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question re: soundtrack listings (yes, seriously)

posted 19 years ago by crabcakes13
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I suppose that sounds odd, considering it's, well, a movie about Chopin. But what I'm trying to figure out is which particular piece is being played in the scene where George Sand hears Chopin through the door and sinks to the floor in agony, ecstacy, and poetic despair. :) I'm sure my old piano teacher would have known, had he ever bothered to see the film...as it was, my humming what i thought was the main line never quite got through.

Any help is greatly apreciated....

[–] Floristan15 19 years ago

hey, the piece of music was chopin's ballade in g minor. hope that helped.

[–] crabcakes13 19 years ago

Lovely, I'm going to go find a snippet and fall into raptures myself ;)

thank you!!

[–] YatInExile 18 years ago

It's the piece being performed as Sand, Liszt, et al ride to their picnic spot.

TIA.

[–] YatInExile 18 years ago

Never mind, I found it.

It's the Etude in E minor, Op. 25 #5.

[–] colemhan35 18 years ago

Idk if anyone still reads this message board, but if someone sees this , then i have a question. What is the name of the piece that Liszt plays near the beginning at that like place in front of all the people that is like amazingly fast and his fingers like fly over the keyboard?

[–] lycantongue 18 years ago

It's the "Mazeppa" Transcendental Etude.

[–] courtl14 18 years ago

What was the name of the very last song of the movie?? The one where it started to show the credits.

[–] ladytron72 18 years ago

it's the Etude n°9 Opus 25, sol bémol majeur.
if my memory is good enough.

[–] manu_nui 18 years ago

The last song is Fantaisie-Impromptu Opus 66 in C sharp minor, performed by Philippe Entremont.

[–] historywhiz 18 years ago

What is the name of the song that Chopin plays while Sand is under the piano in Claudet's mansion?

[–] ladytron72 18 years ago

ah! here I'm sure of my answer: Ballad for pino in G minor "polish", Opus 23, B 66.

I just re-listened to it and I perfectly sure it is this one.

What I like is that they used in the film the structure of the piece.

find out the moment in the ballad played By Hugh Chopin, where it is very strong and passsionate (around 5 minutes play) and there where he is stopped by Sand's intrusion "who dit yoo ghett in hhheerr, whu arr yuu?" the melody and rythm in the original ballad changes... as if the director showed that Chopin (pictured composing in the scene) expressed the intrusion of George in his life in the composition of the ballad.

Even if it may be an anachronism ( don't know when this ballad was actually written) I think, even if it isn't acurate, it is a wonderful idea.

And also another detail, this ballad is the one Chopin is working on in the beginning of the film. I haven't seen it recetlty but I feel it is the one he plays at Lizst and that Sand heas through the doors speaking to Franz' wife ad also the one she listens again through the door as she's late at the comtes or baroness or whatever concert.

[–] profrabbit 17 years ago

i think you're entirely correct, And that's a really interesting note on how the Ballade is used

[–] ladytron72 17 years ago

thank you profrabbit, glad I'm not the only one.
;-)

[–] ladytron72 18 years ago

yes you're right manu nui, my mistake... bad memory.. ;-)

[–] mariegillainrules 17 years ago

Does anyone know what piece Chopin plays for the rainy scene of the "Noah's Ark" play? It's around 57:30 into the movie. I don't know if it's an actual Chopin piece or not.

[–] profrabbit 17 years ago

It's Liszt's piano adaptation of Beethoven's 7th, the Peasant Dance movement I think, where there's a rainstorm.

[–] mlaiuppa 9 years ago

That's part of Beethoven's 6th "The Pastoral".

If you remember your Disney's Fantasia there is a rain storm.

[–] smegzilla 16 years ago

Does anyone know the piece that is played during the little montage near the end where Chopin and George are enjoying the countryside (in the boat, riding the horse, etc...) ? I'd love to learn it. It's hard to see the titles of the pieces in the credits because they are white against a white sky...

[–] profrabbit-1 16 years ago

It's a Nocturne. In F, I think.

[–] smegzilla 16 years ago

Thanks! yes i actually sorted it out. I had a feeling it was a nocturne so i flipped through my book of nocturnes and there it was. Op 15, F major

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