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Pierre-Laurent Aimard : not just one truth /

Includes a portrait of the performer with special appearances by composer Elliott Carter and Bach scholar Christoph Wolff; "Pierre-Laurent Aimard's recital", a concert performance of works by J.S. Bach, Carter, Benjamin, and Beethoven.

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Authors: EuroArts Music International GmbH (Producer), Pars Media (Firm) (Producer), Medici Arts (Firm)
Other Authors: Aimard, Pierre-Laurent, 1957- (Performer), Schmidt-Garre, Jan (Director, Producer, Interviewer), Schroeder, Marieke (Producer), Carter, Elliott, 1908-2012 (Commentator), Wolff, Christoph (Commentator), Benjamin, George, Bach, Johann Sebastian, 1685-1750, Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827
Format: Video DVD
Language:English
French
German
Language Notes:Soundtrack in English, French, and German, with English, French, German, and Spanish subtitles.
Published: [Leipzig] : EuroArts Music International ; [2008]
Series:Legato (EuroArts Music International GmbH)
Subjects:
Aimard, Pierre-Laurent, > 1957- > Interviews.
Pianists > France > 20th century > Interviews.
Pianists > France > 20th century > Biography.
Piano music.
Filmed performances.
Concert films.
Feature films.
Nonfiction films.
Biographical films.
Description
Summary:Includes a portrait of the performer with special appearances by composer Elliott Carter and Bach scholar Christoph Wolff; "Pierre-Laurent Aimard's recital", a concert performance of works by J.S. Bach, Carter, Benjamin, and Beethoven.
Item Description:Composer: Johann Sebastian Bach, Elliott Carter, George Benjamin, Ludwig van Beethoven. Performer: Pierre-Laurent Aimard.
Bonus features duration stated on container: 73 min.
Concert footage includes Aimard playing excerts from the Art of the Fugue BWV 1080: Number 4, Contrapunctus 4 (2:27); Number 12.1, Contrapunctus 12, a 4 (rectus) (4:45); Number 14, Canon per augmentationem in contrario motu (8:45); Number 12.2, Contrapunctus 12, a 4 (inversus) (3:30) ; Number 10, Contrapunctus 10, a 4, alla decima (3:56) by Johann Sebastian Bach; Matribute (2:16), Two diversions (4:35 and 3:56), and Caténaires (4:29) by Elliott Carter; Shadowlines: I, Cantabile (1:08), II, Wild (1:26), III, Scherzando (3:45), IV, Tempestoso (6:48), V, Very freely, solemn and spacious (1:23), VI, Gently flowing, flexible (1:36) by George Benjamin; Sonata number 31 in A flat major, op. 110 (20 min.) by Ludwig van Beethoven.
Program notes in German with English and French translations (8 pages : ill.) in container.
Special features include: Pierre-Laurent Aimard in conversation with Jan Schmidt-Garre.
Videorecording.
Physical Description:1 videodisc (105 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Format:DVD; NTSC; PCM stereo.; Dolby Digital 5.1; DTS 5.1; aspect ratio 16:9; region code 0 (worldwide).
Production Credits:Director of photography, Thomas Bresinsky.