This 2 DVD-set of legendary pianist and one of the greatest musical thinkers of our age, Alfred Brendel, contains 3 lectures which he illustrates on the piano with musical excerpts from Beethoven, Mozart, Haydn, Handel, Schubert and more.

Presented specifically to be recorded audio-visually, these lectures were held in rooms of the Salzburg Festival. Thanks to their successful blend of music and theory, they are informative and entertaining, not only for experts but also for all lovers of music with an interest in deepening their understanding of the subject.

Brendel is still performing these lectures all over the world.

Contents:

1. Does Classical music have to be entirely serious?
2. Musical Character(s) as exemplified in Beethoven’s Piano Sonatas
3. Light and Shade of Interpretation