Winners Of Tchaikovsky Competition Visit The Composer’s Home (1958)

Unissued / unused material. Winners of the Tchaikovsky competition visit great Russian composer’s home, Kiln, Soviet Union (Russia, USSR). Soviet newsreel item with titles in Cyrillic and commentary by Russian woman. Panning shot of trees in wood. Panning shot of trees. CU zoom away shot of window of Tchaikovsky’s house (now a museum). Interior shots of music book lying on table. Various shots winning musicians - violinist Valery Klimov and American concert pianist Van Cliburn being shown around the house by Yury Davidov (the composer’s nephew). CU wooden table where the composer wrote his sixth symphony. CU Klimov and Davidov, pan down to table. MS the three men walking to book cabinet, Davidov gets book out of cabinet. CU music sheet. MS the three walking away from cabinet. Various shots Klimov playing violin while Van Cliburn plays the piano - they play a piece by Tchaikovsky in the composer’s house (natural sound). Date on original record is 01/05/1958. NB: alternativ