DVDS 1 & 2: ALFRED BRENDEL IN PORTRAIT
RECITAL: Featuring Haydn - Piano Sonata in E flat major, Hob XVI/49, Mozart - Piano Sonata in C minor, K45 and Schubert - Impromptu No. 3 in G flat, D 899.
DOCUMENTARY: In an illuminating documentary that chronicles his childhood and early influences, Alfred Brendel reveals his stature as an international performer, displays his admiration for the work of other artists and gives rare insights into his ideas and philosophy.
DVD 3: BRENDEL PLAYS AND INTRODUCES SCHUBERT, VOL. 2
In this unique collection of DVDs he not only plays all Schubert’s major keyboard works, he also introduces each piece, throwing light on its compositional substance and at the same time revealing his own highly personal relationship with these masterpieces of Romantic music.
Sonata in A minor, D845
Sonata in D major, D850
DVD 4: BRENDEL PLAYS AND INTRODUCES SCHUBERT, VOL. 4
Sonata in C Minor, D958
Moments Musicaux
Three Piano Pieces, D946
DVD 5: BRENDEL PLAYS AND INTRODUCES SCHUBERT, VOL. 5
Sonata in A major, D959
Sonata in B flat major, D960
DVD 6: BRENDEL AND ABBADO: BEETHOVEN'S 3RD PIANO CONCERTO/BRUCKNER SYMPHONY NO. 7
In the home video release Lucerne Festival, conductor Claudio Abbado leads the triumphant classical pianist Alfred Brendel and The Lucerne Festival Orchestra in two live performances. The first is an interpretation of Ludwig von Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 3, the second an interpretation of Anton Bruckner's Symphony No. 7.
