The best Vladimir Ashkenazy’s movies
We present our ranking of the best Vladimir Ashkenazy’s movies. Do you love cinema? Or are you looking for a movie of your favorite actor to watch tonight? Surely you have some to see or that you did not know yet about Vladimir Ashkenazy.
Ashkenazy Observed
Documentary about Soviet-born pianist Vladimir Ashkenazy.
Genius Within: The Inner Life of Glenn Gould
7.4/10
A documentary on the mysterious and influential pianist.
Itzhak Perlman: Virtuoso Violinist
Documentary on the life and career of violinist Itzhak Perlman, including interviews, archival footage, and concert performances.
Ein unfassbarer Pianist - Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli
6.9/10
A documentary film about the renowned pianist Arturo Benedetti Michelangeli.
Beethoven Piano Concertos 1-5
These recordings, filmed in March and April 1974 for the BBC, occurred at the tail end of the old performance era and the very start of the new. Vladimir Ashkenazy was a graduate of the same Soviet school of piano playing that produced Sviatoslav Richter, Emil Gilels, Lazar Berman and a host of others of that era. There are simularities that unite them, including a broad romanticism, a degree of Lisztian showmanship coupled with periods of introspection, powerful technique that occasionally borders on pounding and an intellectual streak that produces some deeply insightful playing. Ashkenazy was younger than the others, more modern in his playing.
Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition: Here to Make Music
Emmy Award winning documentary, directed by Peter Rosen, about the Eighth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition in 1989, featuring interviews with the contestants and jurists, and footage from rehearsals and performances, including by competition winner Alexei Sultanov.
