Alfred Brendel In Portrait 2-DVD Set BBC Opus Arte Haydn Mozart Schubert

Title: Alfred Brendel — In Portrait

Format: 2-DVD Set

Label: BBC / Opus Arte / Rosetta Pictures

Barcode: 8717056560021

Year: 2001 (© Rosetta Pictures/BBC Worldwide Ltd 2001)

Video: 16:9 Anamorphic, Colour

Audio: Dolby Digital / PCM Stereo

Subtitles: English, French, German

Region: All Regions (confirmed on back cover)

Runtime: Approximately 155 minutes

Mastering: Abbey Road Studios / Abbey Road Interactive, London

Condition:

Case/jacket is in good condition. Discs are free of major scratches or flaws.

Content:

A comprehensive 2-DVD portrait of one of the 20th century's greatest pianists, Alfred Brendel, produced by BBC and Opus Arte. Filmed at Snape Maltings Concert Hall, Suffolk, UK, July 2000.

Complete performances included:

Haydn: Piano Sonata in E flat major, Hob. XVI/49

Mozart: Piano Sonata in C minor, K. 457

Schubert: Impromptu No. 3 in G flat, D. 899

Documentary features:

A 70-minute documentary chronicling Brendel's childhood, early influences, stature as a performer, admiration for fellow artists, and personal views and ideas — giving once-in-a-lifetime access to his private world.

A 30-minute conversation at the piano between Alfred Brendel and Sir Simon Rattle discussing Beethoven's Piano Concertos Nos. 2 & 3.

Extra feature: Alfred Brendel reads his own witty and subversive poetry.

Region / Compatibility Note:

All Regions — plays on any DVD player worldwide. Hi