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...Although all 20 movements of “Vingt Regards” are rarely played together at one time, famous pianist Peter Serkin once performed the complete work 25 times on a tour in 1974-5 after four years of intensive study. By contrast, Taylor knew only a few of the 20 “Regards” a year before his concert and was still memorizing weeks before...
According to Taylor, one of the best things about being a pianist is that one never runs out of pieces to play. He loves to encounter new challenges, and the “rush of learning new notes.” Although his repertoire has expanded greatly during his career, Beethoven remains central to it. Taylor has set a personal goal of learning all 32 Beethoven sonatas—and he has just eight...
...PIANIST. Adrien Brody’s magnetic, largely silent performance in Roman Polanski’s Holocaust drama almost compensates for The Pianist’s inconsistent tone and distasteful political sensibilities. Brody’s Wladek Szpilman, who could hardly have picked a worse time and place to be Jewish, transforms from cocky concert pianist to starving phantom hunted by Nazis after escaping death in the bombed-out ghetto. The film soars briefly as it reflects on the redemptive power of music and the Szpilman’s commitment to survival; it stumbles badly in its misleading depiction...
...PIANIST. Adrien Brody’s magnetic, largely silent performance in Roman Polanski’s Holocaust drama almost compensates for The Pianist’s inconsistent tone and distasteful political sensibilities. Brody’s Wladek Szpilman, who could hardly have picked a worse time and place to be Jewish, transforms from cocky concert pianist to starving phantom hunted by Nazis after escaping death in the bombed-out ghetto. The film soars briefly as it reflects on the redemptive power of music and the Szpilman’s commitment to survival; it stumbles badly in its misleading depiction...
...Best Picture category, Chicago and The Hours are locks for nominations, but bunched behind them are a slew of films jockeying for the final three slots; of this group, The Pianist, The Lord of the Rings: The Two Towers and Gangs of New York are most likely to snag the nods. Still, don’t discount the chances of Adaptation, My Big Fat Greek Wedding, About Schmidt and Road to Perdition...