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The Quiet Revolutionary of the Piano – Fauré’s Complete Piano Works Now on Piano Street

In the pantheon of French music, Gabriel Fauré (1845–1924) often seems a paradox—an innovator cloaked in restraint, a Romantic by birth who shaped the contours of modern French music with quiet insistence. Piano Street now provides sheet music for his complete piano works: a body of music that resists spectacle, even as it brims with invention and brilliance. Read more

Topic: The Cranes are Flying  (Read 2409 times)

Offline dnephi

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The Cranes are Flying
on: April 07, 2008, 05:09:30 AM
Does anyone know what piece is being played in the 1957 movie, The Cranes are Flying, when Moscow is being bombed?

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Offline arensky

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Re: The Cranes are Flying
Reply #1 on: April 08, 2008, 12:58:57 AM
IMDB lists this guy as the composer. Presumably he wrote the music for that scene.

https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0883260/

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