- Composer: Wojciech Kilar
- Audio CD (July 31 2008)
- Number of Discs: 1
- Label: Sony Music Canada Inc.
- Run Time: 150 minutes
- ASIN: B00007E8SQ
- Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #32,132 in Music (See Top 100 in Music)
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Track Listings
| 1. Nocturne in C-Sharp minor (1830) |
| 2. Nocturne in E minor, Op. 72, No. 1 |
| 3. Nocturne in C minor, Op. 48, No. 1 |
| 4. Ballade No. 2 in F Major, Op. 38 |
| 5. Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 |
| 6. Waltz No. 3 in A minor, Op. 34, No. 2 |
| 7. Prilude in E minor, Op. 28, No. 4 |
| 8. Grande Polonaise for Piano and Orchestra (preceded by an Andante Spianato), Op. 22 |
| 9. Andante spianato in G Major |
| 10. Grande Polonaise in E-flat Major |
| 11. Moving to the Ghetto Oct. 31, 1940 |
| 12. Mazurka in A minor, Op. 17, No. 4 |
Product Description
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Roman Polanski's telling of famed Polish composer-pianist Wladyslaw Szpilman's survival in the Nazi-controlled Warsaw ghetto can't help but be infused with the director's deepest passions: he himself escaped the Kraków ghetto as a boy of 7. The musician's status as a musical hero to the oppressed Polish Jews of World War II was surpassed only by that of Chopin, the composer who was at the core of Szpilman's repertoire. Thus this score revolves tightly around Chopin's music, with modern Polish pianist Janusz Olejniczak paying passionate homage to both his musical and national forebears, the haunting strains of the Nocturne in C-sharp Minor setting the film's historical and dramatic tone. The underscore of previous Polanski collaborator Wojciech Kilar (The Ninth Gate, Death and the Maiden) is represented here by the soulful "Moving to the Ghetto," a cue that helps anchor the soundtrack's troubling time and place with understated grace. The collection concludes with a rare, remastered performance of Chopin's Mazurka Op. 17, No.4 by Szpilman himself, recorded in Warsaw in 1948. --Jerry McCulley
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5.0 out of 5 stars
Chopin and World War II,
This review is from: Pianist Music From The Motion (Audio CD)
The film score to "The Pianist" has to be the best Chopin collection ever made for film and comprises one of the better film scores of recent years. The Chopin selections are all thoughtful and connect powerfully to images presented in the film. Pianist Janusz Oleiniczak is an extrovert Chopin performer captured in exemplary DDD sound. I think this is not only one of the better film scores for classical music, it is one of the better Chopin collections from recent years. The music is scrupulously selected to represent the emotions generated in the stark visual imagery -- from the melancholy Nocturne in C-sharp minor that represents the beginning of the end for thousands of Jews...to the powerful Ballade No. 1 played to a sympathetic German officer...to the Andante Spinato and Grande Poloniase Brilliant that triumphantly ends the flim over closing credits. "The Pianist" is a remarkable film that deserves its many plaudits and its score adds much to its reputation. The two are indispensable parts of an unforgettable artistic experince.
5.0 out of 5 stars
I love it regardless the movie or the book,
By APRICOT "ryoko" (Tokyo, Japan) - See all my reviews
This review is from: Pianist Music From The Motion (Audio CD)
I haven't watch the movie because I missed a chance. I did read the book after I listened to this CD. I love it regardless the movie or the book.I love Nocturne in C-sharp Minor best. After I did read the book, this melody becomes more impressive, because it was the melody that Szpilman played for Captain Hosenfeld in ruined Warsaw. I am surprised to know that it is Ballade No.1 in G Minor that Szpilman played for Hosenfeld in the movie. I won't say Ballade No.1 not good, but I wonder why the change.
4.0 out of 5 stars
Evocative and reflective of a terrific film,
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This review is from: Pianist Music From The Motion (Audio CD)
As a long-time Chopin enthusiast, I agree with the other reviewer that commented on the fact that these piano pieces are not for wimps. They're difficult, technically complex works that demand a great deal from the pianist. In this instance, I think Wojciech Kilar does a skillful job of interpreting these emotional pieces.Because Wladislaw Szpillman was a Pole (Chopin was half-Polish), it seems only fitting that Chopin's music was the backbone of the movie. Having grown up in Warsaw, Chopin left it in his early 20s for political reasons. Szpillman chose to stay in Warsaw, despite the growing threat of dangers caused by the Nazi regime of World War II. Anyone who has seen the movie "The Pianist" can tell you that Szpillman's love of music was deeply entertwined with his passion to stay alive despite the odds. The film is not heavy on dialogue, largely because Szpillman is in isolation much of the time. The music speaks for him, sharing his loneliness, his longing, his memory of past joys and his love of country and family. Kilar's interpretation of these works is emotional, passionate and heart-felt. He doesn't resort to a paint by numbers style of playing, hacking through the notes. He brings a skillful hand to their difficulty but also reflects the feelings inherent in the melodies and cadences. Every time I listen to it, I feel as if I am on an emotional journey of highs, lows and beautiful reverie.
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