Documentary ·Music · Germany · 2024 · 1h 30m

The Alchemy of the Piano

Die Alchemie des Klaviers

The Alchemy of the Piano poster
Director
Jan Schmidt-Garre
Cast
Francesco Piemontesi as Self Maria João Pires as Self Antonio Pappano as Self Stephen Kovacevitch as Self Ermonela Jaho as Self Alfred Brendel as Self
Crew
Diethard Prengel — Director of Photography Sarah J. Levine — Editor Jan Schmidt-Garre — Writer Jan Schmidt-Garre — Producer Marieke Schroeder — Producer
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.

Key Collaborators
Jan Schmidt-Garre Director Diethard Prengel Director of Photography Sarah J. Levine Editor Jan Schmidt-Garre Writer Jan Schmidt-Garre Producer Marieke Schroeder Producer
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