Some of the greatest names in the history of German art are featured in this series of ten-minute films. Visiting galleries throughout Germany to focus on key oeuvres, these finely-focused vignettes summarise the lives and work of the featured artists, including contributions from leading art historians and drawing on archive documentation. Mathis Grünewald Caspar David Friedrich Lucas Cranach Ignaz Günther Hans Holbein Albrecht Altdorfer Johann Tischbein Otto Dix Ernst Barlach Käthe Kollwitz
Elisabeth Schwarzkopf
One of the greatest sopranos of the post-war decades, Schwarzkopf won acclaim on the operatic stage and as a lieder singer. Her career was moulded by Walter Legge, an innovative British recording executive who became her husband. He guided her towards her best repertoire – Mozart and Richard Strauss. In this film, which includes rare archive footage of Schwarzkopf in performance, she talks about her life and work and is seen conducting a masterclass on Hugo Wolf songs.