Angela Hewitt - Bach Performance on the Piano auf DVD

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Seit August 2007 befindet sich Angela Hewitt auf einer Welt-Tournee, bei der sie bis zum Herbst diesen Jahres dem Publikum in 25 Ländern quer über den Globus das Wohltemperierte Klavier präsentieren wird. Ergänzend dazu erscheint eine Doppel-DVD: Disc 1 ist eine Art gefilmte Masterclass, in der Hewitt ihre Erfahrungen der Bach-Interpretation mit dem Zuschauer teilt; Disc 2 zeigt ein 60-minütiges Live-Konzert.

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Angela Hewitt shares the inspiration and experience behind her award-winning playing in an illustrated lecture that explains the technical and practical steps essential for performing Bach on the piano. Angela Hewitt is a phenomenal artist who has established herself at the highest level over the last few years not least through her superb, award-winning recordings for Hyperion. Completed in 2005, her eleven-year project to record all the major keyboard works of Bach has been described as »one of the record glories of our age« and has won her a huge following. She has been hailed as »the pre-eminent Bach pianist of our time« and »nothing less than the pianist who will define Bach performance on the piano for years to come« (Stereophile). Now for the first time she appears on a 2-DVD set. In the first disc, she conducts a »masterclass«, discussing all the challenges, possible pitfalls and delights in performing Bach on the piano. The second disc features Hewitt live in concert. This is an unmissable release. Angela Hewitt is currently performing Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier Books 1 & 2 on her Bach World Tour (see www. bachworldtour. com for details). Watch out for her appearance at the Royal Festival Hall in London on 4 May 2008.

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»Seeing a close-up of Angela Hewitt's hands is like watching the purring engine of a Rolls-Royce in motion … Precision, articulation and a sense of tamed power are evident in the springy musculature. Shots, too, of the face reveal the unpretended emotion behind each phrase as she practises in performance what she has demonstrated in lecture … The content is a masterclass. The location is the Fazioli piano factory, whose products she plays. The clear, singing treble and bright, unsmothering bass speak for themselves« (The Sunday Times)

»What Hewitt has to say is full of wisdom and perspicacity, liberally illustrating the talk at her Fazioli piano … Hewitt's poise, clarity of voicing, spontaneity, wonderful finger legato and palpable joy in performing these works is a masterclass in itself« (Gramophone)

»The recital … is a joy. Hewitt's Bach is founded on taking from the harpsichordists what suits her purposes while revelling in the expressive, sometimes Romantic possibilities of the piano. She is so in command of the music, not just technically but intellectually« (BBC Music Magazine)