Death and the Maiden - 5’51, colour, sound, Germany, 2008 – DE1808
The Paris-based string quartet Quatuor Ebène is filmed while rehearsing Schubert's Death and the Maiden.
A "quartet" of cameras concentrates exclusively on the musicians' faces.
The four resulting films were brought together as a single film, just as the music blends the four instruments into a sonorous unity.
A "physiognomy" of music becomes visible.
The Paris-based string quartet Quatuor Ebène is filmed while rehearsing Schubert's Death and the Maiden.
A "quartet" of cameras concentrates exclusively on the musicians' faces.
The four resulting films were brought together as a single film, just as the music blends the four instruments into a sonorous unity.
A "physiognomy" of music becomes visible.
