My mother purchased my first piano from Sherman Clay in No. California when I was about 10. We were poor and $200 at that time was a lot of $$$ for our family but my mom got them to accept $5.00/month which she paid on time each month. Then the store sent us to a piano teacher several feet away from the store and I began piano lessons. I heard Clair de Lune by Debussy one day on the radio and bought the music sheet at Sherman Clay, intending to play it for my teacher as a surprise. It took me months and months to learn. Then the day arrived and I asked her if I could play something I learned on my own. She said ok. While I played, I noticed her crying and immediately thought "this is terrible, she doesn't like it." But I was wrong. She loved it. I asked why she was crying and she said it was just beautiful. She looked at the music sheet and said, "Maria this is the original piece." No wonder it took so long to learn! I practiced and practiced my piano, played the piano in orchestra in high school, and planned to have a career as a pianist. Then, while as a university student I took piano from a man who was supposed to be the best at the university and continued with my original teacher. The professor and I did not get along too well, then an incident occurred in front of other students and I felt insulted by him so I left the classroom. I walked to my original teacher's studio and told her what took place. She ordered me to return and apologize to him. I said no b/c I had done nothing for which I had to apologize. She warned me she would end my lessons with her if I did not return and apologize. Well, that ended my dreams of being a pianist. I was 17-years-old at the time. I continued to play on my own but playing was never the same for me. This work by Rachmaninoff has always been my favorite.

@artisthusnatalal3099

4 ай бұрын

Beautiful story ❤ Some people come into our lives to ruin our dreams 🤨 Keep playing and enjoying 😊

@sunnyboy4553

2 ай бұрын

You did the right thing, not to aologize.I would've done the same in your shoes. If I know I'm right, I can't be fake and apologize for something I didn't do. You showed your integrity that day. and no one can take that away from you.

The Borzach brothers did an outstanding job on producing this great movie.

For a “Poverty Row” studio known for mostly Western and B grade movies, Republic produced a first rate film with this one.

Jan 11, 2020: I dedicate this movie to Sgt Manuel R. Martinez, my first boyfriend and the true love of my life. Manuel, 23, was a gentle Marine with a shy grin, gentle spirit, kind heart and strong work ethic. He rolled his 240Z Datsun on Aug 22, 1975 on his drive home to Albuquerque after a long work week at the Farmington mines. After misplacing his car keys, he tried to make up for lost time by speeding and hit a north-bound vehicle. (Manuel was the only fatality at a time when roll bars weren't yet trendy.) My mother didn't like Manuel and made our lives miserable, but I knew I loved him by the time I was seventeen. He trained at Camp Pendleton, served a year in Okinawa and was a member of both the Carpenters Union and VFW. Though we had exchanged many letters, Manuel had only been home a year. His untimely death was a shattering blow to those of us who loved him. Vicki

@delightedduncan9372

4 жыл бұрын

Oh my goodness what a sad story. Life is too short so there is a need for a man to give his life to Jesus Christ. May God bless us with long, peaceful, and happy life.

@SC-uq2jf

4 жыл бұрын

@Victoria Trambley, As I read your loving remembrance of Sgt Manuel, I realized that he died 45 years ago, forever young, and loved. Had he lived , he would be 68 years old now. Love never dies. Bless you and yours.

The colour in this movie is superior than we have today anywhere....sharp and clear.. bright.. The good old days.

@gustavlandivar8845

5 жыл бұрын

These vintage movies used films based on technicolor process which offer an unique vivid color with a beautiful cinematic touch respect to the sharpness, now Hollywood and current digital technology can offer best quality to show colors as they really are but they often prefer to use the Color Grading technique which doesn't allow to appreciate all the fidelity in colors as the old movies.

@markanthonymarla

5 жыл бұрын

I totally agree ...

@AndrewLohmannKent

3 жыл бұрын

The colours are more saturated less subtle and fewer shades. It gives the picture emphasis.

@TheStockwell

2 жыл бұрын

Technicolor was and remains astonishing to see. Also, those over-the-top hues last. It was am expensive and complicated process, but the result is films like "The Wizard of Oz," "An American in Paris," and "The Red Shoes." This film was the most expensive Republic ever made, by the way. It shows, too. 🐧

This is the best period of the old cinema between the 30, the 40 and the 50. It is a delight to see actors and actresses play the topics about love, culture, tragedies, history, etc. Nothing more enjoyable that to seat and enjoy a movie that has so much qualities and finesse, among beauty, talent, charisma y great personalities. The themes are stupendous and very entertaining. Even a concert that sometimes we do not know much about and that sometimes are very long, is delicious to hear and we are delighted to wait till is finished, because the music open our hearts and calm our senses and we accept that the melodies are a suave symphony for our emotions.

