You know the giant piano at FAO Schwarz? It was featured in the Tom Hanks classic* Big, in which Hanks and Robert Loggia play “Heart and Soul” by dancing around. Well, the employees at FAO Schwarz are shockingly good at playing that piano. Here’s a clip of two Schwarz staffers playing, no kidding, Bach’s Toccata and Fugue in D minor on the Big Piano:
After the jump, a few more impressive performances.
“Heart and Soul” with choreographed dance moves, plus a little Mozart bonus afterwards:
“Jingle Bells”:
* = The term “classic” should not be interpreted as an endorsement of the quality of Big by the management or staff of this fine blog.
(Via Kottke.org.)
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It’s cool that they even had the organ sound for “Tocatta and Fugue in D Minor”.
“Rondo alla Turca” was surprising too, if a little sloppy in places. (But for what it is…)
Made me smile.
posted by Nerak on 5-29-2009 at 4:15 pm
I want that job..
posted by dbus on 5-29-2009 at 4:58 pm
YAAAAAAY!! BRAVO!!!!
posted by the creature on 5-29-2009 at 5:35 pm
I have wanted this job since I was 4 years old. Awesomeness.
posted by AmyD on 5-29-2009 at 7:01 pm
Yeah, I noticed the mistakes in the rondo, too.
But, I can hardly complain when I can make more mistakes than they did just using my hands.
posted by BassMan on 5-30-2009 at 8:37 am
I can’t believe FAO is now owned by Toys R Us. *sigh*
posted by Dawn on 5-31-2009 at 6:06 am