Movie·2024·1h 30m

The Alchemy of the Piano

Name: The Alchemy of the Piano
Genre: Documentary, Music
Released: 2024-11-14
Cast: Francesco Piemontesi, Maria João Pires, Antonio Pappano, Stephen Kovacevitch, Ermonela Jaho

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Synopsis

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.