The Alchemy of the Piano

The Alchemy of the Piano (2024) is a documentary, music directed by Jan Schmidt-Garre rated 0.0/10.

When the pianist Francesco Piemontesi hears an unreleased recording of the pianist and composer Sergei Rachmaninoff, it comes as a shock to him. This freedom of playing, these colors and nuances, this virtuosity, which is always presented with a smile, overwhelms him. He decides to explore what he believes he is hearing here: the alchemy of the piano.