Enjoyable, sweet, sometimes moving documentary about the lives and approaches to music of various members of the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra.
While a very good film, its not quite a great one, as it stays a little on the surface (it could actually use more running time).
Plus talking in literal terms about the feelings of playing music seems like it is sometimes simply hard to do. So some of the stated insights seem obvious. (e.g. one has to subsume one's ego when playing in an orchestra).
The sections where we see music itself being played(of a wide, appealing variety) played are well-photographed and absorbing.
While a very good film, its not quite a great one, as it stays a little on the surface (it could actually use more running time).
Plus talking in literal terms about the feelings of playing music seems like it is sometimes simply hard to do. So some of the stated insights seem obvious. (e.g. one has to subsume one's ego when playing in an orchestra).
The sections where we see music itself being played(of a wide, appealing variety) played are well-photographed and absorbing.