Barenboim: The Complete Beethoven Piano Sonatas at Pierre Boulez Saal, Berlin
2020 · 276m · Documentary
Few musicians in the world are as intimately familiar with Beethoven's piano sonatas as Daniel Barenboim, who has been exploring these works since the earliest days of his career - a musical novel in 32 chapters and an artistic cosmos in itself. Barenboim recorded the full cycle of Beethoven sonatas in the Pierre Boulez Saal in 2020 and presents these works in chronological order of their creation - providing an exciting look at the composer's artistic development. The box includes 234 mins Bonus: a 42-minutes interview with Daniel Barenboim on Beethoven and 3 master classes with Daniel Barenboim, working with students of the Barenboim-Said Academy feat. Alexandre Kantorow (winner of the 1st price and gold medal at the Tschaikowsky Competition, working on Sonata No. 2), Nathalia Milstein on Sonata No. 15 "Pastoral" and Fabian Müller on Sonata No. 23 "Appassionata").
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