Film

The Alchemy of the Piano

2024 · 1h 30m · Documentary · Music

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.

Francesco Piemontesi

Self

Maria João Pires

Self

Antonio Pappano

Self

Stephen Kovacevitch

Self

Ermonela Jaho

Self

Alfred Brendel

Self

• Jan Schmidt-GarreDirector · Producer · Writer
• Marieke SchroederProducer
• Diethard PrengelDirector of Photography
• Sarah J. LevineEditor

Release date

November 14, 2024

Status

Released

Original language

German

Runtime

1h 30m

Rated

0

Genres

Documentary, Music