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The Alchemy of the Piano

2024 1h 30m Released

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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.

Cast

F Francesco Piemontesi Self Maria João Pires Self Antonio Pappano Self Stephen Kovacevitch Self Ermonela Jaho Self Alfred Brendel Self