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Offline shhpf

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piece at the end of "the pianist"
on: September 19, 2004, 09:32:30 PM
hi, i was wondering if someone could help me by telling me the name of the concerto played at the end of 'the pianist' right before the ending credits. i've heard before it but i can't place the name or composer. thank you
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Re: piece at the end of "the pianist"
Reply #1 on: September 19, 2004, 10:34:09 PM
Same, this has been bugging me ever since I saw the film! I know it but just can't think for the life of me what it is!
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Re: piece at the end of "the pianist"
Reply #2 on: September 19, 2004, 11:35:52 PM
He was performing the poloniase section of the
Andante spianato and Grande polonaise brillante, Op. 22 .
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Re: piece at the end of "the pianist"
Reply #3 on: September 20, 2004, 05:03:25 AM
Oh, I forgot to add ....

By Chopin, of course.
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Re: piece at the end of "the pianist"
Reply #4 on: September 20, 2004, 06:01:52 AM
in case anyone was wondering, it was played by polish pianist Janusz Olejniczak.
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Offline aki

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Re: piece at the end of "the pianist"
Reply #5 on: September 20, 2004, 08:14:22 AM
it's not a concerto, it's Chopin's Grande Polonaise.  It doesn't need to be played with an orchestra, there is a all-piano version.
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Re: piece at the end of "the pianist"
Reply #6 on: September 21, 2004, 09:36:54 AM
but of course the orchestration adds the extra touch of grandeur to the piece
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