Georges Cziffra.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Cziffra, Georges, 1921-1994, instrumentalist.

Cziffra, Georges, 1921-1994, conductor.

Moiseiwitsch, Benno, 1890-1963, performer.

Carrère, Jean Paul, director.

Herzog, Gérard, director.

Aizieu, Annie, director.

Foy, Patricia, director.

Bardet, Pierre-Olivier, producer.

Wright, Stephen, producer, producer.

Orchestre national de l'O.R.T.F., performer.

Idéale Audience International, producer.

IMG Artists (Firm), producer.

EMI (Firm), distributor.

Series:

Classic archive ; 26.

Classic archive ; 26

Language:

English

French

German

No linguistic content

Spanish

Subjects (All):

Piano music.

Polonaises.

Variations (Piano with orchestra).

Piano music, Arranged.

Genre:

Piano music.

Piano music, Arranged.

Performances.

Television programs.

Video recordings.

Physical Description:

1 videodisc (78 min.) : sound, black and white ; 4 3/4 in.

monochrome

Place of Publication:

[England] : EMI Classics, [2003]

Language Note:

Title available in English, French, German and Spanish.

System Details:

DVD; NTSC; 4:3 aspect ratio.

digital

optical

mono

NTSC

video file

DVD video

Contents:

Polonaise in A flat major, op. 53 : "Heroic" (6:55) ; Scherzo in B flat minor, op. 31 (9:50) ; Impromptu in G flat major, op. 51 (4:45) / Chopin

Transcendental study in F minor, S139, no. 10 (5:36) ; Hungarian rhapsody in D flat major, S244, no. 6 (6:16) ; Gnomenreigen : concert study, S145 no. 2 (2:29) ; Valse impromptu : S213 (5:27) ; Grand galop chromatique : S219 (3:05) / Franz Liszt

Symphonic variations / César Franck (18:12)

Bonus: Benno Moiseiwitsch plays Wagner: Tannhäuser overture (14:57).

Participant:

Georges Cziffra, piano ; Orchestre National de l'O.R.T.F., Georges Cziffra, Jnr, conductor (9th work).

Credits:

Producers, Pierre-Olivier Bardet (Idéale Audience International) and Stephen Wright (IMG Artists). Directed by Jean-Paul Carrère (1st, 4th-5th works), Gérard Herzog (2nd-3rd, 6th-8th works), Annie Aizieu (9th work), Patricia Foy (bonus track) Film restoration producer, Kaléo Films. Sound analysis and restoration, Charles Schlumberger, Lobster Films. Editorial concept (DVD production), Jacques Spohr.

Notes:

Performance order varies from the order on the containerand in the notes, which is based on date and place of recording. The numbering of the works below corresponds to performance order.

Filmed for television May 3, 1961, Théâtre des Champs-Elysées, Paris (1st, 4th-5th works), Sept. 25, 1963, ORTF, Paris (2nd-3rd, 6th-8th works), Nov. 20, 1965, ORTF, Paris (9th work), and Nov. 3, 1954, BBC Studios, London (bonus).

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

Linear PCM mono sound remastered for DVD.

Program notes by Jean-Charles Hoffelé in French with English, German, and Spanish translations (23 p. : ports.) inserted in container.

Contains:

Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Polonaises, piano, op. 53, A♭ major

Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Scherzos, piano, no. 2, op. 31, B♭ minor

Chopin, Frédéric, 1810-1849. Impromptus, piano, no. 3, op. 51, G♭ major, composer.

Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Études d'exécution transcendante. No 10

Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Rhapsodies hongroises. No 6

Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Konzertetüden. Gnomenreigen.

Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Valse impromptu, composer.

Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Grand galop chromatique, composer.

Franck, César, 1822-1890. Variations symphoniques, composer.

Wagner, Richard, 1813-1883. Tannhäuser. Ouvertüre; arranged, composer.

OCLC:

54840587

Publisher Number:

724349068292

7243 4 90682 9 2 EMI Classics