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Maria Joao Pires - A Film by Werner Zeindler 1991

Zeindler / Pires Release Date: 11/13/2015
Label: Arthaus Musik Catalog #: 109164
Composer:  Frédéric Chopin ,  Franz Schubert ,  Robert Schumann ,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Performer:  Maria-Joao Pires Number of Discs: 1

MARIA JOÃO PIRES – Portrait of a Pianist

A film by Werner Zeindler

The Portuguese pianist’s return to the concert platform in the mid-1980s, after a break due to ill health, was a triumph. This programme shows her pursuing her professional career with renewed vigour and talking with great frankness and intensity about her life and work. The music Pires plays includes Mozart’s Piano „Concertos Nos. 23 K. 488 and 21 K. 467“, as well as his „Piano Sonata K. 280“, Chopin’s „Nocturne No. 7 in c-sharp minor, Op. 27“, No.1, Schumann’s “Abschied” from „Waldszenen Op. 82“, Poulenc’s „Sonata for Clarinet and Piano“, Beethoven’s „Piano Sonata No. 17 in d-minor, Op. 31, No. 2“ and „Schubert’s Moments Musicaux No. 2 Read more A fl at major D780“.

Picture format: NTSC 4:3
Sound format: PCM Stereo
Region code: 0 (worldwide)
Audio Languages: German, French, Portuguese (multilingual)
Subtitles: English, German, French
Running time: 60 mins
No. of DVDs: 1 (DVD 9)

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