This series of TV programmes presents the very best of the 16th Verbier Festival with worldwide renowned artists such as Susan Graham, Martha Argerich, Yuri Temirkanov, Stephen Kovacevich, and Philippe Jaroussky.
Born in 1969 in San Pedro, Argentina, Nelson Goerner has established himself as one of the foremost pianists of his generation. After studying in Argentina with Jorge Garrubba, Juan Carlos Arabian and Carmen Scalcione, he was awarded First Prize Winner at the Franz Liszt Competition, Buenos Aires in 1986. He was discovered by Martha Argerich.
Nelson Goerner is very interested in the music by Frédéric Chopin. His debut CD on EMI was dedicated to him.
Picture format DVD: NTSC 16:9
Sounds formats DVD: PCM Stereo, DD 5.1, DTS 5.1
Region code: 0
Booklet notes: English, German, French
Running time: 54 min
FSK: 0
February 2011
*****
“Goerner is a master. Though a stunning virtuoso, he never shows off; the prevailing character of his artistry is lyrical. His grasp of structure is innately dramatic, but melodrama is not his style. He gives the impression of playing everything from the inside out, removing all barriers between the listener and composer.”
February 2012
“Goerner, forty years of age at the time, plays with mature directness and intelligence. There are no idiosyncrasies, no peculiarities of accent or rhythm or chording or colour...Goerner is serious, sober and not given to excess...The recital is thus short of ‘incident’, as such, but it’s not short of musical distinction.”
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