These performances were filmed in Moscow during his 1958, 1962, and 1972 visits to the Soviet capital. These broadcasts have not been seen in the West until now.

The first three volumes feature Van Cliburn in concertos with The Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra conducted by Kirill Kondrashin.

Van Cliburn in Moscow, Vol. 1
VAI DVD 4452, $29.95

Cliburn and the Moscow Philharmonic conducted by Kirill Kondrashin in Beethoven’s “Emperor” Concerto and Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 1 (Kondrashin was the conductor on Cliburn’s best selling RCA recording of the Tchaikovsky.) These 1962 performances also include encores by Chopin and Liszt. 104 Minutes. Black and White. All regions.

Van Cliburn in Moscow, Vol. 2
VAI DVD 4453, $29.95

1972 performances of Grieg’s Piano Concerto and Brahms’ Piano Concerto No. 2, with Kondrashin and the Moscow Philharmonic. 85 minutes. Black & White. All regions.

Van Cliburn in Moscow, Vol. 3
VAI DVD 4454, $29.95 

The third volume features live performances of Rachmaninoff’s Second and Third Piano Concertos, with the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra under the direction of Kirill Kondrashin. The Third Concerto is the legendary performance of 1958 which occurred right after Cliburn won the gold medal.  Encores are Rachmaninoff: Prelude in E-flat, Op. 23, No. 6; Schumann-Liszt: Widmung; and Solovyov-Sedoy / Matusovsky: Moscow Nights (arr. Van Cliburn). 95 minutes, Black & White, mono, All regions.

Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 2 in C minor, Op. 18
Rachmaninoff: Piano Concerto No. 3 in D minor, Op. 30

Encores:
Rachmaninoff : Prelude in E-flat, Op. 23, No. 6
Schumann-Liszt: Widmung
Solovyov-Sedoy / Matusovsky: Moscow Nights (arr. Van Cliburn)

Van Cliburn, piano
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
Kirill Kondrashin, conductor

Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory, Moscow
Live performances, 1972 (Concerto No. 2) / 1958 (Concerto No. 3; Encores)

Van Cliburn in Moscow, Vol. 4
VAI DVD 4455, $29.95 

The celebrated pianist Van Cliburn achieved legendary status overnight after winning the First International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow in 1958. This landmark DVD series marks the first time that Cliburn’s performances on Russian television have been made available to the international public. Volume 4 is the first to present Cliburn in solo recital, featuring three works that figured largely in his repertoire: Brahms’s Variations on a Theme of Handel, Op. 24, Prokofiev’s Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 82, and Rachmaninoff’s Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 (the original 1913 version). Performances from 1960 and 1972. 86 minutes, black & white, mono, All regions.

Program:
• Brahms: Handel Variations, Op. 24
• Prokofiev: Sonata No. 6 in A major, Op. 82
• Rachmaninoff: Sonata No. 2 in B-flat minor, Op. 36 (Original Version)
Van Cliburn, piano
Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory
Live performances, 1972 (Brahms, Prokofiev) / 1960 (Rachmaninoff)

Van Cliburn in Moscow, Vol. 5
VAI DVD 4456, $29.95

The fifth volume in this major retrospective of Van Cliburn’s artistry features the great American pianist in solo works by Liszt, Chopin, Scriabin, and Debussy. These live performances were recorded in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory during Cliburn’s 1960 and 1972 tours of Russia. 77 min., Black & white, mono, 4:3, All regions.

Program:

Liszt: Sonata in B minor, S. 178
Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory (1960)

Chopin: Scherzo No. 3 in C-sharp minor, Op. 39
Liszt: Sonetto No. 123 del Petrarca, S. 161/6
Liszt: Mephisto Waltz No. 1, S. 514
Scriabin: Nocturne for the Left Hand, Op. 9, No. 2
Debussy: Prelude No. 19 “La terrasse des audiences au clair de lune”
Scriabin: Etude in D-sharp minor, Op. 8, No. 2
Chopin: Etude in C minor, Op. 10, No. 12 “Revolutionary”

Recorded in the Great Hall of the Moscow Conservatory (1972)

Van Cliburn, piano