Hugo Niebeling

Karajan dirigiert Beethovens Siebente (Directors Cut) (2010)

Eroica - Director's Cut (2009)

Using innovative camera- and editing-techniques and employing an original set design, this concert film sets a performance of Beethoven's third symphony to images. ...

Es wäre gut, daß ein Mensch würde umbracht für das Volk (1991)

The passion of Christ, based on J. S. Bach's "Johannes-Passion". Its mix of music, speech, dancing and singing re-creates the style of antique Greek tragedies. ...

La valse (1973)

Eroica (1972)

A concert-film using innovative cinematic techniques to set music to images. As conductor Herbert von Karajan didn't like the experimental style, he had the film re-edited severely before release. ...

Beethoven - Symphony No. 7 (1971)

Recording of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Herbert von Karajan playing Beethoven's 7th Symphony. ...

Beethoven - Symphony No. 5 (1971)

Giselle (1970)

A film version of the ballet Giselle. Filmed in a studio, using innovative editing and cinematography to go along with the choreography, this film stands out from filmed stage-performances. ...

Pastorale (1967)

Mit Licht schreiben - Photographein (1967)

A documentary on making cameras and photographic equipment, which turns into a philosophical visual essay on the art and nature of photography as it unfolds. ...

Petrol - Carburant - Kraftstoff (1965)

An audiovisual experiment that shows how oil is refined into gasoline and ultimately powers cars and other vehicles, accompanied by classical music and experimental synthesizer sounds. Filmed in the Libyan desert, the film traces the path and development o ...

Alvorada: Brazil's Changing Face (1962)

Documentary film about Brazil around the year 1960 and how it is shaped by industrial and social upheavals. The film portrays people and landscapes, modern cities as well as the art and culture of the fifth largest country in the world, which encompasses n ...

Druckgefäß Kahl (1960)

A short, impressionistic documentary about the extremely precise process behind the creation of an autoclave (a reaction container) for a nuclear power plant. Otherworldly electroacoustic soundtrack by Oskar Sala. ...

Steel - Variations on a Theme (1960)

Herbert von Karajan: Maestro for the Screen (2008)

Documentary on conductor Herbert van Karajan, focusing on his early adoption of audio and video recording technology and his impetus to make use of it to preserve his musical legacy for future generations. ...

Alvorada: Brazil's Changing Face (1962)

Documentary film about Brazil around the year 1960 and how it is shaped by industrial and social upheavals. The film portrays people and landscapes, modern cities as well as the art and culture of the fifth largest country in the world, which encompasses n ...