Product Details

• Actors: Olga Kern, Stanislav Iudenitch, Van Cliburn
• Directors: Peter Rosen
• Format: Classical, Color, DVD, Import, NTSC
• Language: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rated: NR (Not Rated)
• Studio: Peter Rosen Productions, Inc.
• DVD Release Date: November 22, 2005
• Run Time: 160 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (16 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00005T5Y9
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #50,523 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

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19 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars EXTRAORDINARY PERFORMANCES AND DOCUMENTARY, April 11, 2003

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P (Salt Lake City, UT) - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Cliburn - Playing on the Edge (DVD)

THIS DVD IS GREAT. IT GIVES A GOOD LOOK INTO THE LIVES OF THE CONTESTANTS DURING THE VAN CLIBURN PIANO COMPETITION. THE BONUS FEATURE PERFORMANCES ARE EXQUISITE. OLGA KERN IS MAGNIFICENT WITH RACHMANINOFF'S 3RD PIANO CONCERTO AND STANISLAV IOUDENICH IS GREAT WITH TCHAIKOVSKY'S 1ST PIANO CONCERTO.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of my favorite DVDs, February 10, 2002

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Raymond J McArthur - See all my reviews

This review is from: The Cliburn - Playing on the Edge (DVD)

This is a two-sided DVD, with interviews and performance excerpts of the 11th Van Cliburn finalists as they proceed to the finish on side one. The artists were brilliant; it seems impossible to pick the "best". The judges made an unprecedented decision to choose two Gold Medalists, Olga Kern from Russia, and Stanislav Ioudenitch from Uzbekistan.

Side two contains complete performances of the first Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto, and the third Rachmaninoff Piano Concerto, by the two Gold Medalists. Side two alone is worth the price.

Strangely, the disc does not offer chapter selections.

5 of 5 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Outstanding piano competition, May 6, 2007

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Mary Cassatt - See all my reviews

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This review is from: The Cliburn: Playing on the Edge (DVD)

I am a pianist (non professional) and feel well qualified to comment on this DVD. I have followed the Cliburn for years and find this tape absoutely excellent. One has a chance to get to "know" the lead competitors, the life of a competitor both away from the competition and during it, the feelings of tension and excitement, and excellent coverage of the music, which is itself most rewarding. I have seen other Cliburn tapes, and this one is superior. The best yet. The viewer is drawn into the procedings and develops feelings for the various performers. I would recommend "The Cliburn" to anyone with an interest in music, not at all necessarily just an interest in the piano.