[78-L] Cylinder machine sighting

[Don Cox]

On 21/01/2011, David Lennick wrote:

> Say, maybe it IS Brahms......
> 
> "The piece of piano music played by Francis Ingram (Victor Francen)
> and later, his disembodied left hand, is the Bach Chaconne in D minor,
> as arranged to be played by the left hand alone by Johannes Brahms. It
> was selected by Max Steiner because the story required a piece of
> music that could be performed by a pianist with only his left hand,
> and Steiner, who was born in Vienna and whose family were friendly
> with Brahms, rather than composing his own original piece, immediately
> recognized its potential in underscoring such a grim tale."
> 
That Brahms arrangement is powerful stuff. I don't think acoustic
recording would do it justice.

Maybe OK on a 1940s soundtrack, though.

Sounds like a fun film.

Regards
-- 
Don Cox
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