Republic Studios were famous for matinee serials, Roy Rogers and Gene Autry westerns, and "B" movies to play on double bills, but this magnificent film truly elevated their status. As fine or finer than anything from the big studios.

Why this film didnt have an oscar nomination for best cinematography ? And for art-direction too. The costumes design are very nice. Another nomination.

*What a BEAUTIFUL movie!* 😊❤

Thank you so much for posting that magnificent movie, for the music of Rachmaninoff, for the actors, etc.

This movie was the best, the music was great , the colours in the film were beautiful. Its a WOW movie !!!!

I love the fashion sense of 1946

" it isn't what you have that makes you happy, it's what you give." That about sums it up.

@calmheart1782

4 жыл бұрын

Leslie Hunter ....Jesus said it first as recorded in Acts 20:35 ......’There is more happiness in giving than there is in receiving.’ “

Oyspenskaya's gives a lesson in acting here...she died a few years after this. Very underrated film...

A very powerful movie about love and music and how deeply it can penetrate our souls. Terrific acting and gifted musicians....I enjoyed every moment.

Frank Borzage has made some wonderful and magical films. Add this one to that enchanting and amazing list!

What a sweet lady. She realized what she had and understood her own faults. Beautiful movie! Thank you so much!

Catherine McLeod was a trained classical pianist. Rubinstein played for Philip Dorn. Can't fool the fingering on the piano. She played beautifully!!

@guinnberger9356

5 жыл бұрын

This film is rarely shown, but I've loved it since I first saw it. Years ago, Catherine McLeod appeared on a TV documentary about the production and said that Mr. Rubenstein also provided the piano performance for her to synch her hand movements to in the concert scenes. He coached her performances for the camera, and advised her always to make her performances "look _more difficult than they were,_ because, he told her, "audiences appreciate that." It still makes me chuckle at how a great artist uses acting to give his audience an even better show!

@samueldavidrucker7514

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for pointing that out; I could see she was really playing, but they had said Rubenstein, so I thought it was just she wasn't good enough so they overdubbed, but I was also thinking "How'd they get it so perfect?!" - well because she WAS really playing!

Sets, Costumes. Acting; Music -- Beautiful Production! 2/2018

i have just a word to describe this film magnificent

Best film ...... They both loved her but George was Right for her - a life with the conductor would've been misery for both of them . The old lady knew it, thank goodness.

@kingdomfreedom8323

4 жыл бұрын

A woman's intuitions....experiences sixth sight.

@kingdomfreedom8323

4 жыл бұрын

@Kim A Yes, he was rather beyond himself there in prononcements music belonged to men only...of course that attitude changed in accordance fan-base, whenever viewing the audience as enjoying, thus purchasing tickets, paying for his extravagant lifestyle, both men and women. I think he really meant himself. Very Prideful.

When I was young, I delivered newspapers in the morning. One fine day I came across a small pump organ in the trash. We were a very humble family with little means. It needed some repair since it was very old. It was small and I could carry it in my wagon. We had some tin whistles, so my brothers and I jammed in the basement. What fun music can be. The young need to exposed, even encouraged to play. Music is a gift. To play it is a joy.

People generally watch TV or movies for a temporary psychological escape from their everyday lives. Today (and for many years), we have lived in a wicked, vile, angry, rude, slovenly dressed society, and that presents itself in the TV shows and movies that are currently (and for many decades now) being made. There are rare exceptions of course, such as some of the movies from the Hallmark channel and some documentary films among a few others, but generally speaking, I have found this to be the case. Because of this, I stopped watching most current non-educational TV, documentary shows and movies years ago. I would say 90% or more of what I watch currently (and for a very long time now) are TV shows and movies made prior to the 1970's. What a difference in how our society was back then. Just like how the crudeness and vileness of our current society is reflected in the current TV shows and movies, so too were the high values, morality and concern for ones personal appearance in the TV shows and movies of the older eras. For a real psychological escape from the present, I choose to escape into the past with TV shows and movies that bring me joy, happiness and thrills all the while making me feel good after watching such entertainment. :)

@filmactorgordwelke

5 жыл бұрын

Jeff Kelly: I'm in my 50's and my wife 40 and we stopped watching 95% of mainstream tv due to the exact same reasons you've outlined so eloquently. Thanks for putting into the best words possible.

@sibylakumska7826

5 жыл бұрын

You are SO right!

