Posts tagged Hymn

, but when a major figure acquires venerable status, he or she can take on a quality different from and more notable than mere charisma. It is as if all past achievements, experiences, and significant attributes have been crystallized into an aura that is both ethereal and palpable. One thinks of Muhammad Ali, Dame Judi Dench, Nelson Mandela — and assuredly on this evidence, Oscar Peterson. The outstanding camera work on this DVD captures the entire mood of the evening, not just the …