DVD 1 Bach Performance on the Piano 148 mins

Illustrated lecture by Angela Hewitt

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

 

DVD 2 Angela Hewitt Live in Concert 62 mins 1 Opening Credit

works by Johann Sebastian Bach

Partita No.4 in D major BWV828 [33'07]

2 Ouverture [6'22] 3 Allemande [9'12] 4 Courante [3'42] 5 Aria [2'09] 6 Sarabande [6'03] 7 Menuet [1'29] 8 Gigue [3'51]

Italian Concerto in F major BWV971 [13'38] 9 Allegro [3'47] bl Andante [6'16] bm Presto [3'27]

Chromatic Fantasy & Fugue in D minor BWV903 [13'02] bn Chromatic Fantasy [7'42] bo Fugue [5'19]

 

Total Duration: 3 hours 30 minutes

 

Language: English

Subtitles: English, French, German, Italian, Spanish, Chinese (simplified and traditional), Russian, Japanese

Format: All regions NTSC 16:9 Anamorphic

 

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.

 

Hyperion NTSC 2DVDs DVDA68001