@splitpitch

5 жыл бұрын

So many of these old films have comments like this, "those were the days...decency...moral values... how terrible the world is now". These films were escapism for the people of their day. They DO NOT reflect society at the time. They do reflect the censorship laws, and the audience they were aimed at. In the 1940s there were drugs, prostitution, exploitation, anger, hatred, starving children, race killings, and genocide. Those things have existed in every decade in every century. It's the human condition- we prey on each other. Back in the 1940s, only the voices of the wealthy were recorded- actors, filmmakers- now almost everyone has access to a worldwide audience, and it's true, censorship is less strict than it was then.

@magmasunburst9331

5 жыл бұрын

It's largely because of Rock and Roll. Think about it.

@deborahbird7821

5 жыл бұрын

Jeez .... I thought I was the only person that felt this way.

Thank God She had the Sense to stay with her Loving Husband!!! Instead of that Arrogant Conductor - thank God!

@karenescalera8193

4 жыл бұрын

Morals 😁

The scenery, the dresses, I can’t get enough.

Enjoyed the acting the music and the fashion. I'll watch it again.

This amazing film was exhilarating and inspiring, what a wonderfully talented cast. Superb quality. Thank you so much for sharing.

I love both the music and the cinematography.

Interesting concepts of music explored in this film. Sweet story with highly interesting characters. Thank You So Much for posting this! Good Move! VERY APPRECIATED! Thumbs up!

Beloved classical music and heartwarming film for everyone who loves classical music and it’s artists.

The first applicant to perform at the beginning of the movie is a very young and obviously talented André Previn.

true art! every scene commands attention and provokes a different emotion....thrilling to the end

Total and absolute cinematic magnificence!!

This was a superb movie in every way and it came out in 1946 the year I was born!

Amazed to see a very young Andre Previn at the piano as the first student!

@suebradford890

5 жыл бұрын

Melanie Clubley You've confirmed my suspicions - I thought I saw Andre Previn in the first few minutes of the film! How different he looked then...RIP Andre.

@thelmaschoen8980

5 жыл бұрын

Yes and he looked "darling". I've always appreciated him - whether he played classical, jazz or music for movies. He excelled in all musical genre... and, a very fine conductor. Rest in Peace, Sweet Musical Prince.

@cosettecoleslaw

4 жыл бұрын

Thanks for pointing this out, I would have missed him. It was my great privilege to see him perform not long before he died. It was a highlight of my life.

@lindamcdermott2205

3 жыл бұрын

Cool! I did not catch that!

@TheStockwell

2 жыл бұрын

Seeing him play badly and with no presence - that's called special effects, these days. I saw him once. He conducted the Second Symphony of Rachmaninoff - the original, uncut version which he restored to the classical repertoire. He conducted the premiere of his opera, "A Streetcar Named Desire" in San Francisco - I saw that, too. 🐧

This is a masterpiece! I never saw better.

Always loved the Rachmaninoff 2nd Piano Concerto and fell in love with this movie when I saw it on tv probably 50 years ago. (This and Brief Encounter!) So glad it's on KZread!

Enjoyable movie! Thanks for the upload!👍

Thank you 🙏 so much for posting this wonderful, wonderful movie. The music is so lovely.

Thank you for sharing this rare treasure! Bravo!

Thank you for posting it!

Very Nice movie and very Nice music , thank you very much

This was my late mother’s favorite movie. I finally get to see it! Thanks!

Thank you. It's a great movie and I enjoy it very much.

Excellent movie! It was actually suspenseful due to fact you didn't know which way she might go.

These two are SOoooo in tune With each others almost like Twins .... it's as if they have a type of ESP on each other ... no matter the distance nor time that elapsed !!! This connections some how remains unbroken ... What an utterly unique Movie experience .... Is it the Love of music or of each others ? that is unbroken ?

What a Remarkable Director Frank Borzage was ~ we are so fortunate to have his films! I think my favorite is : Lucky Star 1929 with Janet Gaynor and the amazing Charlie Farrell! Charlie should have won an academy award for his role in that film! Lucky Star 1929 is also free right here on youtube. Borzage is unique because he was such a Romanticist! like no other Director I have found! Ciao, Nell

@narniagirl1574

5 жыл бұрын

Thank you for the movie referral!

The music was absolutely amazing! The movie was enjoyable

Great movie, purchased a copy of it after watching it.

@mollythompson5431

5 жыл бұрын

where did you get a copy? I'm older and don't know where to go to get these things Please respond. I want to send one to a music friend with a daughter who does piano.

Wonderful just wonderful thank u 4 the upload

This was so moving! And, Rubinstein at the piano made it romantically perfect.

