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Appassionata (album)
Appassionata is the colloquial name of Piano Sonata No. 23 by Beethoven. Appassionata may also refer to: * ''Appassionata'' (1944 film), a 1944 Swedish film * ''Appassionata'' (1974 film), a 1974 Italian erotic drama film * ''Appassionata'' (Ramsey Lewis album), 1999 * ''Appassionata'' (Maksim Mrvica album), 2010 See also * Apasionada {{disambiguation ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Piano Sonata No
The piano is a stringed keyboard instrument in which the strings are struck by wooden hammers that are coated with a softer material (modern hammers are covered with dense wool felt; some early pianos used leather). It is played using a keyboard, which is a row of keys (small levers) that the performer presses down or strikes with the fingers and thumbs of both hands to cause the hammers to strike the strings. It was invented in Italy by Bartolomeo Cristofori around the year 1700. Description The word "piano" is a shortened form of ''pianoforte'', the Italian term for the early 1700s versions of the instrument, which in turn derives from ''clavicembalo col piano e forte'' (key cimbalom with quiet and loud)Pollens (1995, 238) and ''fortepiano''. The Italian musical terms ''piano'' and ''forte'' indicate "soft" and "loud" respectively, in this context referring to the variations in volume (i.e., loudness) produced in response to a pianist's touch or pressure on the keys: the grea ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appassionata (1944 Film)
''Appassionata'' is a 1944 Swedish drama film directed by Olof Molander. Cast * Georg Rydeberg as Thomas Dahlhoff * Viveca Lindfors as Maria * Alf Kjellin as Eric * Georg Funkquist as Hellenius * Harriet Bosse as Fru Lenander * Hilda Borgström Hilda Teresia Borgström (13 October 1871 – 2 January 1953) was a Swedish stage and film actress. Biography Born in 1871 in Stockholm, Borgström made her film debut in 1912. She starred in leading parts in Victor Sjöström's silent fi ... as Jönsson * Hans Strååt as Gösta References External links * 1944 films 1944 drama films Swedish drama films Swedish black-and-white films 1940s Swedish-language films 1940s Swedish films {{1940s-drama-film-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appassionata (1974 Film)
''Appassionata ''(also known as Passionate) is a 1974 Italian erotic drama film. Two teenage friends conspire to find out how much their youthful sensuality can disrupt one of their households, headed by a dentist and his mentally-ill wife. The film is directed by Gianluigi Calderone and written by Gianluigi Calderone, Alessandro Parenzo and Domenico Rafele Plot Emilio is a dentist whose mentally unbalanced wife never goes out, spending much of the day at her piano. Their daughter Eugenia brings home a school friend, Nicola, who is sympathetic towards the mother but also tries quick sex with the father. Perhaps jealous, Eugenia then tries to seduce her father. When the mother eventually has to be placed in a clinic, it is Nicola who puts the grieving Emilio to bed. In the morning, it is Eugenia who gets out of his bed and the two girls put on their uniforms to go off to school. Cast *Gabriele Ferzetti as Dr. Emilio Rutelli *Ornella Muti as Eugenia Rutelli *Eleonora Giorgi as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appassionata (Ramsey Lewis Album)
''Appassionata'' is an album by Ramsey Lewis, released in 1999 on Narada Records. The album peaked at No. 23 on the '' Billboard'' Top Jazz Albums chart. Overview ''Appassionata'' was produced by Ramsey Lewis. Critical reception Jonathan Widran of AllMusic noted that "Lewis brings the titular passion to tunes inspired by or taken from opera, classical, jazz, and gospel". Hilarie Grey of ''JazzTimes ''JazzTimes'' is an American magazine devoted to jazz. Published 10 times a year, it was founded in Washington, D.C. in 1970 by Ira Sabin as the newsletter ''Radio Free Jazz'' to complement his record store. Coverage After a decade of growt ...'' declared that "Lewis puts on a clinic of exploratory, dynamic improvisation with ''Appassionata''". Track listing References {{Authority control 1999 albums Ramsey Lewis albums Narada Productions albums ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Appassionata (Maksim Mrvica Album)
Maksim Mrvica (; born 3 May 1975) is a Croatian pianist. He plays classical crossover music. Biography Mrvica was born in Šibenik, Croatia. He took piano lessons at the age of nine.Mrvica to dazzle on the ivories '''', April 16, 2004. Retrieved 2011-04-11. Three years later he gave his first concert performance of 's Piano Concerto in C major. When Serbian aggression started in 1991, both Mrvica and his professor were determined that this would not disrupt his music studies. In spite of the war and surrounding turbulence, Mrvica entered in, and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
