Re: the alchemist dvd

["Harding.Matthew" <Matthew.Harding@CIC.GC.CA>]

But I think perhaps the original question was not about the Alchemist
(Bruno's production), but about the small "bonus" track that accompanies
the DVD. This is where a short silent film of GG playing some cross-hand
passages is commented upon by Bruno. I believe he says it was an
analysis of GG performed by someone, who analyzed various pianists in
slow motion. It is very grainy and I believe dates from 1950. I can't
recall off hand if this is the case. Can anyone confirm?

If that was the case, perhaps other logic applies. But I do agree with
Jim Morrison that it sounds like common practice to mask out the piano
manufacturer. Perhaps it was simply that the television show or
production did not want to allow "advertising" from manufacturers, no
matter how slight. We have very strange laws with regards to that sort
of thing here in Canada (CBC hockey games where they are not allowed to
show fans waving banners that say TV network names on them!!).

Just a thought,
Matthew

-----Original Message-----
From: Karl Berry [mailto:karl@FREEFRIENDS.ORG] 
Sent: March 21, 2003 8:29 AM
To: F_MINOR@EMAIL.RUTGERS.EDU
Subject: Re: the alchemist dvd


    when showing Glenn's hands on the piano, you can see that somebody
put a
    black tape over the trademark name of the piano. because of the
shape
    and also the symbol above the tape i guess it's a steinway so i
don't
    see the reason for putting a tape over the name??

I've never read any speculation about it in the books.  Bruno
Monsaigneon himself presumably knows, if anyone knows how to ask him :).

I had the impression that the piano in the film was Steinway CD 318,
GG's usual piano for most of his career.  So I don't think there would
have been any reason to cover it up on that score.  It seems strange.

I don't recall for sure either way if GG signed an exclusivity contract
with Steinway, but either he didn't or he got of it, since he used a
Yamaha for the second Goldbergs, etc., at the end of his life.  (As most
people on this list already know, I'm sure :)

FWIW ...
k