DVD: Gregor Piatigorsky

DVD: Gregor Piatigorsky

DVD:

Gregor Piatigorsky

Jan Peerce, Lily Pons

Bel Canto Society, 2005

Great Music, Not Much of a Plot Though
Edgar Ulmer was the king of B-movie directors, and this one was definitely one of his best. The story, for those who don't know it, is about a lady named Nora (played by the brilliant and versatile Marsha Hunt) and her son Tony. Tony's father dies when he's an infant ...

Carnegie Hall

Marsha Hunt, William Prince

Kino Video, 2001

Carnegie Hall
Very nice! Great music! Story a little weak but he music sure does make up for it!

Artur Rubinstein

Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky

Kultur Video, 2005

A PORTRAIT OF THE MASTER PIANIST IN MUSIC AND WORDS.
Five WONDERFUL Stars!! In this B/W DVD of virtuoso classical pianist Artur Rubinstein, we get a double serving: his AWESOME pianism and his spoken viewpoints on his music. We also get a look at the music room of his home where most of the action takes place. And he is ...

Carnegie Hall

Marsha Hunt, William Prince

All Day Entertainment, 2000

Carnegie Hall
Very nice! Great music! Story a little weak but he music sure does make up for it!

Carnegie Hall at 100: A Place of Dreams

Liza Minnelli, Lee Hays

Kultur Video, 2007

Very good resource
Carnegie Hall at 100: A Place of Dreams is a very good resource for those who are looking for how the artists feel about performing at Carnegie Hall. Such a rich history! Such an honor to perform at Carnegie Hall!!!

Heifetz & Piatigorsky - Historic Performance Film Footage

Jascha Heifetz, Gregor Piatigorsky

Kultur Video, 2005

Nothing less than amazing
This was the first classical music video I ever saw, back around 1989. It was a long time before it got released on DVD, but I'm glad it finally did. This DVD (and the VHS tape that preceded it) is actually three short films that were produced by Rudolph Polk and ...

Beethoven Piano Concerto No. 4 & Mendelssohn Violin Concerto & Walton Cello Concerto / Rubinstein, Heifetz, ...

Jascha Heifetz, Artur Rubinstein

EMI Classics, 2003

Three Titans--Athletic, Authoritative, Incomparable
These three superstars performed and recorded together in various combinations and permutations from the 1930s into the 1960s, and it was during their joint appearances at the Ravinia Festival in the fifties that some whizzbang reporter headlined them as "The Million ...