Product Details

• Actors: Billy Joel, Jean-Yves Thibaudet, Diana Krall
• Format: Color, Dolby, DVD, 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: Sony
• DVD Release Date: October 3, 2000
• Run Time: 116 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 4.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
• ASIN: B00004Z4TC
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #187,524 in Movies & TV (See Top 100 in Movies & TV)

Customer Reviews

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22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What a find!, December 6, 2000

By A Customer

This review is from: Piano Grand! A Smithsonian Celebration (DVD)

I happend across this DVD in my local library and it is by far the best-produced concert video I have seen. The production quality is extremely high. The picture is crisp, the sound is clear and balanced. Billy Joel is an engaging host who introduces the listener to a vast array of well-known performers with backgrounds in classical, jazz, and pop music. While there is such a wide range of musical genres, there are no dissapointments in this show. Performances are all of a high caliber. You won't be disappointed with this choice, I HIGHLY recommend it to anyone who loves classical or jazz music, and mostly... the piano.

19 of 19 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars What an entertaining and thrilling show with such variety!!!, April 24, 2002

By 

Young Seok Park "yspak" (Seoul, Korea) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Piano Grand! A Smithsonian Celebration (DVD)

This DVD is one of my all time favorites. As a piano lover myself, this is a real nice treat. You can see many excellent artists perform various genres of piano music ranging from classical to jazz, contemporary, and pop. As a reviewer mentioned, I really like to see the French pianist play the popular classical numbers. Of course, to watch such famous artists as Billy Joel, Dina Krall, Marcus Roberts and Labeque Sisters is true pleasure. You would also be interested in this DVD if you noticed Hyung-Ki(Richard) Joo, a Korean American artist, was the pianist who had performed Billy Joel's first classical album "Fantasies & Delusions, Op. 1-10".

I like the PCM audio track, which is always more natural than DD5.1. In between performances, there are some "Snoopy" cartoons about music, which is enjoyable too. If you like music especially piano music, you don't have to hesitate getting this.

11 of 12 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Magnificent, February 22, 2003

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Wayne S. Crooker (Danforth, Me United States) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Piano Grand! A Smithsonian Celebration (DVD)

I first saw this presentation on PBS TV. Unfortunatly, I did not see it all but was determined to "See It All". The opening by Billy Joel alone is worth the DVD. His greatest recording ever of "Piano Man" If you think you have heard it before, forget it. This performence will bring tears to your eyes beleive me.The rest of the program will give you a cross-section of great Pianists like nothing else you have seen. From the Classics to "Dianne Krall" This is an absolute "Must Have DVD" for the piano enthusiast. Period.