Frederic Chopin, Janusz Olejniczak - The Pianist: Music from the Motion Picture
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Free Music Review: Chopin and World War II
Hit: 5 Stars
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.Free Music Review: Absolutly Amazing!
Hit: 5 Stars
This soundtrack is a stunning portrayl of the movie, as you can feel the images of the movie all over again after you've seen it. There's only one other Soundtrack that had the same effect on me, and that was the "Requiem for a Dream" soundtrack. As a Jew, as a Piano player, and most of all as a person, I could relate to the torturous events that took place during Szpilman's life, and the soundtrack reflects these feelings perfectly. Even though I only saw the movie yesterday (and soon after purchasing the soundtrack), it has made me a better, more expressive player, as it provided insight on not just music, but life. The movie and the soundtrack that are based in all the death and destruction make the music come alive, as the music was the hope in Szpilman's life that allowed him to survive.The movie, itself, is one of the best movies EVER made. It's a bold statement, but the fact is that I haven't seen a movie (and I've seen a lot) that rang so true with me and all of human emotion. The soundtrack does the same.
Free Music Review: Absolutly Amazing!
Hit: 5 Stars
This soundtrack is a stunning portrayl of the movie, as you can feel the images of the movie all over again after you've seen it. There's only one other Soundtrack that had the same effect on me, and that was the "Requiem for a Dream" soundtrack. As a Jew, as a Piano player, and most of all as a person, I could relate to the torturous events that took place during Szpilman's life, and the soundtrack reflects these feelings perfectly. Even though I only saw the movie yesterday (and soon after purchasing the soundtrack), it has made me a better, more expressive player, as it provided insight on not just music, but life. The movie and the soundtrack that are based in all the death and destruction make the music come alive, as the music was the hope in Szpilman's life that allowed him to survive.The movie, itself, is one of the best movies EVER made. It's a bold statement, but the fact is that I haven't seen a movie (and I've seen a lot) that rang so true with me and all of human emotion. The soundtrack does the same.
Free Music Review: Expressive, emotional...
Hit: 5 Stars
I've never reviewed anything on Amazon until now. This beautiful soundtrack of the movie, The Pianist, is simply amazing. All the songs are of Frederic Chopin, except track 10. The nocturnes (meaning "night song") in this soundtrack are filled with mystery, melancholy, remorse and even romance. Roman Polanski couldn't have found a better pianist, Janusz Olejniczak to honor Wladyslaw Szpilman and Frederic Chopin. The ballades are very uplifting, despite the darkness of the movie. However, track 10 ("Moving to the Ghetto") is the only song in this soundtrack that I didn't like. It was too "Schindler's List" for me... very randomly placed in a soundtrack of Chopin. Then, there is "Mazurka in A Minor" played by Wladyslaw Spzilman himself. It may not be the clearest recording (sounds radio-like) but it is very beautiful and enchanting to listen to Spzilman playing the piano. As a pianist, I thoroughly enjoy this soundtrack, even though I've yet to see the film. This score stirs the soul.Free Music Review: Why 'Moving to the Ghetto' is essential to include
Hit: 5 Stars
I believe that without the inclusion of Moving to the Ghetto, this would mostly be a beautiful collection of fine but isolated Chopin performances and not a soundtrack. Moving to the Getto reminds listeners to hear the performances of these gorgeous works within the context of the horrors of the times -- making for a completely different take on Chopin -- and this track is indispensable to have these individual pieces hang together as a meaningful whole. Ghetto is subtly and tactfully done, and I feel the producers made the right decision to include it. It's heartbreaking to think of such beauty being played amid the setting of such brutal and inhuman squalor. Psychologist Michael Frankl wrote "Man's Search for Meaning" after surviving his own ordeal under the Nazi madness, and his book tells a great deal why some people survived - those who had any chance at all - and those who didn't. It's amazing that man can sink so low and yet when spiritually attuned, can soar to the heights.