TV advert - what music is it?

[stucoy]

Can anyone tell me what the music in the 'Train to Gain' TV advert is? To my shame I don't know what it is. I saw Vladimir Ashkenazy playing the same piece in a documentary about him and I was wondering what it was then. Thanks.

[thalbergmad]

Beethoven Bagatelle Op126 No4

Thal

[stucoy]

Thanks

[csharp_minor]

Can anyone tell me what the music in the 'Train to Gain' TV advert is? To my shame I don't know what it is. I saw Vladimir Ashkenazy playing the same piece in a documentary about him and I was wondering what it was then. Thanks.

Yeah I saw that tv add and documentary, and I was gonna ask the same question! Beat me to it... I really couldn't work out who composed it; if  I had a wild guess I would of thought it was Mozart? , but its to nuts for him.

its a cool piece. Beethoven blows me away again.

[thalbergmad]

I did not know what the music was either, i just typed the advert name into youtube and up came the answer.

I am telling everyone this as i don't want to come across as intelligent.

Thal

[csharp_minor]

I was going to try to find out what it was but couldn't remember what the advert was about...

I did not know what the music was either, i just typed the advert name into youtube and up came the answer.

I am telling everyone this as i don't want to come across as intelligent.

I thought you were one of these classical music boffs, how could hear a piece and recite the composer's name, opus number, key ect, as well as Dot from Eastenders could quote the Bible! lol

[thalbergmad]

Not me, i am only Romantic music boff.

Thal

[mikey6]

Not me, i am only Romantic music boff.

Thal

I romantic boff who doesn't like Schumann...but I'm not taking that any further!

[thalbergmad]

I do not consider Schumann romantic.

He is in a class of his own.

Thal

[csharp_minor]

Whats wrong with Schumann??? I have read other peoples posts and he seems to be quite unpopular on here. Why?

Just because he had a problem with his hand caused by mercury poisoning and his wife was a better pianist them him and he was a bit jealous of her and he went mad (mercury poisoning again)...

leave Robert alone .

[healdie]

lets all stick up for Schumann and start a Schumann fan club

all members should type Florestan into their signature

Schumann is one of the Few Romantics i can really get on with

[pianochick93]

Whats wrong with Schumann???

Don't start Thal off...he may not stop.

[healdie]

Just because he had a problem with his hand caused by mercury poisoning

Has this been proved?

because I have read another theory that says that this is unlikely and that he used a machine designed to stregnthen the 4th finger and it was this machine that caused his disability

[tanman]

Don't start Thal off...he may not stop.

 
who wants popcorn??

[csharp_minor]

Has this been proved?

because I have read another theory that says that this is unlikely and that he used a machine designed to stregnthen the 4th finger and it was this machine that caused his disability

I don't actually know a great deal about Schumann to be honest! I found out that infomation from one of those general books on composers, I would like to get a good book on him one day though.

It could of been possible. Using mercury as a medicine back in the day was quite common .  In the book it said he took it as a treatment for syphilis. So it could explan his madness, as mercury makes you go mad - Just like that Chinese emperor who took it to make him live forever or something . 

[csharp_minor]

lets all stick up for Schumann and start a Schumann fan club

Yeah, lets!

We love you Schumann! 

Go, Shoe Man !!!!

[healdie]

So it could explan his madness, as mercury makes you go mad - Just like that Chinese emperor who took it to make him live forever or something . 

Hence the expression "mad as a Hatter" because hatters used alot of Mercury so they all went bonkers