Alfred Brendel
Actor · 1931 – 2025
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Movie6.5DocumentaryMusicPianomania takes the audience on a humorous journey through the secret world of sound and accompanies Stefan Knüpfer in his extraordinary work with the greatest pianists in the world. To select the instrument that corresponds to the vision of the virtuoso, according it to his desire and accompany him until he goes on stage, Stefan Knüpfer has developed nerves of steel, a boundless passion and above ability to translate words into sounds.
Pianomania
2009 · 10 votes
MovieDocumentaryMusicWhen the pianist Francesco Piemontesi hears an unreleased recording of the pianist and composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, it comes as a shock to him. This freedom of playing, these colors and nuances, this virtuosity, which is always presented with a smile, overwhelms him. He decides to explore what he believes he is hearing here: the alchemy of the piano.
Movie7.5DocumentaryMusicA portrait of pianist Alfred Brendel performing and analysing Franz Schubert's final three sonatas.
Les Trois Dernières Sonates de Franz Schubert
Franz Schubert's Last Three Piano Sonatas
1989 · 2 votes
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An intimate account of the relationship between young composer and pianist Kit Armstrong and the world renowned Alfred Brendel, Set the Piano Stool on Fire captures both the creative process and champions the value of teaching and collaboration. Featuring the only filmed footage of Brendel during his farewell tour, this is highly revealing and essential viewing for anyone interested in classical music.
Set the Piano Stool on Fire
2011 · 1 votes