DVD: weissenberg (celebration nikolayeva)

DVD: weissenberg

DVD:

Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No. 2/ Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5

16 reviews
Ulrich Koch, Alexis Weissenberg

Geneon [Pioneer], 1999

very enjoyable
rachmaninov's 2nd piano concerto is one of my favorite piano concertos. if you like rachmaninov this is a must for your DVD library, and you might also enjoy the naxos musical journey DVD of rachmaninov's piano concertos nos. 2 & 3.

Karajan in Concert
Herbert von Karajan, Alexis Weissenberg

Deutsche Grammophon, 2008

Truly a portrait of an artist: Over two hours devoted to classic Karajan performances overtures, a Rachmaninov concerto, showpieces by Debussy and Ravel and a documentary on the occasion of his 70th birthday.

Tatiana Nikolayeva: Shostakovich

4 reviews
Dmitri Shostakovich

Euroarts, 2008

Shostakovich's 'Intimate Diary' Played by Its Dedicatee
At the Leipzig Bach Piano Competition held in 1950 on the occasion of the 200th anniversary of Bach's death, Dmitri Shostakovich was the chief judge. The winning pianist was a 26-year-old Russian, Tatiana Nikolayeva. The two met and began what was to become a lifelong friendship. Hearing so much Bach so impressed Shostakovich that a year later he composed what became his Op. 87, the 24 Preludes ...

Mozart /Chopin/Rachmaninov: Richter - Classic Archive

1 review

Euroarts, 2008

Richter at the Barbican
This recital was originally broadcast on BBC-TV in 1989. Richter was 74 then but clearly had not lost any of his powers. He had, however, developed some idiosyncrasies that have a bearing on this recording. He was playing this recital, consisting of three Mozart sonatas and a selection from Chopin's Op. 10 and 25 études, before a live audience but insisted on having no lighting on the stage ...

Stravinsky, Prokofiev, Scriabin, Rachmaninov, Chopin, Bach, Brahms: Alexis Weissenberg - Classic Archive

3 reviews
Brahms, Stravinsky

Medici Masters, 2008

One of the Most Extraordinary Piano Films Ever Made
My title applies primarily to the 1965 black & white film of Alexis Weissenberg playing Stravinsky's Three Movements from Petrushka, amazingly creatively filmed in Stockholm by Åke Falck. I remember seeing this film on TV almost forty years ago and the memory of it has stayed with me ever since. I am so pleased finally to have a copy of that marvelous film. Weissenberg was in his early thirties ...

In Celebration of the Piano / Cliburn, Berman, Brendel, Perahia, Serkin, Weissenberg

3 reviews
Van Cliburn, Alfred Brendel

Video Artists Int'l, 2005

A Mix of Wonderful and So-So Exaggerated -- But Certainly Worth the Money!
As in every DVD review, one can spend some time talking about obvious omissions: i.e. who should have played at this event, but didn't. Van Cliburn hosts, but does not play. Missing are Martha Argerich, Vladimir Ashkenazy, and many other pianists greater than most pianists who make it onto this DVD. Who was great? Surely Josef Hoffman's student, Shura Churassky (spelling?) steals the show. ...

Not on the Lips

6 reviews
Sabine Azéma, Isabelle Nanty

Fox Lorber, 2005

Nostalgic French Musical of the Twenties
Ah..how we miss the naughty twenties. This 1920's operatta brings back those times with catchy French tunes and saucy puns. Mix a little George Gershwin, Charly Chaplin, and Maurice Chevalier. The film is fluffy and light; Sabine Azema is magnificent in her gorgeous gowns. The movie won't satisfy the taste of everyone but for those who miss charm and good clean fun in contemporary cinema, give ...