Movies and TvShows featuring "chamber-music" theme.

On Chesil Beach tells the story of a young couple, Florence and Edward, who are deeply in love but struggle with intimacy and communication. Set in 1962, during a time of sexual revolution and social change, their honeymoon becomes a microcosm of their fears, anxieties, and the societal pressures they face. The film explores themes of love, marriage, and the complexities of human relationships.

Set in 19th-century India, the film follows the decline of a wealthy aristocrat, his struggle with financial difficulties, and his deep love for music.

During World War II, soldier Harry Frigg is captured and sent to a German prison camp. He hatches a plan to escape, but his antics and unwillingness to follow orders make him a thorn in the side of his fellow prisoners and his superiors.

Day of the Siege is a historical drama that takes place during the siege of Vienna in 1683. The Ottoman Empire launches an assault on the city, and a group of soldiers and civilians must defend it against overwhelming odds. Amidst the chaos and violence, personal stories of sacrifice, love, and redemption emerge. The fate of Vienna hangs in the balance as the battle rages on.

Chronicle of Anna Magdalena Bach is a 1968 biographical film about the life and music of Anna Magdalena Bach, the second wife of German composer Johann Sebastian Bach. The film presents a fictionalized account of Anna Magdalena's experiences and showcases her role in supporting her husband's musical career in 18th century Europe. Through a series of vignettes, the film explores their personal and professional relationship, as well as the challenges they faced. It highlights the impact of their music, particularly baroque and chamber music, on the development of classical music.

"Highly Strung" A story of passion...of obsession...and possession A journey into a rarefied world of elusive tones evoked by horsehair on catgut, of investors lured to spend millions on unique instruments. The deadly sins of lust, jealousy and greed jostle with the purity of philanthropy and sonic perfection. A duel of tension and harmony in a Quartet of youthful virtuosi expanding their skills on a clutch of rare Guadagninis. An exploration of the mystery and the lost, delicate art of constructing these robust masterpieces Exquisite imagery will illuminate a complex history of enduring instruments and their temporary custodians. And then there's the music!

Known for his mournful "Adagio for Strings," Samuel Barber was never quite fashionable. This acclaimed film is a probing exploration of his music and melancholia. Performance, oral history, musicology, and biography combine to explore the life and music of one of America’s greatest composers. Features Thomas Hampson, Leonard Slatkin, Marin Alsop and many more of the world's leading experts on Barber's music, with tributes from composers Leonard Bernstein, Aaron Copland, Virgil Thomson and William Schuman. The film was broadcast on PBS, and screened at nine film festivals internationally, with three best-of awards. It was named a Recording of the Year 2017 by MusicWeb International.

April 5th, 2000... On the heels of their unanimously acclaimed albums "Appalachia Waltz" and "Appalachian Journey", "Appalachian Journey Live In Concert" captures three of the world's most extraordinary musicians live in concert, along with very special guests James Taylor and Alison Krauss, from their sold-out performance at New York City's Avery Fischer Hall.

Requiem for Fanny recreates the world of Felix Mendelssohn, to the musical accompaniment of his beautiful String Quartet No. 2. In a period setting, actors and dancers perform around and about the musicians, evoking the composer's happy childhood and sophisticated milieu, as well as his close relationship with Goethe and his symbiotic relationship with his sister Fanny, herself a major composer.

This documentary delves into the lives, on and off stage, of four young classical musicians who give up the prospect of solo careers to form The Dover Quartet. We are with them from their meeting as students at the Curtis Institute of Music, through their breakthrough win at a prestigious string quartet competition, and when they find themselves touring internationally as their careers take off.

A memorable intellectual journey to rediscover Baroque music, from the handmade fabrication of a harpsichord by master luthier Titus Crijnen to the interpretation of several scores by Bach and other Baroque composers by the Spanish ensemble La Reverencia.

A huge wave is about to destroy the city. Many people leave in panic, only a few remain in the lonely streets. Among them are SEBASTIAN, a skeptical and irresolute young loner; ANA, a woman who seeks in others the passion she can’t live; and an apocalyptic GIRL. They turn the city into a games board where the stakes are love and the end of the world.