肖邦的《G小调第一讲事直》总少仅九分钟，诞死至古已有远两百年，却依然有着稀奇的魅力，岂但正在视频网站上创下数百万的面击率，更影响着明天许多人的死涯。本片申报了两个一般人——苏格兰青年保罗战驲本中师长先生桃喷鼻香，正在各自阅历了人死的可怜以后，果肖邦的讲事直而重新振做，英怯里临以后的死涯。伊莫金·库珀、弗推基米我·阿什肯纳齐、朗朗、斯蒂芬·霍妇等钢琴演奏家也将轮替退场，详细剖析那尾差别寻常的钢琴直，为咱们掀开音符中的玄妙。Thishour-longdocumentary,directedbyBAFTAandEmmyawardwinningdirectorJamesKent,meetsJapaneseteenagerMomokaandScottishmusicstudentPaulMurraytoexplorehowChopin’sextraordinaryBalladeNumber1transformsthelivesofordinarypeopleandillustrateshowclassicalmusicstillpenetratescontemporarylifeinunexpectedandpowerfulways.Momoka,isa15-year-oldpianistfromSendai,Japan,whosecommunitywasdecimatedbythe2011tsunamiandearthquakes.ForMomoka,theBalladeembodiestheanguishandrebellionshefeelsbutdoesn’tallowtosurface.For22-year-oldPaulfromGlasgow,thepieceislife-changing.PaulgrewupinBellshill,aworkingclasssuburbofGlasgow.Hefirstplayedpianoat15,anditopenedupawholenewworldforhim.DuringhisfirsttermstudyingontheB.Mus(Hons)degreeprogrammeattheUniversityofAberdeen,PaulwasdiagnosedwithabraintumourandthenMSwhichbotheventuallycausedhimtolosetheabilitytowalkandtoplaywithhisrighthand.Waitinginhishospitalbedinbetweenoperationsoverthreemonths,heplayedtheBalladeagainandagainontheiPodhisdadStephenhadgivenhim.Itwasthatsinglepiece’semotionalpullthatPaulcreditswiththereturnofhismemory.Paultoldussomemoreabouthisinvolvementintheprogramme:"IhavebeenforsometimenowtranscribingtheBalladeingminorfortheleft-handalone.ThereasonbeingIplayedthispiecebackinhighschoolandwiththemedicalcomplicationslosttheabilitytoplayperhapsmyfavouritepieceofalltime.LuckilyformythispiecewasgoingtobethesubjectofamajordocumentaryandwithmystoryandattachmenttotheBalladeIwasselectedtobeinvolved!"Thefilmincludesinterviewswithsomeoftheworld’sgreatestpianistsincludingStephenHough,LangLangandVladimirAshkenazy.ItwasshownonChannel4inAugustandtrailerscanstillbeviewedonYouTube:http://www.youtube.com/watch烦忙v=3J6KDmTE0F0,http://youtu.be/4JM_KELsU4cThedocumentarywasawarded2ndplaceinthe’Halo’BestArtsDocumentaryawardcategoryattheawardsceremonyonMonday,4November2013attheQueenElizabethHallatLondon’sSouthbankCentre.TheceremonywasfilmedandshownonSkyAtlantic.