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1 videodisc (115 min.) : sd., col. and b&w ; 4 3/4 in + 1 pamphlet |
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Philips video classics
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Title from container |
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"Underwritten, in part, by Steinway & Sons." |
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Etude in D# minor / Scriabin (Vladimir Horowitz) -- Piano concerto no. 1 in B♭minor, op. 23 / Tchaikovsky (Van Cliburn ; Kiril Kondrashin, conductor) -- Sonata in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata" / Beethoven (Van Cliburn) -- Rondo capriccioso in E, op. 14 / Mendelssohn (Claudio Arrau) -- Widmung / Schumann (Van Cliburn) -- Children's corner ; Serenade for the doll ; Golliwog's cake-walk / Claude Debussy (Alfred Cortot) -- Sonata in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata" / Beethoven (Myra Hess) -- Bonus feature: Piano concerto no. 4 in G major, op. 58 / Beethoven (Claudio Arrau ; Philadelphia Orchestra ; Riccardo Muti, conductor) |
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Les jeux d'eau à la villa d'este / Franz Liszt (Claudio Arrau -- Sonata in E♭ op. 81a "Les adieux" / Ludwig van Beethoven (Rudolf Serkin) -- Etude in D# minor / Alexander Scriabin (Vladimir Horowitz) -- Partita in E minor, BWV 830 / Johann Sebastian Bach (Glenn Gould) -- Folk dance (Wanda Landowska) -- Sonata in F minor, op. 57 "Appassionata" / Ludwig van Beethoven (Myra Hess) -- Song without words, op. 67, no. 4 "Spinning song" / Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy (Artur Rubinstein) -- |
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Valse brillante in A♭ op. 34 no. 1 / Chopin (Alexander Brailowsky) -- Gnomenreigen / Liszt (Claudio Arrau) -- Minuet in G / Paderweski (Ignacy Jan Paderewski) -- Polonaise in A{A920}/ Chopin (Ignacy Jan Paderewski) -- Prelude in C# minor, op. 3 no. 2 / Rachmaninoff (Josef Hofmann) -- Maguire's kick (Percy Grainger) -- Children's corner / Debussy (Alfred Cortot) -- Sonata in B♭, 960 / Schubert (Rudolf Serkin) -- Ballade no. 2 in B minor / Liszt (Claudio Arrau) -- |
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Written and narrated by David Dubal ; produced, directed, and edited by Peter Rosen |
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Claudio Arrau, Rudolf Serkin, Vladimir Horowitz, Glenn Gould, Myra Hess, Arthur Rubinstein, Alexander Brailowsky, Ignacy Jan Paderewski, Josef Hofmann, Percy Grainger, Alfred Cortot, Van Cliburn, piano ; Wanda Landowska, harpsichord |
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Describes piano's invention, how it differs from a harpsichord, names important composers and pianists, shows how the industrial revolution affected the origin of the piano, and points out how the work of certain pianists influenced the following generations of pianists |
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DVD; mono./stereo |
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Concertos (Piano)
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Documentary films
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Piano -- History
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Piano music
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Arrau, Claudio, 1903-1991. Performer.
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Serkin, Rudolf, 1903-1991. Performer.
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Horowitz, Vladimir, 1903-1989. Performer.
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Gould, Glenn. Performer.
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Landowska, Wanda. Performer.
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Hess, Myra, Dame, 1890-1965. Performer.
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Rubinstein, Artur, 1887-1982. Performer.
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Brailowsky, Alexander, 1896-1976. Performer.
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Paderewski, Ignace Jan, 1860-1941. Performer.
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Hofmann, Josef, 1876-1957. Performer.
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Grainger, Percy, 1882-1961. Performer.
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Cortot, Alfred, 1877-1962. Performer.
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Cliburn, Van, 1934- Performer.
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Muti, Riccardo. Conductor.
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Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827.
Concertos, piano, orchestra, no. 4, op. 58, G major
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Rosen, Peter
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Dubal, David
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Philadelphia Orchestra. Performer.
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Peter Rosen Productions
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Philips Classics Productions
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