tracks

Opening Credits
Kinderszenen, Op. 15
Von Fremden Ländern Und Menschen
Kuriose Gesichte
Haschemann
Bittendes Kind
Glückes Genug
Wichtige Begebenheit
Träumerei
Am Kamin
Ritter Vom Steckenpferd
Fast Zu Ernst
Fürchtenmachen
Kind Im Einschlummern
Der Dichter Spricht
Capriccio In D Minor, Op. 116 No. 1
Moment Musical In F Minor, D780 No. 3
Impromptu In A FLat Major, D899 No. 4
Introduction To Sonata
Piano Sonata No.21 In B Flat Major, D960
I. Molto Moderato
II. Amdamte Sostenuto
III. Scherzo: Allegro Vivace E Con Delicatezza - Trio
IV. Allegro, Ma Non Troppo
Artur Schnabel As A Teacher
1. You Won't Ever Be A Pianist...
2. On The Subject Of Editions...
3. Schnabel's Peculiar Excellence As A Teacher
4. His Physical Gifts Were No Less Unusual Than His Mental....
5. Technique: In The Usual Sense Of Pianistic Facility...
Personalities In British Music: Clifford Curzon
1. The Main Musical Influence In My Life Was My Uncle, Alfred Ketelbey...
2. I Think The People Who Criticise Schnabel Often Criticise Him Because...
3. Sir Henry Wood Helped Me A Great Deal In My Early Days Before I Went To Berlin...
4. What Do You Think Of The Influence Of Modern Recording Music...
4. I Certainly Have A Favourite Composer...
Talking About Sir Henry Wood
1. Sir Henry Wood Had Had A Strong Influence On My Musical Life,,,
2. As A Human Being...
3. As A Great Conductor
Royal Philharmonic Society Gold Metal Ceremony
1. It's My Pleasant Duty...
2. The Gold Medal...
3. Sir Michael, Friends And Colleagues
Clifford Curzon Extemporises - Curzon's Epilogue from 'The Book Of The Piano', Edited And Read By His Son Fritz
1. In 1981, Just The Year Before Clifford Died...
2. I've Known People Who, At About The Age Of Three...
3. Teaching Is A Tricky Subject Indeed...
4. Another Thing That A Lot Of People Don't Realise About Piano Playing...
5. Back To Performing Though...
Desert Island Discs
RP: This Week Our Castway Is The Concert Pianist Sir Clifford Curzon... (Ketelbey: In A Monastery Garden)
CC: For Number Two I Think I Should Like To Go All The Way From Ketelbey... (Mozart: Piano Concerto No. 21 In C Major, K467 - II. Andante)
RP: You're Londoner, Aren't You?... (Liszt: Gnomenreigen)
RP: You Were Only Sixteen, I Believe, When You Made Your First Appearance At A Prom... (Brahms: Feldeinsmkeit, Op. 86 No. 2)
RP: Record Number Five.... (Schumann: Phantasiestücke Op.12 No.1, Des Abends)
RP: You Love Playing Chamber Music... (Couperin: Passacaglia)
CC: What I'd Like To Do Is Get Rid Of My Records... (Schubert: Piano Sonata In A Major, D959 - III.Scherzo. Allegro Vivace)
CC: For My Last Record I'd Like... (Wagner: Tristan Und Isolde - Liebestod)
Clifford Curzon On Schnabel
1. AB: Clifford Curzon, Your Teachers Were Both Schnabel And Wanda Landowska....
2. AB: Just Now You Mentioned Schnabel's Teacher
3. AB: You've Only Touched on Schnabel's Qualities As A Man...
4. CC: One Of His Lesser-known Qualities As A Man...
5. CC: Wouldn't This Be a Good Moment...
6. CC: Wasn't That Wonderful?...
7. AB: As He Had Pick Of The World's Talent In His Classes...
8. AB: Clifford, It's Just Over Twenty Years Now...
9. CC: What Made Him, In Many Ways, The Ideal Recording Artist...
10: AB: Finally, Clifford, What Are Your Memories Of Schnabel's Last Concert?...

notes

The release includes a DVD+CD (double layer) and an audio CD as a bonus

Films © 1959, 1968.
DVD audio interviews & talks © 1951, 1965, 1969, 1980.
CD audio interviews & talks © 1973, 1978.
All tracks ℗ + © 2007.

Recordings:
DVD: Broadcast on BBC Television's "Celebrity Recital", 2 April 1959, Black & White, (tracks DVD-1 to DVD-15);
BBC Television, "Clifford Curzon Plays Schubert", 30 June 1968, Colour (tracks DVD-16 to DVD-22)

CD: Recorded on 2 Oct. 1951 (tracks CD-1 to CD-5); 4 August 1965 (CD-6 to CD-10); 2 March 1969 (CD -11 to CD-13); 27 February 1980 (CD-14 to CD-16).
Bonus CD: Broadcast On BBC Radio 4, 17 June 1978 (tracks 1 to 8); recorded 18 September 1972 and broadcast on BBC Radio 3, 12 February 1973 (tracks 9 to 18).

Aspect ratio: 4:3
Region codes: 1 to 6
Menu Screen: English
Audio content: 2.0 Enhanced Mono
Duration (Films): 62 mins

credits

A&R – Ben Pateman
Art Direction – Claudia Wafer
Authoring – Daniel Schleef, Julian Wijnmaalen
Booklet Editor – Fabian Watkinson
Consultant – Callum Ross, Fritz Curzon
Design [Recital] – Keith Harris (15)
Design [Screen] – Tatjana Njofang, Tatyana Udina, Zahra Shah Ali
Lighting – Otis Eddy
Liner Notes – Callum Ross
Liner Notes [French Translation] – Dennis Collins (2)
Liner Notes [German Translation] – Matthias Lehmann
Management [Project] – Claudia Tessarrin, Raymond McGill
Photography By – Fritz Curzon, Hugh Tosh, John Vickers
Piano – Clifford Curzon
Producer [BBC Recitals] – Walter Todds
Producer [DVD] – Harald Gericke

companies

Phonographic Copyright (p) – BBC
Copyright (c) – Decca Music Group Limited
Recorded By – BBC
Produced At – Emil Berliner Studios
Pressed By – EDC, Germany – 51869819
Pressed By – EDC, Germany – 51869817
Pressed By – EDC, Germany

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