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Palmer shows us Carl Orff the man on all his facets, the genuine and the dubious. As expected from Palmer, he delivers it artistically, with the correct amount of shapely scenes as well as the evil ones; the puppets and the hands performance are honest great; the short clips of the Nazi era are also well placed and relevant to the narrative at play. This documentary goes to enormous length to present Orff’s contribution to education through his Schulwerk (Schoolwork) and its dissemination through the world. Orff’s music is traditional extensively through the film, but I was a small bet disappointed that it is not described or talked about too noteworthy. Obviously Carmina Burana is explained in terms of his history and background, but no about the music itself. For example, any correlation to Stravinsky’s music is not mentioned at all, and there certainly is! Carl Orff the man was exactly that, a man with virtues and guilt. What endures in time, aside of the Schulwerk, is his music, somehow missing in this otherwise mammoth documentary.
Every Tony Palmer film is worth the investment. “O Fortuna” is no exception. For the best and most gripping DVD’s on the lives of musicians stick with Tony Palmer.
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