The Golden Age of the Piano

Name: The Golden Age of the Piano
Genre: Documentary, Music, History
Released: 1993-01-01
Duration: 1 h 55 min
Rating: 7.5
Cast: David Dubal, Claudio Arrau, Glenn Gould, Vladimir Horowitz, Arthur Rubinstein

7.5/ 10 · 0K votes

1993-01-01

1h 55m

Released

Documentary Music History

Storyline

Academician and piano expert David Dubal narrates this absorbing documentary chronicling the instrument's history and featuring some of the 20th century's finest pianists via archival film clips. Among the keyboard virtuosos are Vladimir Horowitz, Claudio Arrau, Van Cliburn and Glenn Gould. Extras include Arrau's 1983 performance of Ludwig van Beethoven's Piano Concerto no. 4, accompanied by the Philadelphia Orchestra under maestro Riccardo Muti.

Director

Peter Rosen

Writer

Peter Rosen

Keywords

music documentary

Production

Philips