A genius pianist, two palaces, and three dead composers walk into a film...
Pianist Ivo Pogorelich in a 1987 studio recital of works by Bach, Scarlatti, and Beethoven, recorded at historical palaces of Veneto Villa Caldogno in Vincenza and Eckartsau Castle in Lower Austria. The program consists of: BACH English Suites ##2,3 // SCARLATTI Sonatas K487 in C, K20 in E, K98 in e, K450 in g, K1 in d, K159 in C // BEETHOVEN Sonata #11 in B♭ op22; Bagatelle "für Elise".
Direction
Burton lets the camera worship Pogorelich's hands like sacred relics.
Production
Two palaces so gorgeous they almost upstage the music. Almost.
Acting
Pogorelich's face: a masterclass in suffering for art.
Director
Humphrey Burton
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