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00:00 [Musique] [Applaudissements]
00:05 Tonight, I shall play Zhukovsky's concerto number five.
00:10 That's the typhoon concerto.
00:12 The one that put Rubenstein in a full body cast?
00:14 He's mad, I tell you. Mad!
00:16 [Musique]
00:18 [Musique]
00:22 [Musique]
00:34 [Applaudissements]
00:36 Thank you, thank you. You're too kind.
00:39 [Applaudissements]
00:41 For you, Mrs. Cardigan, the best piano teacher a boy could ever have.
00:46 Oh, Arthur, you're wonderful. Just wonderful.
00:50 [Musique]
00:55 Wonderful, Arthur. You've really got Blue Danube down pat.
00:59 Thanks. Want me to try the left hand now?
01:01 Uh, no, Arthur. We have to talk about something.
01:05 I know, I know. It's about lightly row.
01:09 I promise I'll practice it for next time.
01:11 I'm afraid there won't be a next time, Arthur.
01:14 You see, I'm retiring.
01:16 [Gasp]
01:18 [Musique]
01:20 Yeah!
01:22 Arthur plays the blues.
01:24 [Musique]
01:26 You're retiring? Why?
01:29 Because there are other things I want to do besides teach piano.
01:32 Cookie?
01:35 What's going to happen to me?
01:37 I'll never get to Carnegie Hall without your help.
01:39 I wouldn't be so sure about that, Arthur.
01:42 Your new teacher actually was a concert pianist.
01:45 New teacher?
01:47 Yes, I've made some calls.
01:49 And you are going to be taught by none other than...
01:53 Dr. Frederick Fugue.
01:57 I bet his cookies aren't as good as yours.
02:00 [Musique]
02:02 You are going to be taught by Dr. Frederick Fugue?
02:06 Boy, some kids get all the breaks.
02:09 He's that good?
02:10 Good? He's the best.
02:12 I'd give anything for just one lesson with him.
02:15 I don't even play piano.
02:17 Of course, your fingers might break from all the scales he makes you do.
02:21 That happened to a friend of mine.
02:23 Poor Mikey, still can't hold an ice cream cone.
02:26 And watch out for the knitting needles.
02:29 What does he use those for?
02:31 You don't want to know. Just make sure you stay on the beat.
02:35 Yup. Fugue the ferocious.
02:38 You'll either end up famous or drinking through a straw for the rest of your life.
02:43 [Musique]
02:59 Arthur Reed, I presume?
03:02 That's me.
03:03 Moderate digital spreading and no calluses.
03:06 You have been playing for... two and a half years?
03:11 Yes.
03:12 Thought so. Follow me.
03:14 C-sharp. You should get that tuned.
03:19 Presto, Tosca, presto.
03:24 What a beautiful piano.
03:28 Her name is Giselle.
03:30 She's been around the world with me, from Vienna to Carnegie Hall.
03:34 You've actually played at Carnegie Hall?
03:36 Yes, many times.
03:39 Enough chitchat. Let's hear you play.
03:42 We'll start with some scales.
03:44 D major.
03:45 C harmonic minor.
03:50 A minor.
03:53 D major again.
03:54 Tempo, tempo.
03:56 And... stop.
03:58 That'll do for today.
04:00 It appears you might actually have some talent.
04:03 Therefore, I'd like you to work on this for next week's lesson.
04:07 A boxe, two part inventions?
04:09 But this has like a million notes.
04:12 No, it only has 8,955 notes.
04:16 Let's begin with the invention in F major.
04:19 Um, Dr. Fugue, I'm not sure I can...
04:22 Remember, Arthur, genius is 1% inspiration and 99% perspiration.
04:30 So practice, practice, practice.
04:33 Okay, no problem. See you next week, Dr. Fugue.
04:37 8,955 notes.
04:41 Mme. Cardigan would have never given me something so hard.
04:44 Just looking at this music makes me tired.
04:48 I'll do it later. I've got a whole week.
04:53 I've got it, I've got it!
05:01 Arthur, have you practiced piano yet?
05:04 I will, mom, right after this.
05:06 Hey, Arthur, how about practicing a little piano?
05:12 Sure, dad, as soon as this game is over.
05:15 And then after the book fair, I'm going to Buster's and help him carve his pumpkin.
05:20 And then...
05:21 Your piano lesson is in two days and you haven't practiced at all.
05:24 Oh, but...
05:25 No buts. One hour, Arthur.
