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What the Papers say…
‘Stephane Grappelli – A life in the jazz century’
Gold Camera (USA International Film & Video Festival)
BAFTA nominated Stéphane Grappelli and Paul Balmer taking time out from filming in Stéphane’s Montmartre flat
5-star review ✰✰✰✰✰ - superb production values (BBC Music Magazine)
A masterpiece (Just Jazz Guitar - USA)
Immaculate … a fine film with music that has a lifetime guarantee (Mojo)
Indispensable (Jazz Hot – Paris)
A beautiful and well-mounted film (Time Out)
Three value-packed hours of good music and interview (London Evening Standard)
5-star review ✰✰✰✰✰ - An excellent production … highly recommended (DVD Review)
The finest documentary of a musician’s life I have ever seen (Fanfare - USA)
Immaculate … the best introduction to DVD jazz you can buy at present (Jazz Review)
One of the best DVD releases I’ve yet seen (Jazz Journal International)
5-star review ✰✰✰✰✰ - If you want comprehensive this is it (What DVD)
The definitive document … movie 8 – extras 9 (DVD Monthly)
The unheralded quality of material and cinematic grace of Paul Balmer’s documentary raise the art to a new level … makes excellent use of the DVD format (The Strad)
If you want to know what the future of DVD is going to be like right now take a look at this Music on Earth release (DVD Laser Disc Newsletter – USA)
Recorded to the highest quality image and audio standards, this really is about as close as anyone’s likely to get to a definitive collection that marks one of the great eras in modern music (Guitar Magazine)
What the Papers say
‘julian bream – my life in music’
DVD of the Year (Gramophone)
Awarded for creative excellence(USA International Film & Video Festival)
Julian Bream and director Paul Balmer on stage at The Maltings – May 2003
The finest film contribution to the classic guitar ever ... a masterpiece (Graham Wade)
… perfectly encapsulates a noble musician who takes what he does incredibly seriously … highly compelling viewing (International Record Review)
5-star review ✰✰✰✰✰ - “… Essential viewing … for all classical guitar enthusiasts …” (Guitar Techniques)
5-star review ✰✰✰✰✰ - a music DVD Masterpiece … anyone interested in the history of the guitar in the 20th Century will be stunned and delighted … fabulous. (Record Collector Review)
5-star review ✰✰✰✰✰ - … well made, interesting documentary paints an affectionate portrait of perhaps the greatest of living classical guitarists.(Classic FM Magazine)
‘Masterley’ (Sir David Attenborough)