In many ways, Haydn and Bruckner are polar opposites. Haydn was a natural talent, while Bruckner was a late bloomer; Haydn was a self-assured professional who wrote music for weddings and parties just as easily as he did for great noblemen, while Bruckner plodded along laboriously, often plagued by feelings of insecurity. Both produced outstanding music, however, as evidenced by Haydn's energetic, sunny Cello Concerto, performed here by the leading Norwegian cellist Truls Mørk, and by Bruckner's most well-balanced symphony, the 'Romantic'.

Truls Mork was the first Scandinavian ever to win the Moscow Tchaikovsky competition, a triumph that marked the start of his musical career. The film visits the Norwegian cellist Truls Mork at his Scandinavian holiday home, accompanying him on his boat out at sea and on walks along the coast. The cello concerto by Anton Dvorak with the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra and the Chopin interpretations are focal points of the story.

• Valse A minor, op. 34/2 / F. Chopin.

Truls Mork was the first Scandinavian ever to win the Moscow Tchaikovsky competition, a triumph that marked the start of his musical career. The film visits the Norwegian cellist Truls Mork at his Scandinavian holiday home, accompanying him on his boat out at sea and on walks along the coast. The cello concerto by Anton Dvorak with the Bamberg Symphony Orchestra and the Chopin interpretations are focal points of the story.

In many ways, Haydn and Bruckner are polar opposites. Haydn was a natural talent, while Bruckner was a late bloomer; Haydn was a self-assured professional who wrote music for weddings and parties just as easily as he did for great noblemen, while Bruckner plodded along laboriously, often plagued by feelings of insecurity. Both produced outstanding music, however, as evidenced by Haydn's energetic, sunny Cello Concerto, performed here by the leading Norwegian cellist Truls Mørk, and by Bruckner's most well-balanced symphony, the 'Romantic'.