{"id":1245,"date":"2009-09-18T08:28:51","date_gmt":"2009-09-18T08:28:51","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/?p=1245"},"modified":"2017-05-23T17:55:56","modified_gmt":"2017-05-23T17:55:56","slug":"up-in-the-air-atkinson-performs-beethoven","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/blog\/video-picks\/up-in-the-air-atkinson-performs-beethoven-1245\/","title":{"rendered":"Up in the Air &#8211; Atkinson performs Beethoven"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>This is a lovely performance on an invisible piano by comedy genius Rowan Atkinson (also known as Mr. Bean). The air piano act include two <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/beethoven-sheet-music\/sonatas\/\" target=\"_blank\">Beethoven sonatas<\/a>: the first movement from the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/beethoven-sheet-music\/sonatas\/sonata-8-pathetique-op-13.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Path\u00e9tique Sonata No. 8 in C minor, Op.13<\/a> and the third movement of the <a href=\"http:\/\/www.pianostreet.com\/beethoven-sheet-music\/sonatas\/sonata-14-moonlight-op-27-2.htm\" target=\"_blank\">Moonlight Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor, Op. 27, No. 2<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"420\" height=\"345\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/7v5BCX6bkLQ\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>This was a part of Amnesty International&#8217;s &#8216;The Secret Policeman&#8217;s Ball&#8217;, filmed in 1979 and also starring such notable talent as John Cleese, Billy Connoly, Michael Palin, Peter Cook. 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