Thank you for posting this...magnificent music and costumes...thanks to "the billowing heart" for putting the link

Isn't it just me or the older movies have more story plots, twists of turns and more cinema of love and when movies portrayed that!!!! And even in real life too of back then, but now it's all fake

@annan9216

5 жыл бұрын

marie landry same!! Books can be pretty superb too, I'm currently reading the black opal

@splitpitch

5 жыл бұрын

No, it is you. Many old films are really, really bad, the ones you remember are the good ones. Many films made today are actually very good, but it is the obnoxiously stupid ones that get all the attention- 'blockbusters' and their awful sequels. All loudly promoted in multiple media. The good quiet thoughtful films have to be searched for. 'Beatrix at Dinner' for example.

@annan9216

5 жыл бұрын

marie landry have you found it??? It’s really of a mystery, that is if you like mysteries! :)

@annan9216

5 жыл бұрын

splitpitch 100% agreed, many movies you find now, aren’t as good as they used to be and older movies can be good or bad, depending on the viewer or views. I have found lot’s of superb tv shows, like north and south 1985 Lesley Anne down and Patrick Swayze And I know what you mean, and I like older music too! Because my grandma and my friends teacher introduced me to it

@annan9216

5 жыл бұрын

g g I don’t honestly like fake people, but we can’t change who they are, they can only change for themselves for the better if they wanted too! And personally I’d rather have genuine respect with people who like me for who I am, and not care what what other people have to say about me, if you wan to say it’s okay, it’s hard for anyone to trust people, though you can trust them by little by little. Everything has its purpose and I know for damn sure we aren’t perfect, I sure wish I could talk like this in real life, yes we all get judged but should we care?? I don’t think so obviously they don’t got anything else better to do, but I can see people’s points in why.

perfect colors.

I love how George would have the piano turned regularly in hopes Mira would play again. That's love...

@longing4homeministries103

4 жыл бұрын

He only asked her to stop playing so she could overcome her obsession with the piano teacher. Later he encouraged her to play. Looking at the whole picture I think he had her well being in mind. He truly lived her. Sometimes it is necessary to give up talents or things we are gifted at for characters sake.

Pure delight to watch such superb film.!...and a wonderful escape from todays mean world.

Nice sharing stay connected

This is the best musical I have seen.

Jeff Kelly you said it all so well. I do the same thing .

Fantastic that it is in Technicolor and also in HD. Great lighting and colour composition. Worth watching on a large screen 4K TV just for the sharpness of the picture, then there is the sumptuous colourful sets. The furniture fabrics and clothing you feel you can even touch. Not bad for a 74 year old film. These days many folks are looking for HD content in the older films, if it's in Technicolor as well that is the cherry on the top. To see something, almost anything of that age or even older in almost pin sharp clarity just takes it to an unreal level. Sure there was good acting, production & direction but folks can like a movie for many reasons, whatever reasons they like, to like a movie for it just being in Technicolor on its own is valid enough. But Technicolor and in HD sure is hard to beat. A Technicolor box set in HD on Blu ray if you could ever get the rights to it, (Requiring extensive film studio cooperation) maybe starting from Jan 1940, going through the years, year by year up to at least 1955, collating every single one to its best quality, with all the accompanying printed Paraphernalia. Something Spielberg, Cameron or Peter Jackson, (he is keen on restoring films) or some other renowned industry type with statue could arrange. Adding to their stature as a Director, to some people well in the future, it could even overshadow it, so the egotist may be weary to participate, creating something bigger than themselves. But instead of being known as a director of that 20th century age, (Albeit latter part) they would in the far future also be known for this. There are over 500 hundred Technicolor films we know but each year would contain many good films, each being given equal billing, in print anyway, a widespread collection of genre's, something for everyone, releasing them bit by bit, maybe by the year, then towards the end releasing the pre 1940's, then later on after that the post 1955 ones, what a collection that would be. Released every so often, so folks had time to see that batch before the next one was available. Spread out over 5 to 10 years or so, something people would collect and due to their existing expenditure keep on purchasing, they may not mind if it was a reasonable price. People like to collect box sets on a regular basis, give them something to look forward to. Known as the 'Technicolor Collection', the sheer size & enormity of the whole project would make it a major thing in the history of the 20th century film industry. Every single movie available, the whole lot or none at all. Something they would be watching in hundreds of years time transferred by then on their current viewing format, all nicely packaged up now for them. Time to get it all processed off the surviving best source now, get it up to HD Blu ray standard if possible, clean it all up, up to the above crisp clean movie standard, then It'll survive through the ages, if collated, if the time & effort is put in right now. It just needs maybe Cameron, Jackson or Spielberg or a combination of the three to spend the time on this. They may even become to be seen as the director of directors, directing the coming together of all these hundreds of movies. Once they initially get it all negotiated with all the film studios, a hard enough task on its own, they then oversee the whole project, though still doing other projects on the side, leaving it to the film editors to process it all, though contributing in some way with the associated bonus type material with associates of theirs. Pulling together over 500 movies in such a way what a project it would be, it just needs suggesting to the appropriate person to take it all on. Many folks need to badger one or the other of these industry big names to take the whole project on. Without that big name Industry giant to firstly negotiate then arrange it all it'll never get done, with them it could be realised, something many film buffs would like to see. Can they feel the thrill of regularly collecting them and visualise having the entire collection on their shelves right now?. I am at a loss for not having such a collection. Who has the necessary ability to get this done?

