, Simple forces, Give the money back, Révolutions, Disco 2100 Sun Ra, Love in outer space Recorded on June 15, 2019 at the Cité de la musique TV Director, Josselin Carré

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Scottish Chamber Orchestra, Lionel Bringuier (conductor) Alexander Kantorow (piano) Gabriel Fauré (1845 - 1924) Masques et Bergamasques op.112 Guillaume Connesson (born in 1970) L'Espérance de l'aube - World premiere, commissioned by the Fondation Louis Vuitton Francis Poulenc (1899 - 1963) Sinfonietta Paris, Louis Vuitton Foundation, June 22, 2023

Jakub Józef Orlinski (countertenor) Ensemble Il Pomo d'Oro, Zefira Valova (violin & conductor) Francesco Cavalli La Calisto (1661) | Sinfonia Erme e solinghe cime... Lucidissima face (Endimione) Giovanni Antonio Boretti Eliogabalo (1668) | Chi scherza con Amor (Eliogabalo) Giovanni Antonio Boretti Claudio Cesare (1672) | Sinfonia Crudo amor non hai pieta (Claudio) Giovanni Bononcini La Nemica d'Amore fatta amante (1693) | Sinfonia Giovanni Bononcini La Costanza non gradita (1694) | Infelice mia costanza (Aminta) Nicola Matteis Don Chisciotte in Siera Morena (1719) | Ballo dei Bagatellieri Francesco Bartolomeo Conti Don Chisciotte (1719) | Odio, vendetta, amor (Fernando) Luca Antonio Predieri Scipione il Giovane (1731) | Finche salvo e l'amor suo (Scipione) Pietro Antonio Locatelli Concerto a quattro op. 1 no 11 in C minor Giuseppe Maria Orlandini / Johann Mattheson Nerone (1723) | Che m'ami ti prega (Nerone) Nicola Fago Il faraone sommerso (1709) | Alla gente a Dio diletta Toulouse, Théâtre du Capitole, 21 July 2021 Directed by Olivier Simonnet

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Les Boréades "Tragédie en musique" in five acts by Jean-Philippe Rameau (1683 - 1764) Libretto by Louis de Cahusac First performance at Aix-en-Provence, Théâtre de l'Archevêché, 21 July 1982 Le Concert d'Astrée, Emmanuelle Haïm (Conductor) Barrie Kosky (Stage Direction) Katrin Lea Tag (Sets, costumes), Franck Évin (Lighting), Otto Pichler (Choreography) Hélène Guilmette (Alphise) Emmanuelle De Negri (Sémire, Polymnie, Cupidon, Nymphe) Mathias Vidal (Abaris) Christopher Purves (Borée) Yoann Dubruque (Borilée) Edwin Crossley-Mercer (Adamas, Apollon) Sébastien Droy (Calisis) Dancers Yacnoy Abreu Alfonso, Julie Dariosecq, Benjamin Dur, Anaëlle Echalier, Lazare Huet, Anna Konopska Recorded at the Opéra de Dijon, March 26 & 28, 2019 Directed by Julien Condemine

Maria João Pires (piano) Franz Schubert (1797 - 1828) Impromptu no 3, D.935, Op.142 Claude Debussy (1862 - 1918) Arabesque no 1 Franz Schubert Piano Sonata in A major D. 664 Claude Debussy Suite bergamasque Recorded 8 March 2021, Fondation Singer-Polignac, Paris Directed by Guillaume Klein

London Symphony Orchestra, London Symphony Chorus, Sir Simon Rattle (conductor) Simon Halsey (chorus director) Iwona Sobotka (soprano), Anna Stéphany (mezzo-soprano), Robert Murray (tenor), Florian Boesch (baritone) Alban Berg (1885 - 1935) Lulu-Suite Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Symphony no 9 in D minor, op. 125 "Choral" Live from the Barbican Hall, London

Freiburger Barockorchester, RIAS Kammerchor, Rene Jacobs (conductor) Polina Pastirchak (soprano), Sophie Harmsen (contralto), Steve Davislim (tenor), Johannes Weisser (bass) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Missa solemnis in D major, op. 123 Recorded at the Philharmonie, Berlin, 13 May 2019 TV Director, Michael Beyer

"Without inner fire, without physical energy, this profession would be unthinkable," according to Riccardo Chailly, in whose style of conducting accuracy and elegance are unforgettably united with an inexhaustible temperament. This is clear in this portrait of the Italian maestro, which accompanies him working with the Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra, at La Scala in Milan, and in rehearsals for La Bohème at the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía in Valencia.

