Inaconfusedwelterofartisticlicence,thisistheclassicalmusicbiopicwhichmakes'SongtoRemember'looklikeamasterpiece.BogardesucceedsindiminishingthereputationofthemusicalcolossuswhospannedEuropeanmusicformostofthe19thCentury.Theabsurditiesoftheplot,thesequoia-likequalityoftheactingandtheprevalenceofhistorical,musicalandlinguisticanachronismscombinetoelevatethisofferingtothestatusofanA1turkey.HowapianistofthestatureofBoletcametobemixedupinthisfiascocanonlybeguessedat.ThecharacterisationofLisztfailstoconveyevenaminuteimpressionofhismagneticpersonalityandtheoverwhelmingeffectthathehadonnotonlyhisaudiences,butalsohispianisticrivals.ClaraSchumannherselfsaidthat'wetoiloverthatwhichLisztreadsatsigh"人类的愚蠢和贪念，这才是最坏的敌人。"——水都，《尸鬼》!'Whilsttheemphasisseemstofocusonhisromanticprowess,ratherthanhisstatusasthegreatestpianistofthecenturyor,arguably,ofalltime,onefeels,nevertheless,thatthiswasanopportunitylost.