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Furtwängler's Love 4/4 Film Essay / 70 min / 2004 Wilhelm Furtwängler was a passionate composer as well as a great conductor and was often torn between the two. The amusing and poignant recollections of his vivacious 90-year-old widow Elisabeth and rare audio interviews with Furtwängler himself bring this inner struggle of his to life. Directed by Jan Schmidt-Garre Produced by PARS MEDIA Co-Produced by MTV, NRK, ORF, SF, SVT, TSI, and YLE Supported by Media+ Prize at Golden Prague WWW.PARSMEDIA.COM Tags: Furtwängler PARS MEDIA Schmidt-Garre Silvio del Favero composing conducting aesthetics love classical music documentary |
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Still Move Dance Documentary / 45 min / 2003 A portrait of Japanese choreographer Saburo Teshigawara, Still Move provides insights into the philosophy of dance and life, from Zen to classical ballet, of one of the most important choreographers of our time. Directed by Marieke Schroeder Produced by PARS MEDIA Co-Produced by ZDF/3sat and SF Supported by Media+ WWW.PARSMEDIA.COM Tags: Teshigawara Karas PARS MEDIA Marieke Schroeder Schmidt-Garre Corinna Harfouch aesthetics dance documentary |
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Shostakovich: 14th Quartet Concert Film / 38 min / 2002 The Fitzwilliam String Quartet was the first quartet in the West to play Shostakovich's late quartets. Thirty years later, they play his 14th quartet again and reminisce about their collaboration with the composer. Directed by Jan Schmidt-Garre Produced by PARS MEDIA WWW.PARSMEDIA.COM Tags: Fitzwilliam String Quartet Shostakovich PARS MEDIA Schmidt-Garre classical music documentary |
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Reri Grist - Opera Is Theatre Music Documentary / 58 min / 2002 This portrait follows soprano Reri Grist's dazzling career from Harlem via Broadway to the finest opera houses in Europe. Her beginnings as young black singer are contrasted with her life now as a teacher who has made it her role to impress upon young people that opera is acting as well as singing. Directed by Marieke Schroeder Produced by PARS MEDIA Co-Produced by BR Prize at the Columbus International Film Festival WWW.PARSMEDIA.COM Tags: Reri Grist PARS MEDIA Marieke Schroeder classical music documentary black singer |
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No More Wunderkind Music Documentary / 57 min / 2004 A portrait of Sergei Nakariakov, one of the world's greatest trumpet virtuosos and a former Soviet Union child prodigy. The mature Nakariakov's breathtaking virtuosity is contrasted with footage of the child whose lips are sore from practicing. According to Sergei, he "never was a wunderkind". Directed by Jan Schmidt-Garre Produced by PARS MEDIA Co-Produced by BR and ARTE Nominated at Classique en images WWW.PARSMEDIA.COM Tags: Sergei Nakariakov PARS MEDIA Schmidt-Garre trumpet flugelhorn child prodigy classical music documentary |
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Measure Color Light Art Documentary / 42 min / 1991 The aesthetic theories of artist Gerhard Merz as illustrated by a single exhibiton - from the initial discussion of the concept through the inevitable changes to the opening at the museum. Directed by Jan Schmidt-Garre Produced by PARS MEDIA WWW.PARSMEDIA.COM Tags: Gerhard Merz PARS MEDIA Schmidt-Garre aesthetics conceptual art contemporary documentary |
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Legato - The World of the Piano -- Episode 1 Boris Berezovsky Music Conversation Series / 10 x 60 min / 2006-08 An interview with Russian pianist Boris Berezovsky, 60 min Directed by Jan Schmidt-Garre Produced by PARS MEDIA Co-Produced by EuroArts Supported by Media+ WWW.PARSMEDIA.COM Tags: Boris Berezovsky PARS MEDIA Schmidt-Garre piano classical music interview |
