Helene Grimaud -Living with Wolves (Directed by Reiner E.Moritz)

Helene Grimaud
Living with Wolves - Documentary
Directed by Reiner E. Moritz

Musical extracts:
Rachmaninov: Piano Concerto No.2
Rachmaninov: Corelli Variations
Bach/Busoni: Chaconne in D minor
Rachmaninov: Etude tableau No. 1 in F minor
Beethoven: Piano Sonata No. 31 in A flat
Schumann: Piano Quintet
Brahms: Piano Concerto No. 1
Gershwin: Piano Concerto
Beethoven: Piano Concerto No. 4
Brahms: Violin Sonata No. 3

The playing of the young pianist Helene Grimaud has been described as 'fire and ice, passion and reason all in one' - Le Monde de la Musique; 'coiled energy eventuating in unbridled excitement' - New York Times; 'superlative technique.. .she unfailingly delivers original inflected conceptions of the music' - Financial Times. But she is not only an extraordinary pianist, she is also an extraordinary woman, consumed by two loves in life - music and wolves. With her partner, photographer J Henry Fair, she has founded a Wolf Conservation Centre at her home in South Salem, New York.

This encounter with Grimaud captures the essence of a musician and woman who is full of surprises. Refreshingly open and engaging, she gives an insight into her life and her music and is seen at work in Europe, performing, rehearsing and recording. At home in upstate New York her passion for wolves and her concern to educate people about these top predators is evident as she introduces her charges. There are extensive performance extracts featuring Helene Grimaud as a concert soloist, a chamber musician and in recital.

Picture Format: NTSC 16:9
Region Code: 0
59 minutes
Commentary in English with French and German subtitles