Host and narrator, John Rubinstein. Originally produced in 1987 for television broadcast as part of Public Television's award-winning "American masters" series, and released the same year as VHS. Accompanied by CD. 1 sound disc : digital ; 4 3/4 in. RCA Red Seal: CSP-RUBIN-2. Adrtur Rubinstein, piano. Contents: Polonaise no. 6, op. 53, in A-flat "Heroic" ; Mazurka, op. 41, no. 4 in A-flat ; Mazurka op. 68, no. 4 in F minor ; Maruka, op. 33, no. 2 in D ; Scherzo no. 3, op. 39 in C-sharp minor ; Mazurka op. 41, no. 1 in C-sharp minor ; Mazurka op. 24, no. 2 in C ; Mazurka op. 17, no. 4 in A minor ; Ballade no. 1, op. 23 in G minor / Chopin -- Mouvements perpétuels / Poulenc -- Ritual fire dance from El amor brujo / Falla.
Summary:
John Rubinstein hosts, narrates and conducts in this documentary, which traces the great pianist's life from his origins in Lodz, Poland, through his final concert there in 1975, with interviews of family and friends, vintage stills, newsreels, home movies, TV interviews, and performance footage.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.