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Release Date: 04/08/2003 Label: Decca (Dvd) Catalog #: 075092 Encoding: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada) Composer: Ludwig van Beethoven, Franz Liszt, Felix Mendelssohn, Franz Schubert, Alexander Scriabin, Johann Sebastian Bach, Various Artists, Frédéric Chopin, Ignace Jan Paderewski, Sergei Rachmaninov, Claude Debussy, Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky Performer: Claudio Arrau, Rudolf Serkin, Vladimir Horowitz, Glenn Gould, Wanda Landowska, Myra Hess, Artur Rubinstein, Alexander Brailowsky, Ignace Jan Paderewski, Josef Hofmann, Percy Aldridge Grainger, Alfred Cortot, Van Cliburn Conductor: Riccardo Muti Orchestra/Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra
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In this fascinating 80-minute film, American piano expert David Dubal presents a definitive survey of the great virtuosi of the early and mid-twentieth century, aptly termed “The Golden Age of the Piano”.
Liberally intercut with unique historic footage, the film features performances from such legendary pianists as Horowitz, Van Cliburn, Cortot, Paderewski, Rubinstein, Gould and Arrau.
As a special 2003 Claudio Arrau Centenary bonus feature, the DVD is completed by Arrau’s 1983 performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.4, with Riccardo Muti and the Philadelphia Orchestra. The DVD comes with multi-language subtitles (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese DOCUMENTARY CONTENT (extracts) ARRAU: Les jeux d’eau à la Villa d’Este (Liszt) Ballade No.2 (Liszt) Rondo capriccioso (Mendelssohn) SERKIN: Sonata in E flat major “Les Adieux” (Beethoven) Sonata in B flat major, D960 (Schubert) HOROWITZ: Étude in D sharp minor (Scriabin) GOULD: Partita in E minor, BWV 830 (Bach) LANDOWSKA: Folk Dance HESS: Sonata in F minor “Appassionata” (Beethoven) RUBINSTEIN: “Spinning Song” (Mendelssohn) BRAILOWSKY: Valse brillante (Chopin) ARRAU: Gnomenreigen (Liszt) PADEREWSKI: Minuet in G major (Paderewski) Polonaise in A flat major (Chopin) HOFMANN: Prelude in C sharp minor (Rachmaninoff) GRAINGER: Maguire’s Kick (Irish folk song) CORTOT: Children’s Corner (Debussy) VAN CLIBURN: Piano Concerto No.1 (Tchaikovsky) Sonata in F minor “Appassionata” (Beethoven) Widmung (Schumann/Liszt) |
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Concerto for Piano no 4 in G major, Op. 58 by Ludwig van Beethoven | ||||
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Performer:
Claudio Arrau (Piano)
Conductor: Riccardo Muti Orchestra/Ensemble: Philadelphia Orchestra Period: Classical Written: 1806; Vienna, Austria |
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Années de pèlerinage no 3, S 163: no 4, Les jeux d'eaux à la Villa d'Este - Excerpt(s) by Franz Liszt | ||||
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Performer:
Claudio Arrau (Piano)
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Ballade for Piano no 2 in B minor, S 171: Excerpt(s) by Franz Liszt | ||||
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Performer:
Claudio Arrau (Piano)
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Rondo capriccioso for Piano in E major, Op. 14: Excerpt(s) by Felix Mendelssohn | ||||
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Performer:
Claudio Arrau (Piano)
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Sonata for Piano no 26 in E flat major, Op. 81a "Les Adieux": Excerpt(s) by Ludwig van Beethoven | ||||
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Performer:
Rudolf Serkin (Piano)
Period: Classical Written: 1809-1810; Vienna, Austria |
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Sonata for Piano in B flat major, D 960: Excerpt(s) by Franz Schubert | ||||
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Performer:
Rudolf Serkin (Piano)
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Etudes (12) for Piano, Op. 8: no 12 in D sharp minor - Excerpt(s) by Alexander Scriabin | ||||
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Performer:
Vladimir Horowitz (Piano)
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Partita for Keyboard no 6 in E minor, BWV 830: Excerpt(s) by Johann Sebastian Bach | ||||
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Performer:
Glenn Gould (Piano)
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Work(s) by Various Artists | ||||
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Performer:
Wanda Landowska (Piano)
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Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": Excerpt(s) by Ludwig van Beethoven | ||||
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Performer:
Myra Hess (Piano)
Period: Classical Written: 1804-1805; Vienna, Austria |
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Songs without words, vol 6, Op. 67: no 4, Presto in C major "Spinning Song" - Excerpt(s) by Felix Mendelssohn | ||||
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Performer:
Artur Rubinstein (Piano)
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Waltzes (3) for Piano, Op. 34: no 1 in A flat major, B 94 "Valse brillante" - Excerpt(s) by Frédéric Chopin | ||||
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Performer:
Alexander Brailowsky (Piano)
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Concert Etudes (2) for Piano, S 145: no 2, Gnomenreigen - Excerpt(s) by Franz Liszt | ||||
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Performer:
Claudio Arrau (Piano)
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Humoresques (6) for Piano, Op. 14: no 1, Menuet célèbre - Excerpt(s) by Ignace Jan Paderewski | ||||
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Performer:
Ignace Jan Paderewski (Piano)
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Work(s) for Piano by Frédéric Chopin | ||||
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Performer:
Ignace Jan Paderewski (Piano)
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Morceaux de fantaisies (5), Op. 3: no 2, Prélude in C sharp minor - Excerpt(s) by Sergei Rachmaninov | ||||
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Performer:
Josef Hofmann (Piano)
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Work(s) by Various Artists | ||||
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Performer:
Percy Aldridge Grainger (Piano)
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Children's Corner: Excerpt(s) by Claude Debussy | ||||
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Performer:
Alfred Cortot (Piano)
Period: 20th Century Written: 1906-1908; France |
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Concerto for Piano no 1 in B flat minor, Op. 23: Excerpt(s) by Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky | ||||
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Performer:
Van Cliburn (Piano)
Period: Romantic Written: 1874-1875; Russia |
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Sonata for Piano no 23 in F minor, Op. 57 "Appassionata": Excerpt(s) by Ludwig van Beethoven | ||||
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Performer:
Van Cliburn (Piano)
Period: Classical Written: 1804-1805; Vienna, Austria |
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Widmung (Schumann) for Piano, S 566: Excerpt(s) by Franz Liszt | ||||
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Performer:
Van Cliburn (Piano)
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