| Other author/creator | Leacock, Richard, director. |
| Other author/creator | Cliburn, Van, 1934-2013, narrator, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Voorhees, Donald conductor. |
| Other author/creator | Kondrashin, Kirill, 1914-1981 conductor. |
| Included Work | Liszt, Franz, 1811-1886. Liebeslied. |
| Included Work | Brahms, Johannes, 1833-1897. Concertos, piano, orchestra, no. 2, op. 83, B♭ major. Allegro appassionato. |
| Included Work | Tchaikovsky, Peter Ilich, 1840-1893. Concertos, piano, orchestra, no. 1, op. 23, B♭ minor. Allegro con fuoco. |
| Other author/creator | Henry Jaffe Enterprises. |
| Other author/creator | AT & T (Firm) |
| Other author/creator | Video Artists International. |
| Other author/creator | Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra, performer. |
| Other author/creator | Hollywood Bowl Symphony Orchestra performer. |
| Variant title |
Title on container: Van Cliburn : a portrait : the Bell Telephone hour (1966) |
| Series |
Music profile
Music profile. ^A996737
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| Contents |
Introduction and opening credits -- At the Interlochen Music Camp -- Recording at Webster Hall -- With his mother, Rildia Bee O'Bryan Cliburn, at her home -- Practicing at home in Arizona -- At the White House -- At the Hollywood Bowl -- Closing credits. |
| Abstract |
Documentary from the archives of the Bell Telephone Hour. Van Cliburn's dedication to the development of young artists is shown in his work with the Interlochen Music Camp. Leading a student orchestra, Cliburn rehearses the Prokofiev Piano concerto no. 3 for a concert in which he will both conduct and appear as piano soloist. Other highlights include recording sessions of the Chopin B minor Sonata, Cliburn practicing the Liszt B minor Sonata at his home in Tucson, in rehearsal with Kiril Kondrashin for a Hollywood Bowl performance of the Rachmaninoff Piano concerto no. 2, and performing the finale of the Tchaikovsky Piano concerto no. 1 at the Hollywood Bowl. |
| General note | Originally telecast on the Bell Telephone Hour in 1966. |
| General note | Bonus material, from the Bell Telephone hour telecast of Sept. 30, 1960: Widmung / Schumann-Liszt -- Piano concerto no. 2, op. 83. Allegro appassionato / Brahms (Bell Telephone Hour Orchestra ; Donald Voorhees, conductor). |
| Credits | Musical director, Donald Voorhees ; producers and photography, Richard Leacock, D.A. Pennebaker. |
| Performer |
Van Cliburn, piano, narrator. |
| Technical details | DVD, region 0; mono. |
| Genre/form | Documentary television programs. |
| Other title |
Bell Telephone hour (Television program) |
| UPC |
089948429197 |
| Publisher number | 4291 Video Artists International |
