Note By Note movie trailer

"Note By Note" is a feature-length independent documentary that follows the creation of a Steinway concert grand, #L1037— from forest floor to concert hall. It explores the relationship between musician and instrument, chronicles the manufacturing process, and illustrates what makes each Steinway unique in this age of mass production. From the factory floor in Queens to Steinway Hall in Manhattan, each piano's journey is complex—spanning 12 months, 12,000 parts, 450 craftsmen, and countless hours of fine-tuned labor. Filmed in key Steinway locations—the factory, Steinway's reserved "Bank," and private auditions—Note By Note is a loving celebration of not just craftsmanship, but of a dying breed of person who is deeply connected to working by hand. In the end, this is an ode to the most unexpected, and perhaps ironic, of unsung heroes. It reminds us how extraordinary the dialogue can be between an artist and an instrument—crafted out of human hands but borne of the materials of nature.
Opens at New York's Film Forum Wednesday November 7, 2007

Category:

Film & Animation

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• note
• piano
• steinway
• music
• documentary
• craftsmanship
• film
• harry
• connick
• tuners
• pianist
• lang
• carnegie
• l1037
• classical

[plowproductions]

I'm not sure which piece you're referring to. He plays 3 in the trailer, I believe. Can you tell me the timecode?

Film credits are at notebynotethemovie (dot com)

[plowproductions]

Sonata in E-Flat Major, Op. 7 by Beethoven and performed by Richard Goode. All credites for the film are on our website notebynotethemovie (dot com)

[1baratone]

watched this tonight on ABC 1 it was one of the best documentarys ive seen!!!! i have an appreciation now for Steinway pianos like never before! i will kiss one the next time i see one they are a creation of pure love and commitment,thanks soooo much for this wonderful documantary,Godbless you,love Ads ^L^

[plowproductions]

@1baratone

Thanks for your kind words. They are very much appreciated!

[Juldavadams]

I'm a great piano lover and a Steinway fan, in particular. I've seen Note by Note dozens of times. In Note by Note, Aimard makes such a fuss about selecting a piano--he's looking for a "monster." Finally, he finds it. Yet, at the performance at Zankel, he's playing a Hamburg Steinway--not the monster he found in Steinway's basement. Anyway, I wish Steinway would produce a Hamburg version of Note by Note.

[ukaz10000]

Can anyone identify the test piece that Pierre-Laurent Aimard uses in the documentary? (it's not on this clip...)

[oliffx]

pleeeease what is the piece that starts to play in the background at 0:08

[jancawood]

Heart warming trailer - very inspiring. I've even blogged about it. Thank you!

[stentorsoft]

to use an overused word . . . epic

[liszter]

@CSSJackal Middle of Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody No. 2