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Enjoy an All-Mozart programme at the Konzerthaus Berlin. Conducted by Hartmut Haenchen, a reduced ensemble of the Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra brings to life the music's manifold characteristics through the translucency of the part-writing. Whether light-heartedness, song-like lyricism, drama or inspired polyphonic writing, everything breathes the spirit of Mozart. Time and again, critics have praised the orchestra's stylistic assurance,...
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Composed in 1788, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's "Jupiter Symphony" is regarded as the epitome of the classical symphonic form. Conductor Hartmut Haenchen presents his personal view of this masterpiece using examples from concert footage with the Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach Chamber Orchestra. Recorded live at the Berlin Konzerthaus in November 2005.
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In Search of Mozart: Part Two opens with the 27 year-old Mozart finally enjoying success. Follow Mozart's life and career from this time through his death at 35, with in-depth discussion of his operas. This film discusses his family sorrows and financial difficulties, but also his happiness. It generally rejects any romantic notions surrounding his early death or notions of a downward spiral of despair and tragic genius.
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In Search of Mozart: Part One traces the composer's life from Mozart's birth 1756, in Salzburg, Austria to his marriage to Constanze Weber August 4, 1782. Follow him as he begins composing at 5 years old, and on his tour of European courts as a child prodigy, and hear how his music gradually matures and his personality emerges. Learn of his deteriorating relationship with his father, and his pursuit of marriage.
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At the earliest ages it was apparent that Wolfgang Mozart's singular imagination was at work in every direction. He hated to be bored and hated to be idle, and through his life he responded to these threats with a repertoire of antidotes mental and physical. Whether in his rabidly obscene mode or not, Mozart was always hilarious. He went at every piece of his life, and perhaps most notably his social life, with tremendous gusto. His circle of friends...
13) Mozart
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A simple biography of the man who composed such musical works as "The Magic Flute."
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Even from the perspective of time, it is nearly impossible to grasp the full contribution made to music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in his brief and glorious life. He composed his first symphony at the age of 8 and reached full artistic maturity by the time he was only 20. And when he died at the age of 35, he left a legacy of more than 600 works of brilliance - symphonies, chamber music, operas, and more - most composed during an incredibly productive
...20) Mozart's wig
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Mozart's wig is discovered by Digby and his sister Hannah in Mr. Rummage's stall at a busy antiques market. This stall holds many different objects and each one tells a great story! Both children love listening to Mr. Rummage's amazing tales of the people who owned these items and how each person made history.