Discovering Masterpieces of Classical Music - Schumann (DVD)

Concerto for Piano [1845]

Orchestra - Gewandhausorchester

Conductor - Riccardo Chailly

Pianist – Martha Argerich

Host – Wulf Konold

Robert Schumann’s famous piano concerto is not a traditional virtuoso showpiece but a co-operative venture between the soloist and the orchestra. This new relationship transported the piano concerto into the realm of symphonic music. In the documentary segment of this unique DVD, the German musicologist Wulf Konold explains the special attributes of the composition using concert footage of the Argentinean piano virtuoso Martha Argerich. Includes an eight page booklet.