IN SEARCH OF CHOPIN
“a masterpiece”
Michael Dwyer, Sydney Morning Herald
Acclaimed director Phil Grabsky brings to the cinema and
TV screens around the world the life and music of Fryderyk Chopin – one of the
greatest composers of all time.
His grave in Paris remains a place of pilgrimage and his
music continues to sell out concert halls worldwide – but who exactly was this man
who was terrified of public performance, who fled his Polish homeland for Paris
never to return, took up with the most notorious transvestite in France, rarely
gave public performances and, despite a life of ill-health, wrote some of the
deepest and most powerful music ever written?
How
exactly did a young Polish boy rise to such heady heights?
For four years, Phil Grabsky has travelled the globe in
his quest to lay bare the life and music of Chopin.
By talking to acclaimed musical historians such as Jeremy
Siepmann and bringing to the screen performances by such esteemed musicians as
Leif Ove Andsnes, Lars Vogt, Daniel Barenboim, Ronald Brautigam and Kevin
Kenner he hopes to answer those questions.
Renowned stage and screen star Juliet Stevenson provides
narration. David Dawson brings life to the letters of Chopin himself.
‘a rich sense of detail and thrilling orchestral music...a fascinating ’
Lynne Lancaster – Sydney Arts Guide
‘Here's a film which can be recommended to the Chopin devotee and amateur alike.'
Brett Allen-Bayes - Limelight Magazine
'Grabsky has astutely woven together an indelible portrait, offering us a rich and personal insight into Chopin the man and his music.'
Louise Keller - URBANCINEFILE