The Golden Age of the Piano (1993)

Documentary · Music · History

Overview

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.

Cast

• David Dubal as Self - Narrator (voice)
• Claudio Arrau as Self (archive footage)
• Glenn Gould as Self (archive footage)
• Vladimir Horowitz as Self (archive footage)
• Arthur Rubinstein as Self (archive footage)
• Rudolf Serkin as Self (archive footage)

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