A genius pianist, two palaces, and three dead composers walk into a film...
Pianist Ivo Pogorelich in a 1987 studio recital of works by Bach, Scarlatti, and Beethoven, recorded at historical palaces of Veneto Villa Caldogno in Vincenza and Eckartsau Castle in Lower Austria. The program consists of: BACH English Suites ##2,3 // SCARLATTI Sonatas K487 in C, K20 in E, K98 in e, K450 in g, K1 in d, K159 in C // BEETHOVEN Sonata #11 in B♭ op22; Bagatelle "für Elise".
Direction
Burton lets the camera worship Pogorelich's hands like sacred relics.
Production
Two palaces so gorgeous they almost upstage the music. Almost.
Acting
Pogorelich's face: a masterclass in suffering for art.
Director
Humphrey Burton
Trivia, insights & behind the scenes
Pogorelich was 29 here, already notorious for being dumped from the 1980 Chopin Competition—jury member Martha Argerich literally quit in protest.
This film captures peak 1980s classical marketing: the brooding prodigy, the European estates, the 'rock star' pianist aesthetic before Lang Lang made it cringe.
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