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Composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven

Artist(s):
Menahem Pressler

Background: For more than 50 years, Menahem Pressler was the driving force of the legendary Beaux Arts Trio, giving 6.000 performances until the trio stopped concertizing in 2009. Menahem Pressler is now returning to a solo career.

During this recital filmed at Paris' Cité de la Musique 2011, Menahem Pressler plays two of the most imposing works in the piano repertoire: Beethoven's penultimate sonata and Schubert's last sonata which both require unusual emotional involvement from the performer.

Menahem Pressler is the last representative of a pianistic tradition directly connected with the great German and French piano schools: he studied with several pupils of the illustrious Ferruccio Busoni but also received valuable advice from Robert Casadesus or Paul Loyonnet who opened the world of Ravel and Debussy to him.

'Pressler's ability to give all the voices prominence while simultaneously isolating the melody was amazing. His fingers still retain a youthful facility.' The Washington Post.

CATALOGUE NR: 3079668
RECORD LABEL: Ideale Audience
FORMAT: DVD Video
PRICE: including VAT £ 23.50
RELEASE DATE: 30-Apr-2012

COMPOSER: Ludwig van Beethoven  (other composers in brackets after works)
TITLE: Menahem Pressler in Recital
TRACKS: Piano Sonata Number 31 in A flat Major opus 110 (Beethoven). Mazurka opus 7 : Number 1 & Number 3. Mazurka opus 17 Number 4. Nocturne Number 20 in C sharp minor (Chopin). Estampes (Debussy). Piano Sonata in B flat Major D960 (Schubert).
ARTISTS: Menahem Pressler      

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION: Picture Format: NTSC 16:9 - please note this Blu-ray disc - BD is not compatible with standard DVD players / Sound Format: PCM Stereo / Region Code: 0 / Duration: 88 minutes / Recorded: live from the Cite de la Musique Paris Mar-2011 / Booklet notes: English German French - Aug-2012 4 star BBC Music Mag.

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