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The Hungarian Touch

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    Documentary | 2002 | arte | France

    Main data

    Project data

    Length of movie52 min

      Brief synopsis

      "One can immediately recognize pianists from the Hungarian school", says Zoltán Kocsis, "as, before they've even placed their hands on the keyboard, they are given away by the way they hold themselves in front of the piano". A true representative of the Hungarian school and a great contemporary pianist, Zoltán Kocsis lets us into the secrets of his art, his teaching, and the tradition which he embodies for a whole generation of new pianists. His teaching serves to evoke the major figures of the great Hungarian piano tradition, from Franz Liszt – the first virtuoso pianist of modern times – via Béla Bartók and Ernst von Dohnányi, to György Kurtág. Rare archival footage shows Annie Fischer and György Cziffra, two pianistic geniuses of the Hungarian piano school, in performance and Zoltán Kocsis aged 17, with his friends András Schiff and Dezsõ Ránki being coached by an outstanding professor: Pál Kadosa.

      Crew

      ActivityNameComment
      Director of photographyBodo Kessler
      Camera operatorJan Betke
      DirectorJános Darvas
      EditorChristoph Hermann
      Executive producerPierre-Olivier Bardet
      Line producerSophie Germain
      ScreenwriterJános Darvas
      Production sound mixerKees de Visser

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      Idéale Audience [fr]