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Famous Composers: Frédéric Chopin
KulturFilms
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Available January 31, 2012!
The Polish composer Frederic Chopin is unique in that he composed almost exclusively for his own instrument, the piano. As a pianist he was sel...
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Famous Composers: Jean Sibelius
KulturFilms
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Jean Sibelius was born into a middle class family in a small country town in Finland.
He was encouraged in developing his musical talent but he was fifteen before it began...
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The Legacy of Rosina Lhevinne: A Portrait of the Legendary Pianist
KulturFilms
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The Legacy of Rosina Lhevinne: A Portrait of the Legendary Pianist explores the nature of art, creativity and the human potential through the extraordinary life and accompl...
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A Journey of Dmitry Shostakovich
KulturFilms
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The greatest composer of the 20th century remains one of its biggest mysteries.
Nine days of the ocean voyage from Moscow to New York comprise the nine chapters of this do...
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Calder: Sculptor of Air
KulturFilms
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Available January 31, 2012!
Unique modern artist Alexander Calder (1898-1976) revolutionized the art of sculpture with his distinctive modernism, freeing sculpture from it...
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Famous Composers: Gustav Mahler
KulturFilms
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Available January 31, 2012!
The composer Gustav Mahler was born the son of a poor itinerant Jewish salesman in a tiny village in what is now the Czech Republic.
His aston...
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Famous Authors: Confucius
KulturFilms
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Available January 31, 2012!
This overview of Confucius' biography and philosophy from the Famous Authors series contextualizes Confucius' life during the Zhou Dynasty, rel...
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Discovering Havana: In the Footsteps of Hemingway
KulturFilms
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Ernest Hemingway was a thrill-seeker eager for exoticism. He would womanize, hunt lions in Africa, supported the Republican side during the Spanish Civil War and reported o...
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Jean-Paul Sartre: A 20 Year Absence?
KulturFilms
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This historic documentary highlights the basis of Jean-Paul Sartre's thoughts in all its forms: novel, theater, philosophy, political commitments. Surrounded by Claude Lanz...
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Edgar Degas: Of Dandies, Ballerinas and Women Ironing - Gallery of the Masters
KulturFilms
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At the age of 36 his sight began to fail. He could no longer stand bright daylight. In only a few years he would go blind, this he knew.
Edgar Degas, the son of an Italian...
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