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The Alchemy of the Piano

2024 · 90 min

A calm, thoughtful look at musicians chasing an elusive quality in performance, rewarding for those who love classical music.

Genres
Documentary, Music
Overview
When the pianist Francesco Piemontesi hears an unreleased recording of the pianist and composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, it comes as a shock to him. This freedom of playing, these colors and nuances, this virtuosity, which is always presented with a smile, overwhelms him. He decides to explore what he believes he is hearing here: the alchemy of the piano.
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Art, music, obsession, identity
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No violence, gore, sexual content or swearing.
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    measured, 2 of 4, from slow-burn to relentless
    Attention
    engaged, 3 of 4, from background-friendly to demanding
    Themes
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    Era
    contemporary
    Audience
    adult
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    • Gore none
    • Language none
    • Violence none
    • Sex none
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    ScaleValue0 to 10
    Action0
    Horror0
    Humour2
    Realism9
    Romance0
    Tension1
    Darkness1
    Complexity5
    Emotional weight4

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    Details

    Genres
    documentary, music
    Directed by
    Jan Schmidt-Garre
    Written by
    Jan Schmidt-Garre
    Starring
    Francesco Piemontesi, Maria João Pires, Antonio Pappano, Stephen Kovacevitch, Ermonela Jaho, Alfred Brendel
    Cinematography
    Diethard Prengel
    Runtime
    90 min
    Country
    Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Norway, Sweden
    Languages
    German, French, Italian, English

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