Trio Sōra Clémence de Forceville (violin), Angèle Legasa (cello), Pauline Chenais (piano) Ludwig van Beethoven (1770 - 1827) Piano Trio in C minor, Op. 1 no. 3 Piano Trio in D major, Op. 70 no. 1, "Ghost" Fondation Singer Polignac, Paris, 17/06/2020 TV director, Guillaume Klein

Alexandre Kantorow (piano) Johannes Brahms (1833 - 1897) Ballades, op. 10 Piano Sonata no. 3 in F major, Op. 5 Recorded in Paris, Fondation Singer Polignac, 5 June 2020

Les Noces The Rite of Spring Music: Igor Stravinsky Choreographer: Edward Clug Conductor: Simon Krečič, SNG Maribor Ballet Ensemble Assistant Choreographer: Gaj Žmavc Set designer: Marko Japelj Costume designer: Leo Kulaš Lighting designer: Tomaž Premzl Les Noces Andreja Zakonjšek Krt, soprano Dada Kladenik, alt Tim Ribič, tenor Janko Volčanšek, bass Dancers: Bride: Monja Obrul Bridegroom: Tamas Darai Bride's Mother: Evgenija Koškina Bridegroom's Father: Sergiu Moga False Bride: Sytze Jan Luske Tea Bajc, Beatrice Bartolomei, Olesja Hartmann Marin, Tijuana Križman Hudernik, Asami Nakashima, Ema Peric, Mirjana Šrot, Mina Radakovic, Davide Buffone, Tomaž Viktor Abram Golub, Matteo Magalotti, Lucio Mautone, Yuya Omaki, Andrea Schifano, Christopher Thompson, Maro Vranaričič Pianists: Sofia Ticchi, Stefan Pajanović, Kristina Golob & Tomaž Zamuda SNG Maribor Opera Choir Chorus master: Zsuzsa Budavari Novak LE SACRE DU PRINTEMPS Sound designers: Gregor Mendaš The Chosen One: Evgenija Koshkina Tijuana Križman Hudernik, Catarina de Meneses, Asami Nakašima, Mirjana Šrot, Tea Bajc Davide Buffone, Tamas Darai, Tomaž Viktor Abram Golub, Sytze Jan Luske, Matteo Magalotti, Yuya Omaki SNG Maribor Symphonic Orchestra Križanke, Ljubljana (Ljubljana Festival), 11 Jully 2022

La pastorale Musique, Ludwig van Beethoven Symhonie N°6, La pastorale, op.68 | Cantate, Mer Calme et heureux voyage, op.112 | Musique de scène, Les Ruines d'Athènes (extraits), op.113 Décors et Costumes, Jorge Gallardo Lumières, François Menou Réalisation costumes, Véronique Murat Conception décors et costumes, Frédéric Vadé Avec Lui (Him) : Hugo Layer Eux (them) : Irma Hoffren, Mickaël Conte, Nuria López Cortés, Raphaël Canet Les Lumineux (The luminous) : Frederik Deberdt, Arnaud Mahouy, Giuditta Banchetti, Clémence Chevillotte, Jeshua Costa, Clara Forgues, Loan Frantz, Michaël Garcia, Cristiano La Bozzetta, Hugo Layer, Guillaume Lillo, Alessia Peschiulli, Patricia Velazquez, Allegra Vianello, Laurine Viel Recorded on December 2019 at Chaillot - Théâtre national de la Danse TV Director, Patrick Lauzé