Martha Argerich – now in Lego form

Martha Argerich – now in Lego form

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norman lebrecht

May 17, 2016

You couldn’t make it up.

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  • Ian Hamilton says:
    May 17, 2016 at 11:42 am

    If this is true it’s good to see that high culture is being represented by Lego! I cannot, however, find mention of it on the Lego website and wonder, if it is available, where is it be sold?

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  • Jeffrey Biegel says:
    May 17, 2016 at 11:54 am

    The construction is very clever to watch! But is there a LEGO company video or a link to the product specifying that Martha is the intended pianist? (If she had ever desired for a commercial product, why not fragrances? “Martha: Dolcissimo”, and, “Martha: Fortissimo”. A small musical chip comes with each purchase. Oh, wait, we’re still using cds and downloads. The chip hasn’t arrived yet. I predicted it would in 2003, but still waiting….)

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  • Michael Smith says:
    May 17, 2016 at 5:12 pm

    Here’s a Lego Jordi Savall video, apparently from the same person(s):

    https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wA2uNqVDSuo

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  • Cyril Blair says:
    May 18, 2016 at 3:22 am

    Amazing how she can still play so beautifully with just four prongs on her hands. And the acoustics on that Lego piano sound pretty good, considering it’s plastic.

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  • Laurie Watt says:
    May 18, 2016 at 10:20 am

    Except, of course, it was not Chopin’s Piano Concerto No 1 being played in that short film it was the start of Beethoven’s Choral Fantasia.

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