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Legato - World of the Piano - Roland Pöntinen

We live in the “renaissance of the piano”, as the New York Times put it in summer. A new generation has made the piano popular again: pianists with a passion for virtuosity and a willingness to expand their repertoire. In addition to the usual classics they perform formerly scorned works or they discover neglected composers. LEGATO is a series dedicated to presenting some of this new movement's most fascinating pianists - their individual approaches, their fresh ideas and their music.

Repertoire

Couperin: Les Baricades mistérieuses; Rameau: Gavotte in A minor with six doubles; Busoni: Albumblatt K289 No. 1, Elegien, K249, No. 4 and 5, Toccata, K287; Saariaho: Prélude and Ballade; Chopin: Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52; Albéniz: Iberia; ...

Facts

Prog. No.
5576
Music genre
Documentary
Length
75 mins
Director
Jan Schmidt-Garre
Producers
Pars Media, EuroArts Music International, in co-production with SVT
Production year
2007
Format
SD