Concerto: A Beethoven Journey
Grabsky and his Seventh Art crew filmed Leif Ove Andsnes over the course of four years as he tried to comprehend and interpret one of the finest collections of piano compositions ever composed: Beethoven's five piano concertos. In the end, Grabsky and Seventh Art have created a masterfully produced movie with spectacular cinematography. Leif Ove Andsnes, one of the greatest pianists of his generation, grants readers exclusive access to both his personal and professional lives as well as unique glimpses into the mind of a master musician. We dispel a number of fallacies about Beethoven's life while listening to Leif Ove Andsnes perform these five compositions. The most illuminating work is perhaps the recently published biography of Beethoven.