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Concerto: A Beethoven Journey

Concerto: A Beethoven Journey

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Status

Released

Release Date

Sep 7, 2015

Runtime

1h 33m

Genres

Music, Documentary

User Score

75%

Original Title

Concerto: A Beethoven Journey

Production Companies

Seventh Art Productions

Director

Phil Grabsky

Description

Filmed over the course of four years, Grabsky and his Seventh Art team followed leading concert pianist Leif Ove Andsnes's attempt to understand and interpret one of the greatest sets of works for piano ever written: Beethoven's five piano concertos.The end result is a beautifully-crafted film with lavish cinematography, a signature of Grabsky and Seventh Art's style. Considered one of the top pianists of the age, Leif Ove Andsnes offers rare insights into the mind of a world-class pianist and access to his personal and professional life. Against the wonderful background of Leif Ove Andsnes playing these five pieces, we also peel back the many myths of Beethoven's life. Perhaps above all it is the fresh new biography of Beethoven that is most revealing.