| 1. |
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11/19/10 |
Very Good |
"...a fascinating story, and well told.... an engrossing and ultimately moving portrait." |
| 2. |
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12/18/09 |
Poor |
"...trudges through the composer's life and works, pausing along the way for the usual smorgasbord of talking heads and performance clips. The results are shapeless, drab and mostly predictable." |
| 3. |
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04/17/09 |
Moderate |
"Susan Froemke assembles some appealing portraiture but not much drama. The mood here is far more genteel and collegial than in many a competition documentary (even if some of the collegiality between the singers is clearly faked)." |