Claudio Arrau.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Arrau, Claudio, 1903-1991, instrumentalist.

Solomon, 1902-1988, instrumentalist.

Hurst, George, 1926-2012, conductor.

Todds, Walter, director.

Billon, Denise, director.

Bates, Phill, director.

Bardet, Pierre-Olivier, producer.

Wright, Stephen, producer, producer.

London Philharmonic Orchestra, performer.

Idéale Audience International, producer.

IMG Artists (Firm), producer.

EMI (Firm), distributor.

Series:

Classic archive ; 3.

Classic archive ; 3

Language:

No linguistic content

Subjects (All):

Concertos (Piano).

Piano music.

Sonatas (Piano).

Genre:

Piano music.

Performances.

Television programs.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[Hayes, Middlesex] : EMI Classics, 2002.

System Details:

DVD; NTSC; 4:3 aspect ratio.

digital

optical

mono

NTSC

video file

DVD video

Contents:

Piano concerto in A minor, op. 54 (33:48) ; Carnaval : op. 9 : scènes mignonnes sur quatre notes (30:39) / Robert Schumann

Piano sonata no. 32 in C minor, op. 111 (27:38) ; Piano sonata no. 23 in F minor, op. 57 : appassionata (20:55) / Ludwig van Beethoven.

Participant:

Claudio Arrau (1st-3rd works), Solomon (4th work), piano ; London Philharmonic Orchestra, George Hurst, conductor (1st work).

Credits:

Producers, Pierre-Olivier Bardet (Idéale Audience International) and Stephen Wright (IMG Artists). Directed by Walter Todds (Schumann), Denise Billon (Beethoven op. 111), and Phill Bates (Beethoven op. 57). Film restoration producer, Kaléo Films. Sound analysis and restoration, Charles Schlumberger, Lobster Films. Editorial concept (DVD production), Jacques Spohr.

Notes:

The 4th work called a bonus on the title frames.

Recorded for television in London, June 8, 1963 (1st work), June 16, 1961 (2nd work), Jan. 15, 1956 (4th work); and in Paris, 1970 (3rd work).

Titles available in English, French, German and Spanish.

Linear PCM mono sound remastered for DVD.

An Ideale Audience International & IMG Artists production, released with the participation of BBC, INA, CNC.

Program notes by Jeremy Siepmann in English with French, German, and Spanish translations (19 p. : ports.) inserted in container.

EMI Classics: 7243 4 92839 9 2 (in bold face: 4 92839 9) (on container spine: DVB 4928399)

Contains:

Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856. Concertos, piano, orchestra, op. 54, A minor

Schumann, Robert, 1810-1856. Carnaval.

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Sonatas, piano, no. 32, op. 111, C minor, composer.

Beethoven, Ludwig van, 1770-1827. Sonatas, piano, no. 23, op. 57, F minor, composer.

OCLC:

52849380

Publisher Number:

724349283992

7243 4 92839 9 2 EMI Classics

DVB 4928399 EMI Classics