Below is a quote from the Australian movie Shine (1996) (which featured here at Friday’s Finest in 2021), referring to how today’s featured movement from Rachmaninoff – Piano Concerto No. 3 (Rach 3) is a notoriously challenging piece: The Russian…
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Flight of the Bumble Bee (1900) – Rymsky Korsakov
I presented Flight of the Bumble Bee (possibly the most recognisable classical piece in popular culture) in my post about the Australian movie Shine. That movie is based on the life of piano genius David Helfgott, a child prodigy whose…
Shine (1996) – Scott Hicks (Friday’s Finest)
A few weeks ago I showed a friend of mine the scenes at the bottom of this post from the Australian film Shine. It then occurred to me I hadn’t reviewed this movie on Friday’s Finest. Shine came out 2…
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