05:29 [Piano]
05:32 [Piano]
05:37 D.W., what are you doing?
05:41 Playing with my bunny farm. Wanna take a whack?
05:44 No, could you please play with that in your room? I'm trying to practice piano.
05:49 Mom's cleaning up there, but I'll turn the sound down.
05:53 [Piano]
05:56 Back in the barn, little piggy.
05:59 D.W., what is it gonna take for you to be quiet?
06:04 Got any candy?
06:07 Mmm... Peanut brittle!
06:16 D.W.!
06:17 What? I'm just chewing.
06:20 Dad, I can't practice. D.W.'s making too much noise.
06:25 I'll take care of her. It's important you make a good impression on your new teacher.
06:30 Whoa, these are good!
06:32 Okay, Arthur, we're off to the Tibbles. Now you won't have any distractions.
06:35 Thanks, Dad.
06:37 Okay, "Invention of F Major". Here we go.
06:45 [Sigh]
06:47 [Piano]
06:50 [Piano]
06:55 [Piano]
07:00 [Piano]
07:04 [Ding]
07:05 Oh, practicing's over. That wasn't so bad.
07:08 Wow, is that you and Yo-Yo Ma?
07:11 Indeed. Yo-Yo's a good friend of mine.
07:13 And who's the guy in the pink suit?
07:15 Uh... That's Liberace. We had a dueling pianos match when I was working my way through music school.
07:22 But we digress. Let's hear that Bach.
07:25 Try again.
07:33 Did you practice?
07:40 Yes, I did. I mean, a little. Kind of. Not really.
07:47 If you don't want to work at this, then I don't want to waste my time teaching you.
07:53 I'm afraid I have no choice.
07:56 Oh, the knitting needles.
07:58 Goodbye, Arthur. You're fired.
08:01 You were fired by your piano teacher?
08:06 Yeah, just because I didn't play the piece perfectly.
08:09 I'm sorry to hear that, Arthur.
08:11 Why? I'm thrilled. It'll be a while before my parents find me a new teacher.
08:16 So I won't have to practice piano for weeks, maybe months.
08:19 What will you do with all your free time?
08:21 I don't know. The possibilities are endless.
08:25 [Piano]
08:33 A nearly flawless rendition of the "Empire Concerto" by Irina Verkova.
08:38 [Piano]
08:40 Oh, Fantine, you are so hideous! Yet you play so beautifully!
08:46 Play it, Stan.
08:48 [Piano]
08:51 Oh...
08:53 Arthur, I'm going to the mall to buy socks.
08:56 I'll come.
08:57 I'm also looking for some toddler anklets and some mid-cap argyles in sort of a reddish-grayish tone.
09:04 Mom, I'm at the music store!
09:06 And now, Arthur Reed will play Zukovsky's Concerto No. 5.
09:13 Ahem. Excuse me, son, that's not a toy.
09:18 Now, I think this may be an instrument of Antoine's caliber.
09:23 [Piano]
09:28 Cookie, dear.
09:29 No, thanks. Mrs. Cardigan, do you really think I have any talent?
09:34 Of course I do. That's why I sent you to Dr. Fugue. How's it going?
09:38 Um, not so good. I guess Dr. Fugue kind of, uh...
09:42 Fired you? Yes, he does that to a lot of students.
09:46 He's a brilliant teacher, but a very difficult man.
09:50 Well, how do I get hired again?
09:52 You have to earn his respect.
09:54 Even his bird doesn't sing good enough for him.
09:57 You don't have to play perfectly, Arthur. You just have to play your best.
10:02 [Piano]
10:19 Hmm.
10:21 [Piano]
10:26 Woohoo! I've been fired! Yes!
10:30 Ah! Arthur Reed, dismissed for torturing the invention in F major. What brings you back?
10:37 If it's okay, Dr. Fugue, I'd like to try to play it again.
10:42 Very irregular.
10:44 All right. I have a few minutes before Soul Train.
10:47 [Piano]
10:52 Ugh! I must have made at least 50 mistakes!
10:55 Actually, you made 78 mistakes.
10:58 Oh, I'm sorry I wasted your time, Dr. Fugue.
11:01 I guess no matter how hard I try, I'll never be any good.
11:05 Well, there is something that might improve your playing.
11:09 [Gasp]
11:10 I require that all my students keep their fingers warm.
11:15 All right. Enough chit-chat. Let's do some scales.
11:19 D major.
11:21 [Piano]