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Topic: Question for Chopin's Ballade no. 1 in G  (Read 1550 times)

Offline archneko

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Question for Chopin's Ballade no. 1 in G
on: May 28, 2007, 01:42:50 PM
I've noticed that starting from the 10th line, the piece starts to differ with the piece played in the movie "the Pianist", for in the movie the piece finishes around 5 minutes while the actual version is around 10 mins. Which one is the real one?  ???
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Offline ant2006

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Re: Question for Chopin's Ballade no. 1 in G
Reply #1 on: May 28, 2007, 02:29:24 PM
The film has a shortened version, the full length version is approx 10 mins...I also noticed this after listening to the piece then re-viewing the pianist.
Dont know why they cut it short though...
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Offline jas

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Re: Question for Chopin's Ballade no. 1 in G
Reply #2 on: May 28, 2007, 03:45:12 PM
Quote from: ant2006 on May 28, 2007, 02:29:24 PM
The film has a shortened version, the full length version is approx 10 mins...I also noticed this after listening to the piece then re-viewing the pianist.
Dont know why they cut it short though...
I suppose they chopped it because it's a film and they felt that a performance of the whole thing would be a bit superfluous. Plus, they probably wanted to get straight to the virtuosity to keep the audience interested. *Shrug* It's Hollywood.
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Offline nicco

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Re: Question for Chopin's Ballade no. 1 in G
Reply #3 on: May 28, 2007, 04:29:54 PM
The movie is right. Chopin was wrong.
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