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Legato - The World of the Piano -- Episode 1 Boris Berezovsky Music Documentary Series / 10 x 30 min / 2006-08 A portrait of the Russian pianist Boris Berezovsky. The first episode of the series Legato - The World of the Piano in which the stars of today's piano renaissance are introduced and dealt with in depth. Every episode portrays an artist and shows the point of departure and development of an interpretation. Directed by Jan Schmidt-Garre Produced by PARS MEDIA Co-Produced by EuroArts Supported by Media+ WWW.PARSMEDIA.COM Tags: Boris Berezovsky Dafydd Llywelyn PARS MEDIA Schmidt-Garre piano contemporary classical music documentary |
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Joseph Schmidt Music Documentary / 55 min / 2004 The story of Jewish tenor Joseph Schmidt whose voice touched millions in the early Thirties. When Germany voted Hitler into power, Schmidt had to flee. He died in Switzerland at the age of 38. Directed by Marieke Schroeder Produced by PARS MEDIA Co-Produced by SF, ZDF/3sat, ORF, VRT, and YLE Supported by Media+ WWW.PARSMEDIA.COM Tags: Joseph Schmidt PARS MEDIA Marieke Schroeder tenor jew classical music documentary |
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Furtwängler's Love 3/4 Film Essay / 70 min / 2004 Wilhelm Furtwängler was a passionate composer as well as a great conductor and was often torn between the two. The amusing and poignant recollections of his vivacious 90-year-old widow Elisabeth and rare audio interviews with Furtwängler himself bring this inner struggle of his to life. Directed by Jan Schmidt-Garre Produced by PARS MEDIA Co-Produced by MTV, NRK, ORF, SF, SVT, TSI, and YLE Supported by Media+ Prize at Golden Prague WWW.PARSMEDIA.COM Tags: Furtwängler PARS MEDIA Schmidt-Garre composing conducting aesthetics love classical music documentary |
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Furtwängler's Love 2/4 Film Essay / 70 min / 2004 Wilhelm Furtwängler was a passionate composer as well as a great conductor and was often torn between the two. The amusing and poignant recollections of his vivacious 90-year-old widow Elisabeth and rare audio interviews with Furtwängler himself bring this inner struggle of his to life. Directed by Jan Schmidt-Garre Produced by PARS MEDIA Co-Produced by MTV, NRK, ORF, SF, SVT, TSI, and YLE Supported by Media+ Prize at Golden Prague WWW.PARSMEDIA.COM Tags: Furtwängler PARS MEDIA Schmidt-Garre composing conducting aesthetics love classical music documentary |
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Furtwängler's Love 1/4 Film Essay / 70 min / 2004 Wilhelm Furtwängler was a passionate composer as well as a great conductor and was often torn between the two. The amusing and poignant recollections of his vivacious 90-year-old widow Elisabeth and rare audio interviews with Furtwängler himself bring this inner struggle of his to life. Directed by Jan Schmidt-Garre Produced by PARS MEDIA Co-Produced by MTV, NRK, ORF, SF, SVT, TSI, and YLE Supported by Media+ Prize at Golden Prague WWW.PARSMEDIA.COM Tags: Furtwängler PARS MEDIA Schmidt-Garre composing conducting aesthetics love classical music documentary |
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Cumponists Svizzers -- Episode 7 Mario Pagliarani Documentary Series / 7 x 15 min / 2001 How do composers work today? Why do they compose? For whom? And, other than music, what influences them most? These questions form the common denominator in seven short portraits of young Swiss composers. Directed by Jan Schmidt-Garre Produced by PARS MEDIA Commissioned by SF WWW.PARSMEDIA.COM Tags: Mario Pagliarani PARS MEDIA Schmidt-Garre composing contemporary classical music documentary |
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Cumponists Svizzers -- Episode 5 Bettina Skrzypczak Documentary Series / 7 x 15 min / 2001 How do composers work today? Why do they compose? For whom? And, other than music, what influences them most? These questions form the common denominator in seven short portraits of young Swiss composers. Directed by Jan Schmidt-Garre Produced by PARS MEDIA Commissioned by SF WWW.PARSMEDIA.COM Tags: Bettina Skrzypczak PARS MEDIA Schmidt-Garre composing contemporary classical music documentary |
