The art of piano [videorecording] / a film written by Christian Labrande & Donald Sturrock ; an Idéale Audience/IMG Artists production ; produced by Pierre-Olivier Bardet, Stephen Wright ; directed by Donald Sturrock.
Narrated by John Tusa ; with contributions from Piotr Anderszewski ... [et al.].
Contents:
Opening sequence. Liszt. Prelude to the Transcendental etudes / performed by Julian Jacobson. Beethoven. Sonata no. 23, op. 57 / performed by Solomon, Arrau, Hess, Richter, Rubinstein -- Ignaz Jan Paderewski. Liszt. Hungarian rhapsody no. 2 -- Josef Hofmann. Rachmaninoff. Prelude in C sharp minor, op. 3 -- Sergei Rachmaninoff. Rachmaninoff. Piano concerto no. 3 -- Benno Moiseiwitsch. Rachmaninoff. Piano concerto no. 2. Rachmaninoff. Prelude in B minor, no. 10, op. 32 -- Vladimir Horowitz. Chopin. Etude no. 10 in B minor, op. 25. Scriabin. Etude no. 12, op. 8. Bizet ; arr. Horowitz. Variations on a theme from Carmen -- György Cziffra. Liszt. Grand galop chromatique -- Myra Hess. Mozart. Piano concerto no. 17. Beethoven. Sonata no. 23, op. 57, Appassionata -- Artur Rubinstein. Chopin. Polonaise in A flat, op. 53, Heroic. Chopin. Etude no. 5, op. 25. Beethoven. Piano concerto no. 4, op. 58 -- Francis Planté. Chopin. Etude no. 7 in C, op. 10 -- Alfred Cortot. Chopin. Waltz no. 1, op. 69. Chopin. Etude no. 1, op. 10. Schumann. Der Dichter spricht, from Kinderszenen -- Wilhelm Backhaus. Chopin. Etude no. 9, op. 25. Beethoven. Piano concerto no. 4 -- Edwin Fischer. Bach. Prelude no. 2, BWV 847. Bach. Prelude no. 1, BWV 846. Bach Clavier concerto. Beethoven Concerto no. 4 -- Emil Gilels. Rachmaninoff. Prelude no. 5 in G minor, op. 23. Tchaikovsky. Piano concerto no. 1 -- Sviatoslav Richter. Tchaikovsky. Piano concerto no. 1. Chopin. Etude no. 12, op. 10 -- Arturo Benedetto Michelangeli. Scarlatti. Sonata in B minor -- Glenn Gould. Bach. Partita no. 2, BWV 826. Ravel ; arr. Gould. La valse. Bach. Piano concerto no. 1 -- Claudio Arrau. Brahms. Piano concerto no. 2. Beethoven. Sonata in C minor, op. 111 -- Annie Fischer. Chopin. Waltz no. 1, op. 64.
Summary:
"From Ignace Jan Paderewski in 1936 to Claudio Arrau in 1970, the Art of piano features some of the most fascinating material, historically and musically, from the world's film and television archives"--Container.
OCLC:
(OCoLC)50608072
Locations:
UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)
OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)
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.