Legato – The World of the Piano
Facts
Series of Documentary Portraits and Concerts, 720 min, 2006-08Directed by Jan Schmidt-Garre
"Legato" is a series on the present renaissance of the piano. A new generation of pianists has made the instrument popular again and is filling concert halls around the world: pianists with a passion for virtuosity and a willingness to expand the conventional repertoire. "Legato – The World of the Piano" presents some of this new movement’s most fascinating artists, their individual approaches, their fresh ideas and their music.
Every episode portrays an artist and shows the point of departure and development of an interpretation of a piece formerly unkonown to the pianist.
Episode I
Boris Berezovsky – Change of Plans
Beethoven, Medtner, Llywelyn (new to Boris Berezovsky), Liadov
Episode II
Marc-André Hamelin – No Limits
Haydn (new to Marc-André Hamelin), Chopin, Debussy, Gershwin
Episode III
Roland Pöntinen – Listening to Yourself
Couperin, Rameau, Busoni, Saariaho (new to Roland Pöntinen)
Episode IV
Pierre-Laurent Aimard – Not Just one Truth
Bach, Beethoven, Carter (new to Pierre-Laurent Aimard), Benjamin
Cinematography: Thomas Bresinsky
Sound recording: Hartmut Tscharke
Editor: Gaby Kull-Neujahr
In co-production with Euroarts, SVT and NHK
Supported by Media+
Photos
Videos
Episode I – Boris Berezovsky – Change of Plans: Portrait
Episode II – Marc-André Hamelin – No Limits: Concert
Episode II – Marc-André Hamelin – No Limits: Conversation
Episode II – Marc-André Hamelin – No Limits: Portrait
Episode III – Roland Pöntinen – Listening to Yourself: Portrait
Episode III – Roland Pöntinen – Listening to Yourself: Concert
Episode III – Roland Pöntinen – Listening to Yourself: Conversation
Episode IV – Pierre-Laurent Aimard: Not Just one Truth – Concert (2)
Episode IV – Pierre-Laurent Aimard: Not Just one Truth – Concert (1)
Episode IV – Pierre-Laurent Aimard: Not Just one Truth – Portrait
Releases
On DVD with Euroarts including many bonus features:
