Evgeny Kissin plays Beethoven, Brahms, Chopin, and Bizet: Verbier Festival 2007

From virtuosic fireworks to lilting melancholy, Evgeny Kissin presents a recital of Romantic masterworks for his instrument. Filmed at the 2007 Verbier Festival, one of the greatest pianists of our time frames the exceptional musical evening with sets of variations: the first by Beethoven (in C Mino...

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Weitere Verfasser: Beethoven, Ludwig van 1770-1827, Brahms, Johannes 1833-1897, Chopin, Frédéric 1810-1849, Horowitz, Vladimir 1903-1989
Format: Elektronisch Video
Sprache:English
Veröffentlicht: [Place of publication not identified] Idéale Audience Idéale Audience 2007
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Zusammenfassung:From virtuosic fireworks to lilting melancholy, Evgeny Kissin presents a recital of Romantic masterworks for his instrument. Filmed at the 2007 Verbier Festival, one of the greatest pianists of our time frames the exceptional musical evening with sets of variations: the first by Beethoven (in C Minor, Op. 80) and the second Vladimir Horowitz's luscious take a familiar melody from Bizet's opera Carmen. The two works set off Brahms's 6 Klavierstücke, Op. 118--a series of miniatures infused with introspection and complexity--and Chopin's quietly rippling Andante spianato and fanfarelike Grande polonaise brillante in E-flat Major, Op. 22
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