主演：bbb
导演：JamesKent
语言：英语
地区:英国
编剧：JamesKent
类型：纪录片
上映时间：2012-09-06
别名：
用户标签：纪录片,音乐,BBC,肖邦,英国,钢琴,艺术,2012
片长：52分钟（英国）
imdb编号：tt2335286
肖邦的《G小调第一叙事曲》总长仅九分钟，诞生至今已有近二百年，却依然有着特殊的魅力，不但在视频网站上创下数百万的点击率，更影响着今天许多人的生活。本片讲述了两个普通人——苏格兰青年保罗和日本中学生桃香，在各自经历了人生的不幸之后，因肖邦的叙事曲而重新振作，勇敢面对今后的生活。伊莫金·库珀、弗拉基米尔·阿什肯纳齐、朗朗、斯蒂芬·霍夫等钢琴演奏家也将轮番登场，详细剖析这首不同寻常的钢琴曲，为我们揭开音符中的奥妙。
Thishour-longdocumentary,directedbyBAFTAandEmmyawardwinningdirectorJamesKent,meetsJapaneseteenagerMomokaandScottishmusicstudentPaulMurraytoexplorehowChopin’sextraordinaryBalladeNumber1transformsthelivesofordinarypeopleandillustrateshowclassicalmusicstillpenetratescontemporarylifeinunexpectedandpowerfulways.
Momoka,isa15-year-oldpianistfromSendai,Japan,whosecommunitywasdecimatedbythe2011tsunamiandearthquakes.ForMomoka,theBalladeembodiestheanguishandrebellionshefeelsbutdoesn'tallowtosurface.
For22-year-oldPaulfromGlasgow,thepieceislife-changing.PaulgrewupinBellshill,aworkingclasssuburbofGlasgow.Hefirstplayedpianoat15,anditopenedupawholenewworldforhim.DuringhisfirsttermstudyingontheB.Mus(Hons)degreeprogrammeattheUniversityofAberdeen,PaulwasdiagnosedwithabraintumourandthenMSwhichbotheventuallycausedhimtolosetheabilitytowalkandtoplaywithhisrighthand.Waitinginhishospitalbedinbetweenoperationsoverthreemonths,heplayedtheBalladeagainandagainontheiPodhisdadStephenhadgivenhim.Itwasthatsinglepiece'semotionalpullthatPaulcreditswiththereturnofhismemory.
Paultoldussomemoreabouthisinvolvementintheprogramme:
"IhavebeenforsometimenowtranscribingtheBalladeingminorfortheleft-handalone.ThereasonbeingIplayedthispiecebackinhighschoolandwiththemedicalcomplicationslosttheabilitytoplayperhapsmyfavouritepieceofalltime.LuckilyformythispiecewasgoingtobethesubjectofamajordocumentaryandwithmystoryandattachmenttotheBalladeIwasselectedtobeinvolved!"
Thefilmincludesinterviewswithsomeoftheworld'sgreatestpianistsincludingStephenHough,LangLangandVladimirAshkenazy.ItwasshownonChannel4inAugustandtrailerscanstillbeviewedonYouTube:http://www.youtube.c
Thedocumentarywasawarded2ndplaceinthe'Halo'BestArtsDocumentaryawardcategoryattheawardsceremonyonMonday,4November2013attheQueenElizabethHallatLondon’sSouthbankCentre.TheceremonywasfilmedandshownonSkyAtlantic.