
AnenormousSteinway&SonspianodominatesacrampedanduntidyapartmentinBuenosAires,belongingtothe91-year-oldtwinsistersIsabelandAmeliaCavallini.OncetheyformedacelebratedpianoduowithablossomingcareerintheUnitedStates.Justastheinstrumentisactuallyalittletoobigfortheirmodestresidence,thesisters’personalitiesnolongerseemtofittheirnowfragilebodies.Inthisfinalpartofhertrilogyonoldageandart(precededbyLascinéphilasandLetempsperdu),MaríaAlvarezfollowstheseelderlyladiesastheyshufflealongthepathoftheirmemories,whichsurroundthemineverycorneroftheirhouse.<br/> Squabblingamongthemselves,thesisterscommentateonlivelyimagesfromthetimetheyventuredintotheworldtoperformtheirmusic.They’vedevotedtheirlivestoart,totheconcertstage,andmostofalltoeachother—theirstrong,symbioticbondcanbefeltineveryinteraction.Alongsidethedetailsfromtheirglorydays,unexpectedfragilitycomestothesurfaceinthistenderportraitoftwocharacterswhoareasindependentastheyareinseparable.

