Great Pianists of the Bell Telephone Hour (1959)

For nine years, "The Bell Telephone Hour" served as a home for the arts on TV; this presentation pulls 10 ravishing piano performances from its vaults. Highlights include Cuban pianist Jorge Bolet performing Gershwin's "Rhapsody in Blue" under the baton of Paul Whiteman; a young Van Cliburn assaying Liszt's transcription of Shumann's "Widmung"; and Claudio Arrau playing Beethoven's "Emperor" Concerto.