Birthday Gift

[dough_mouse]

My brother's birthday is approaching, and since he plays piano as I do, and since he was very interested in the piano videos I downloaded online, I planned to buy him a DVD/VHS/CD of piano videos. The only problem is I dont know of any, which are of high quality, and where to find them. So if any of you could maybe assist me in this endeavour of suprising my brother with a killer-awesome piano-video gift, I would greatly appreciate it.

 His favorite composers are Chopin and Beethoven to my knowledge, and I think he likes Pollini, Kempf, Brendel, and Kissin, and I KNOW that he loves Horowitz, but anything thats of high quality would do 

Thanks in advance.

[alejo_90]

There are some good DVD's from EMI classical archives series.

DVD:
- I would recommend you the Brendel DVD, where he plays Beethoven's Hammerklavier & some Bagatelles.
- There's also a Kempff DVD, playing Beethoven's Moonlight & The Hunt Sonatas.
- Horowitz plays Mozart / Horowitz in Moscow (can't remember label)

CD:
Chopin - Polonaises, etc (Vladimir Ashkenazy)
Chopin - Complete Etudes / Sonata No.2 (Pollini)
Rachmaninoff - Piano Concerto No.3 (1951 Horowitz & Reiner performance)
Beethoven - Piano Sonatas : "Appasionata" "Les Adieux" "Waldstein" (Emil Gilels)
Beethoven - Piano Sonatas: No.13 "Pathétique" "Moonlight" (Emil Gilels)
*Gilels was Beethoven's reincarnation IMO

Best
Alex