Angela Hewitt / Bach (DVD)

Tuesday, February 26th 2008

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.

Contents:
DVD1 - Bach Performance on the Piano (148 mins)
Chapter 1 Introduction Preface · Early beginnings · Bach on the modern piano
Chapter 2 The Essentials Phrasing · Singing Tone · Choosing an Articulation · Imitating Bowing · Fingering · The Left Hand · Pedalling
Chapter 3 Interpretation Tempo · Dynamics · Rhythmic Alterations · Rubato · Keys
Chapter 4 The Dance in Bach Dance & the Music of J.S. Bach · Dance & Tempo
Chapter 5 Learning a Fugue Introduction · Articulation · Fingering · Interpretation
Chapter 6 Ornamentation Preface · Basic Rules · Adding Ornaments
Chapter 7 Practical Advice Editions · Practising · Memorizing · In Performance

DVD2 - Angela Hewitt Live in Concert (62 mins)
J S Bach:
- Partita No.4 in D major BWV828
- Italian Concerto in F major BWV971
- Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue in D minor BWV903

All regions NTSC 16:9 Anamorphic
Disc 1—DVD9 Dual Layer, Dolby Digital 2.0
Disc 2—DVD5: Single Layer, PCM Stereo/DTS 5.1/Dolby Digital 5.1

Total Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes
Language: English
Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Russian, Japanese