And speaking of Bach . . . .
Well, someone's putting on the dog!
And this bunch is putting on the cat!
Here's a handy cheat sheet for identifying composers . . . .
Let's end with some Mozart . . . .
I recently watched the new series remake of Peter Shaffer's Amadeus. To be blunt, it cannot hold a candle to the 1984 film made by Miloš Forman. To the piecemeal extent that the remake's screenplay still uses Peter Shaffer's original script, it attains some depth. But the additional dialogue and scenes inserted into the screenplay to make it more "hip, contemporary and relatable to today's audience" are appallingly superficial and jarringly out of place. Ordinarily, I quite like Paul Bettany (Salieri) as an actor who is capable of great subtlety and depth of portrayal. While he did bring some excellent heart and soul to the climactic moments from the original script, he was otherwise completely wasted here.
Can only give this series 2 out of 5 stars, unfortunately.
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