Over Canto

Ramon Gieling

IndieLisboa 2012 •

Netherlands, Documentary, 2011, 78'′

The Dutch composer Simeon ten Holt achieved worldwide renown in 1979, when his work for four pianos Canto Ostinato was first performed. Ramon Gieling has already made films about his work. Now he seeks to unravel the mystery of the universal power of music, producing a multifaceted response to the question of just what it is about this piece that touches people so deeply.