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Following the huge success of Shine, David Helfgott has returned to the concert platform where his performances have thrilled audiences. This program captures the energy and enthusiasm generated by this warm, humorous man.
Melvyn Bragg's conversations with the pianist and his family are interspersed with dramatic footage from Shine, and performance excerpts from Helfgott's 1997 World Tour.
This DVD contains over 40 minutes of extra concert footage from David Helfgott in Concert, Nottingham, that was not broadcast as part of the original London Weekend Television South Bank Show. Works included:
Mendelssohn, Andante & Rondo Capriccioso in E minor Liszt, Un Sospiro, Concert Etude No. 3 Liszt, Hungarian Rhapsody No. 6 Beethoven, Appassionata, Sonata No. 23 in F minor
"This is a 'one-off' which I am glad to have experienced. If you have been interested enough to read this far you probably should see it for yourself." - Patrick Waller, Music Web international
"He Shone" - The Independent
"A profoundly gifted man having the time of his life" - The Sunday Times
David Helfgott, Piano
Edited and Presented by: Melvyn Bragg Executive Producer: Nigel Wattis Production Executive: Peter Pearson Video Editor: Gordon Mason OB Director: Sonia Lovett Produced and Directed by: Leo Burley
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