VERY BEAUTIFUL FILM ........

Saturday/Sunday afternoon movie drinking tea with homemade biscuits. Music, costumes, set, actors etc. Well done all round!!! Thanks for uploading

WOW! What a beautiful movie in every respect. Thank you.

Omg the quality and the fashion

stunning film in All areas

Oh! Wow! To have such talent!

Quite a masterpiece !

Bravo! Magnificent!

Absolutely loved it! Beautiful movie!

Fantastic, unique movie!

Brilliantly said, Jeff Kelly.

A true classic,,,,,,🌹🥀🌹

Well, well... I just loved it.

Simply wonderful family film.

At least this one was restored to hi-def quality

*💖💫✨🎶 Brilliant! 🎶✨💫💖* 👏

Wow! Andre Previn! Excellent!

Amazing!

I'd take a George over a Goronoff any day!!

ANYONE, ANYONE, with a modicum of film intelligence would know this is a masterpiece. Thank you, Almorsan94, thank you. Subscribed !

Catherine McLeod on Richard Widmark: "The worst bastard of all-time"

this movie is literally eye candy!!

Beautiful movie 😍😍😍

Oh what a lovely move 😍

Gorgeous movie.

Thank you!

Mrs. Trumble!!!!!!!!!! I Love Lucy

I watched this a very long time ago but did not recall that I had until near the end. It is not quite as I recall but it is a good film but memory fills in conversations that did not happen but were assumptions that the concert switch was conspired.

“Nicholas! Nicholas!” “Here I am.” “Come in here.” “The door is locked, Maestro.” “The window is open.” “Always I forget things. Mostly I forget Nicholas that’s why I like him.” ☺️ Great writers, actors, and the production team.✨🙌🏾✨

Love these older movies! I think however that the right adjective for the Maestro is that he is a "Boob". It seems to fit his demeanor much more fittingly than just "self centered" or "rude". George is a real man.

@REpianist

3 жыл бұрын

I was thinking A-hole fits him pretty well too...

I love this movie from malaysia

The colours, the music, the pianos, the face...the Angel and the badman, Goronoff, makes for "GorYnoff" . Nice hint at Pygmalion, too. PS, may i beg to disagree with the opening credits that Rubinstein was the world's greatest pianist? But he's definitely given us a great soundtrack. Thanks for the upload.

Great music but really sad.

That's the young, Andre Previn st the beginning at the piano audition.

The actors portraying pianists and conductors very realistic-I play piano & was a school band director. they fooled me.

Great Movie ever!This is the Nature of things' Development.Sometime,someone just have to split in pieces for a compliment.Great Composer,Conductor,Musician,may not be excellent Actors,as well as on this Musical.

I can't make up my mind about this movie. The music was superb. Not fond of the maestro/master. Her walking off at the end would never happen...but that's Hollywood. I'd give this film an 7/12 out of 10.

@akarpowicz

6 жыл бұрын

Liz in Wisconsin I know! That part was not good. Of course what pianist can just do a concert after decades not playing, it's all so Hollywood. Still a nice melodrama.

@narniagirl1574

5 жыл бұрын

Hello, Liz in Wisconsin. . .please don't give pivotal, end-of-story information away: we want the suspense of wondering how it turned out just as much as you did. Please give us a chance to enjoy the story the way the writers, director and actors meant it to be enjoyed. Feel free to comment on if the plot was well-structured, or the characters well-developed or the cinematography was artistically presented, etc. but please don't give away the ending! We don't want or need that when we look at the comments: we want to know if the movie is worth watching. Thanks.

@undomiel152003

4 жыл бұрын

@@narniagirl1574 Now would it not be the logical thing to NOT READ COMMENTS before watching the movie? LOL

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Seen this liked it.

What a beautiful movie. I don't know who the actor was who played George, but he was just perfect for the part. He should have been a big star.What was his name? I'll have to look him up in IMDB. Thank you for sharing this wonderful movie. Loved it.