In celebration of the piano : an all-star tribute to the Steinway / hosted by Van Cliburn ; DVD production coordinated by Raymond Edwards. [print]

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Material type: Film

FilmPublisher number: 4328 | Video Artists InternationalPublication details: New York, New York : Video Artists International, [(c)1989.Description: 1 DVD (97 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 inContent type:

two-dimensional moving image

Media type:

unmediated

Carrier type:

volume

Subject(s):

Piano music

Genre/Form:

DVD-Video discs.

LOC classification:

M20.I35.I534 1989
M20.E26.I534 1989

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Contents:

Au bord d'une source/ Liszt ; Etude numbers 13 in A-flat minor, Op. 72/ Moszkowski ; Etude numbers 6 in F Major, opus 72/ Moszkowski Odeon/ Nazareth Polichinello/ Villa-Lobos March in G Major/ Schubert Impromptu in A-flat Major, opus 90, numbers 4/ Schubert Three Andalusian dances/ Infante Hexentanz, opus 17, numbers 2/ MacDowell Moment Musicale in E minor, opus 16, numbers 4/ Rachmaninoff March from "The love of three oranges" / Prokofieff Hungarian melody in G-flat, D 817/ Schubert Prelude in G Major, opus 32, numbers 5/ Rachmaninoff Danse Russe/ Stravinsky Kaleidoscope/ Hofmann La campanella/ Paganini-Liszt Carnaval, opus 9/ Schumann.

Production credits:

Pianists: Peter Orth, Ilana Vered, Jose Feghali, Rudolf and Peter Serkin, Murray Perahia, Cipa and Mischa Dichter, Hai-Kyung Suh, Lazar Berman, Alfred Brendel, Ruth Laredo, Alec Chien, Shura Cherkassky, Robert Taub, Leon Bates, Edmund Battersby, Alexis Weissenberg, Stephen Hough, Jerome Rose, David Dubal, Navah Perlman, Barbara Nissman, Alexander Toradze, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Grant Johannesen, Christopher O'Riley.

Various performers ; hosted by Van Cliburn.Summary: On June 2, 1988, an extraordinary array of outstanding pianists gathered in Carnegie Hall to celebrate the 135th anniversary of the first Steinway, and the 500,000th piano manufactured by that company. Drawing on an enormous range of virtuoso piano music, the 27 pianists demonstrate the versatility and power of the instrument which has held the greatest fascination for composers, performers, and audiences alike. Hosted by Van Cliburn, this unique program reaches its climax with a dazzling performance of Schumann's "Carnaval," in which the 21 movements are divided between 19 pianists.

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Item type	Current library	Collection	Call number	Vol info	Status	Date due	Barcode
Multi-media (10-day check-out)	G. Allen Fleece Library Multimedia - Second Floor	Non-fiction	M20.I5 1989 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	M-DVD	Available		31923001525407

On June 2, 1988, an extraordinary array of outstanding pianists gathered in Carnegie Hall to celebrate the 135th anniversary of the first Steinway, and the 500,000th piano manufactured by that company. Drawing on an enormous range of virtuoso piano music, the 27 pianists demonstrate the versatility and power of the instrument which has held the greatest fascination for composers, performers, and audiences alike. Hosted by Van Cliburn, this unique program reaches its climax with a dazzling performance of Schumann's "Carnaval," in which the 21 movements are divided between 19 pianists.

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Various performers ; hosted by Van Cliburn.

Pianists: Peter Orth, Ilana Vered, Jose Feghali, Rudolf and Peter Serkin, Murray Perahia, Cipa and Mischa Dichter, Hai-Kyung Suh, Lazar Berman, Alfred Brendel, Ruth Laredo, Alec Chien, Shura Cherkassky, Robert Taub, Leon Bates, Edmund Battersby, Alexis Weissenberg, Stephen Hough, Jerome Rose, David Dubal, Navah Perlman, Barbara Nissman, Alexander Toradze, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Grant Johannesen, Christopher O'Riley.

Recorded on June 2, 1988 in Carnegie hall.

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