LE LIED – Histoire d’un voyage

A film by Martin Mirabel

In his Parisian living room, music critic André Tubeuf (1930–2021) tells, with his knowledge, his language and his memory, the story of the German Lied. From Mozart and Beethoven to Mahler and Strauss, through Schubert, Schumann, Brahms and Wolf, a major part of the European culture and of music history is reborn before our eyes and ears.

Episodes:
1. Mozart and Beethoven – The Lied’s Dawn
2. Schubert – Water Beyond the Soul
3. Schubert – Winter Journey
4. Schumann – The Mourning Flowers
5. Brahms – An Immense Goodness
6. Wolf – The Customized Poets
7. Mahler and Strauss – The Lied’s Dusk

Picture format: PAL 16:9
Sound format: Dolby Digital 2.0
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Audio language: French
Subtitles: English
Running time: 5 hrs 1 min
No. of DVDs: 2 (DVD 9)