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Cumponists Svizzers -- Episode 1 Sylvie Courvoisier Documentary Series / 7 x 15 min / 2001 How do composers work today? Why do they compose? For whom? And, other than music, what influences them most? These questions form the common denominator in seven short portraits of young Swiss composers. Directed by Jan Schmidt-Garre Produced by PARS MEDIA Commissioned by SF WWW.PARSMEDIA.COM Tags: Sylvie Courvoisier PARS MEDIA Schmidt-Garre composing contemporary classical music documentary |
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Celibidache Rehearses Bruckner's Ninth Music Documentary / 58 min / 2006 Sergiu Celibidache rehearsed Bruckner's ninth symphony with the Munich Philharmonic for an extended and intense period. Using previously unreleased 16mm footage, the film focuses on the conductor for unusually long sequences, revealing the musical interaction in this tantalizing process of rediscovering a seemingly familiar piece. Directed by Jan Schmidt-Garre Produced by PARS MEDIA Co-produced by BR and ARTE Supported by Media+ WWW.PARSMEDIA.COM Tags: Celibidache Bruckner PARS MEDIA Schmidt-Garre conducting aesthetics classical music documentary |
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Celibidache in St. Florian Music Documentary / 59 min / 1993 Sergiu Celibidache conducts Anton Bruckner's Mass in F-minor, which Bruckner called "the most difficult of all masses". A documentary from the orchestra's first raw rehearsal to the elaborate concert in the Baroque church of St. Florian where Bruckner once played the organ and now is buried. Directed by Jan Schmidt-Garre Produced by PARS MEDIA Co-produced by BR, SDR, and brilliant media/Videal WWW.PARSMEDIA.COM Tags: Celibidache Bruckner PARS MEDIA Schmidt-Garre conducting aesthetics classical music documentary |
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Celibidache - You Don't Do Anything, You Let it Evolve 2/2 Music Documentary / 100 min / 1992 A feature length portrait of conductor Sergiu Celibidache, a phenomenon in the world of classical music. Four years in the making, director Jan Schmidt-Garre collaborated closely with the charismatic musical director of the Munich Philharmonic and the result is an exceptional look at an artistic and intellectual giant as well as a passionate journey into the creative process. Directed by Jan Schmidt-Garre Produced by PARS MEDIA Co-produced by ZDF Supported by Kuratorium junger deutscher Film, BMI, and LfA Nominated for the German Film Prize, Silver Medal at the Chicago International Film Festival WWW.PARSMEDIA.COM Tags: Celibidache PARS MEDIA Schmidt-Garre conducting aesthetics classical music documentary |
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Celibidache - You Don't Do Anything, You Let it Evolve 1/2 Music Documentary / 100 min / 1992 A feature length portrait of conductor Sergiu Celibidache, a phenomenon in the world of classical music. Four years in the making, director Jan Schmidt-Garre collaborated closely with the charismatic musical director of the Munich Philharmonic and the result is an exceptional look at an artistic and intellectual giant as well as a passionate journey into the creative process. Directed by Jan Schmidt-Garre Produced by PARS MEDIA Co-produced by ZDF Supported by Kuratorium junger deutscher Film, BMI, and LfA Nominated for the German Film Prize, Silver Medal at the Chicago International Film Festival WWW.PARSMEDIA.COM Tags: Celibidache PARS MEDIA Schmidt-Garre conducting aesthetics classical music documentary |
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Bruckner's Decision 2/2 Feature Film / 80 min / 1995 The dramatization of a severe professional and personal crisis in the life of Anton Bruckner, who has to make the most important decision he will ever make: whether to stay in his hometown of Linz as a teacher and organist or go to Vienna to work as a composer. This period of soul-searching makes his later symphonies all the more powerful. Directed by Jan Schmidt-Garre Produced by PARS MEDIA Co-produced by TE DEUM MEDIA, ZDF/ARTE, ZDF, HFF, and DR Supported by LfA, BMI, BLM, and Greco WWW.PARSMEDIA.COM Tags: Anton Bruckner PARS MEDIA Schmidt-Garre classical music feature film |