ARTISTS
DOCUMENTARY CONTENT (extracts)

ARRAU:
Les jeux d’eau à la Villa d’Este (Liszt)
Ballade No.2 (Liszt)
Rondo capriccioso (Mendelssohn)
SERKIN:
Sonata in E flat major “Les Adieux” (Beethoven)
Sonata in B flat major, D960 (Schubert)
HOROWITZ:
Étude in D sharp minor (Scriabin)
GOULD:
Partita in E minor, BWV 830 (Bach)
LANDOWSKA:
Folk Dance
HESS:
Sonata in F minor “Appassionata” (Beethoven)
RUBINSTEIN:
“Spinning Song” (Mendelssohn)
BRAILOWSKY:
Valse brillante (Chopin)
ARRAU:
Gnomenreigen (Liszt)
PADEREWSKI:
Minuet in G major (Paderewski)
Polonaise in A flat major (Chopin)
HOFMANN:
Prelude in C sharp minor (Rachmaninoff)
GRAINGER:
Maguire’s Kick (Irish folk song)
CORTOT:
Children’s Corner (Debussy)
VAN CLIBURN:
Piano Concerto No.1 (Tchaikovsky)
Sonata in F minor “Appassionata” (Beethoven)
Widmung (Schumann/Liszt)

ABOUT THIS DVD
In this fascinating 80-minute film, American piano expert David Dubal presents a definitive survey of the great virtuosi of the early and mid-twentieth century, aptly termed “The Golden Age of the Piano”.

Liberally intercut with unique historic footage, the film features performances from such legendary pianists as Horowitz, Van Cliburn, Cortot, Paderewski, Rubinstein, Gould and Arrau.

As a special 2003 Claudio Arrau Centenary bonus feature, the DVD is completed by Arrau’s 1983 performance of Beethoven’s Piano Concerto No.4, with Riccardo Muti and the Philadelphia Orchestra. The DVD comes with multi-language subtitles (English, French, German, Italian, Spanish and Chinese).