The Alchemy of the Piano (2024)
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.
Director: Jan Schmidt-Garre
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Francesco Piemontesi as Self |
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Maria João Pires as Self |
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Antonio Pappano as Self |
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Stephen Kovacevitch as Self |
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Ermonela Jaho as Self |
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Alfred Brendel as Self |
| Directing | Jan Schmidt-Garre | Director |
| Camera | Diethard Prengel | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Thomas Keller | Camera Operator |
| Sound | Clémence Fabre | Sound Recordist |
| Sound | Johannes Kammann | Sound Recordist |
| Art | Sascha Groß | Set Designer |
| Sound | Eberhard Weckerle | Sound Mixer |
| Visual Effects | Daniel Bäß | Animation |
| Production | Jan Schmidt-Garre | Producer |
| Production | Marieke Schroeder | Producer |
| Crew | Monika Lobkowicz | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Grete Liffers | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Theresa März | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Adriana Thunhart | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Karin Veitl | Commissioning Editor |
| Writing | Jan Schmidt-Garre | Writer |
| Editing | Sarah J. Levine | Editor |