“In person Samuel Barber was urbane, witty, articulate, and loved humor. Paul Moon reveals these qualities in his wonderful film about my uncle. He shows musicians who knew him offering insights about who he was, and others who love his music rehearsing and performing it. We in turn gain a deep understanding of the man and the composer I knew.”
“This lavishly illustrated documentary…proclaims the meticulous labour, inspiration and persuasive powers of H. Paul Moon and his subject: the life and music of Samuel Barber. Punches are not pulled whether in relation to personal behaviour or musical assessment. This a bejewelled production…that steers a rewarding course between moving things along yet staying still long enough to inform, surprise and please.”
“A stylish documentary about composer Samuel Barber, an obvious labor of love. The filmmaker avoids staid conventions of many arts docs, and he essays a stirring portrait of Barber’s life and insightful analysis of his music. Moon revisits the creative circumstances of Barber’s most celebrated works, and the film bursts with large swaths of his music, most of which are performed live in well-curated rehearsal settings and concert performances.”
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