"Verbier Festival 2007-2008 : Argerich, Kovacevich, Maisky, R.Capucon, J.Bell, Bashmet"

Martha Argerich - Verbier 2007-2008

Martha Argerich, piano
Stephen Kovacevich, piano
Mischa Maisky, cello
Renaud Capucon, violin
Gabriela Montero, piano
Joshua Bell, violin
Henning Kraggerud, violin
Yuri Bashmet, viola

The classical record producer, Walter Legge, liked to describe himself as a "midwife to music". Similarly, the production, for the second consecutive year, of the seventeen days of the 2008 Verbier Festival could be described as an attempt at being "harvester of music". In preparing this DVD we have had the luxury of choosing from the best fruit borne of an exceptionally rich musical summer. Out of the 28 concerts we filmed and presented in association with Arte on www.medici.tv, followed by over 760,000 viewers from 167 countries, we have selected what we feel is the most representative of the artistic quality and the aspirations of the Verbier Festival. Above all, we hope that this ambitious audio-visual project has captured the Festival's multifaceted spirit. The Shostakovich Piano Quintet lead by Martha Argerich and Joshua Bell, united for the first time on stage, opens this selection and illustrates not only what exceptional musicians can achieve when brought together but also the involvement of the audience, who could not contain their applause after the Scherzo. ( medici arts )

Bach: Partita No. 2 in C minor, BWV 826
Mozart: Andante and variations for piano four hands, K. 501
Grieg: Sonata for piano and cello, op. 36
Bartok: Sonata for piano and violin
Lutoslawski: Paganini Variations
Shostakovich: Piano Quintet, op. 57

NTSC
PICTURE FORMAT: 16:9
SOUND FORMATS: PCM-STEREO
BOOKLET: English
RUN TIME: 125 mins