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1 DVD-video (115 min) : sound, color and black and white ; 12 cm |
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digital |
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optical |
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stereo |
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video file |
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DVD video |
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Title from container. |
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Aspect ratio: 4:3. |
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LPCM stereo. |
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Special features include Piano concerto no. 4 in G major, op. 58 by Beethoven, performed by Claudio Arrau (Philadelphia Orchestra, Riccardo Muti, conductor). |
| Contents |
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) -- Étude in D sharp 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) -- Valse brillante in A♭, op. 34 no. 1 / Frédéric Chopin (Alexander Brailowsky) -- Gnomenreigen / Franz Liszt (Claudio Arrau) -- Minuet in G / Ignacy Jan Paderewski ; Polonaise in A♭ / Frédéric Chopin (Ignacy Jan Paderewski) -- Prelude in C♯ minor, op. 3 no. 2 / Serge Rachmaninoff (Josef Hofmann) -- Maguire's kick (Percy Grainger) -- Children's corner / Claude Debussy (Alfred Cortot) -- Sonata in B♭, D. 960 / Franz Schubert (Rudolf Serkin) -- Ballade no. 2 in B minor / Franz Liszt (Claudio Arrau) -- Étude in D sharp minor / Alexander Scriabin (Vladimir Horowitz) -- Piano concerto no. 1 in B♭ minor, op. 23 / Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky ; Sonata in F minor, op. 57 : Appassionata / Ludwig van Beethoven (Van Cliburn) -- Rondo capriccioso in E, op. 14 / Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy (Claudio Arrau) -- Widmung / Robert 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 / Ludwig van Beethoven (Myra Hess). |
| Performer |
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. |
| Credits |
Written and narrated by David Dubal ; produced, directed, and edited by Peter Rosen. |
| Summary |
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. |
| Language |
Narration in English with subtitles in French, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese. |
| Subject |
Piano -- History.
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Piano. |
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History. |
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Piano music.
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Piano music. |
| Genre/Form |
Piano music.
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| Subject |
Concertos (Piano)
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Concertos (Piano) |
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Documentary films.
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Documentary films.
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| Subject |
Piano -- Histoire. |
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Piano, Musique de. |
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Concertos (Piano) |
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Documentaires. |
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Video recordings.
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Video recordings.
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| Added Author |
Dubal, David.
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Gould, Glenn.
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Rosen, Peter, 1943-
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Peter Rosen Productions.
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Philips Classics Productions.
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| Music No. |
440 075 092-9 Philips |
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