π Overview:
Alfred Brendel, one of the greatest of all pianists, plays and reflects on Franz Schubertβs last three piano sonatas. As he points out, Schubert canβt have known that he was soon to die, so they probably do not embody the air of resignation and finality future generations have sentimentally insisted they bear. They were however long neglected, all but forgotten, and only in more recent times have they come to be treasured and performed. The repose and wisdom of the maestro, together with the patient observation of one who is no stranger to the idea of the irrevocably lost, of the erasures of history, and of the value of fragile objects passed carefully from generation to generation, is a joy.
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π Date Released:
1989-05-17
β Running Time:
49 mins
β Vote Average:
0.0
Beloved Cast
Self
Sonia Wieder-Atherton
Himself
Alfred Brendel