Rudolf Buchbinder - The Piano Sonatas, Vol. 3 [Dvd] - Import 2 DVD

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Rudolf Buchbinder

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Beethoven Cycle by Buchbinder at the 2014 Salzburg FestivalDVD of Rudolf Buchbinder's concert of the complete Beethoven and Piano Sonatas at the 2014 Salzburg Festival is now available. This is the first time in the long history of the Salzburg Festival that the complete Beethoven piano sonatas have been performed. The cycle was hailed as "a new interpretation of Beethoven, a feat that no one but he could have accomplished." The Viennese pianist Rudolf Buchbinder entered the University of Music in Vienna at the age of five, gave his first concert at the age of nine, and showed early talent at the age of eleven, when he entered the master classes of renowned piano teacher Bruno Seidlhofer. At the age of 20, he won a special prize at the Van Cliburn Competition, and at 21, he won the Beethoven Competition. At the age of 21, he won the first prize at the Beethoven Competition. Today, he is internationally acclaimed as a pianist who carries on the Viennese tradition. Buchbinder's repertoire is wide-ranging, but Beethoven is at the center of his repertoire.Buchbinder has recorded Beethoven's complete piano sonatas twice, once for Teldec (1980/82, session recording) and once for RCA (2010, live recording). Vol. 3 includes a bonus video of Buchbinder explaining Beethoven's piano sonatas. Buchbinder, who has performed all 32 pieces in what he calls "the universe of music," has this to say about them. Buchbinder, who has been performing all 32 pieces in what he calls "a universe of music," says, "(Don't) just look for the beauty. You should express the depth, the ugliness, and the unfathomable abyss. (omission) Beauty alone is not enough. What is important is truth." King International