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The film accompanies the internationally renowned countertenor Andreas Scholl to recitals in Dresden, Schwetzingen and his home town, Kiedrich. In interviews Andreas Scholl sheds light on his personal and artistic development. In bonus parts of the DVD Andreas Scholl sings John Dowland's "Lute Songs" and Dietrich Buxtehude's "Jubilate Domino." Directly after the recital, Scholl and his co-performers discuss the works and their interpretation of them. "What is the point of a recital, an opera, what is the purpose of music, presented to an audience by performers, communicators? Of course, the purpose of music and art in general, is to enlighten and inspire the human spirit. It is about stimulating – and shaping – both our hearts and our minds." These and other questions Andreas Scholl wants to find out in this portrait.
Portrait of the mexican composer Conlon Nancarrow and his player piano.
Filmmaker Uli Aumüller turns his lens on the creative process of innovative composers Francis Dhomont and Paul Lansky in this hourlong documentary, exploring how they draw from their environs to make music. The video captures Dhomont recording natural sounds for a composition based on Antonio Vivaldi's "The Four Seasons: Spring," editing and mixing the new piece in Dhomont's studio and debating the definition of electro-acoustic with Lansky.
