Watch Franz Schubert's Last Three Piano Sonatas (1989) Online

Alfred Brendel, one of the greatest of all pianists, plays and reflects on Franz Schubert’s last three piano sonatas. As he points out, Schubert can’t have known that he was soon to die, so they probably do not embody the air of resignation and finality future generations have sentimentally insisted they bear. They were however long neglected, all but forgotten, and only in more recent times have they come to be treasured and performed. The repose and wisdom of the maestro, together with the patient observation of one who is no stranger to the idea of the irrevocably lost, of the erasures of history, and of the value of fragile objects passed carefully from generation to generation, is a joy. Read More

Watch Franz Schubert's Last Three Piano Sonatas online. Featuring Sonia Wieder-Atherton and Alfred Brendel, Franz Schubert's Last Three Piano Sonatas is classified as Documentary and Music genre movie with an average rating across the web of 0. It is available for streaming online in the UK The movie was filmed in France and was released on 1989. Franz Schubert's Last Three Piano Sonatas was directed by Chantal Akerman. Read Less