简介：<p>肖邦的《G小调第一叙事曲》总长仅九分钟&#xff0c;诞生至今已有近二百年&#xff0c;却依然有着特殊的魅力&#xff0c;不但在视频网站上创下数百万的点击率&#xff0c;更影响着今天许多人的生活。本片讲述了两个普通人——苏格兰青年保罗和日本中学生桃香&#xff0c;在各自经历了人生的不幸之后&#xff0c;因肖邦的叙事曲而重新振作&#xff0c;勇敢面对今后的生活。伊莫金·库珀、弗拉基米尔·阿什肯纳齐、朗朗、斯蒂芬·霍夫等钢琴演奏家也将轮番登场&#xff0c;详细剖析这首不同寻常的钢琴曲&#xff0c;为我们揭开音符中的奥妙。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:&#34;IhavebeenforsometimenowtranscribingtheBalladeingminorfortheleft-handalone.ThereasonbeingIplayedthispiecebackinhighschoolandwiththemedicalcomplicationslosttheabilitytoplayperhapsmyfavouritepieceofalltime.LuckilyformythispiecewasgoingtobethesubjectofamajordocumentaryandwithmystoryandattachmenttotheBalladeIwasselectedtobeinvolved!&#34;Thefilmincludesinterviewswithsomeoftheworld’sgreatestpianistsincludingStephenHough,LangLangandVladimirAshkenazy.ItwasshownonChannel4inAugustandtrailerscanstillbeviewedonYouTube:http://www.youtube.com/watch?v&#61;3J6KDmTE0F0,http://youtu.be/4JM_KELsU4cThedocumentarywasawarded2ndplaceinthe’Halo’BestArtsDocumentaryawardcategoryattheawardsceremonyonMonday,4November2013attheQueenElizabethHallatLondon’sSouthbankCentre.TheceremonywasfilmedandshownonSkyAtlantic.</p>