A must if you're a fan of Chantal Akerman, Sonia Wieder-Atherton, classical music or the cello
Three excellent film documents of Sonia Wieder-Atherton's work as one of our best and most creative cellists by one of our
most interesting film-makers on 2 DVDs, plus a CD of Wieder-Atherton's work on the soundtrack to Akerman's film
"A Couch in New York".
On the first DVD is "Avec Sonia Wieder-Atherton" 41 minutes. Its a wonderful combination of beautiful music beautifully played
and Chantal Akerman's inventive, but not intrusive filming of the wildly talented cellist. The film starts with Wieder-Atherton
telling the story of how she came to fall in love; first with music in general, and then with the cello, and
goes on to talk about how she found her specific style, which uses the music to try and almost form words of communication.
It's a delightful and enlightening interview. This is followed by Wieder-Atherton playing 6 pieces of quite different styles, from
the heartbreaking melodies of Brahms and Schubert to Berio's more edgy...
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