(Rare!) Eight Pianos Render Famous Prelude of Rachmaninov (1932 Movietone Newsreel)

[JoeTownley]

I've seen some pretty ridiculous things in my life---but THIS! This takes the cake!

Oh well, it was 1932 so they can be forgiven. Nobody would be dumb enough to do this today, thank God.

[themfromspace]

0_0

is the conductor acting out some weird fetish or something?

[gaemp]

this is how Americans make a Circus of everything.... simply stupid.

[MrRicksStudio]

@gaemp It's a British newsreel.

[gaemp]

@MrRicksStudio no difference

[thewritingwriterof89]

...why...if there was a better recording I might be able to appreciate this better, but I just don't see the point here.

[blacryu]

0:50 Do the robot!

[mikejr41387]

hahah, this reminds me of a sizuki school video of a bunch of asian girls playing Jeux d;eau simultaneously on stage. look it up, its the same idea. im not sure what for tho, what ever happened to individuality? lol

[tommy9882]

lmao fun

[MrBeethoven333]

Rachmaninov is nuts! 8 pianos.

wow.

[Kalen1457]

Wow thats a good idea!

[davidgray2]

Whoever's on that baby grand at the back left must feel shit cos nearly everyone else has a concert grand!

[4candles]

The low C#s sound great when all eight pianos play them loud - it's quite a striking effect. Very unusual footage, pity it has been cut!

[ReturnOfTheStienway]

it would be nice to see the whole performance in its entirety. this seems to be cut and pasted here...

[ReturnOfTheStienway]

badass footage here... I love this piece!

[ElGuapoNYC]

ridiculous

[eltachimetro]

=OOOOOOOO!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[merrihew]

Bizarre