Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart...RIP

Newbee,
He's also the guy who wrote the melody they used in the MASH finale. -:)

and all,
(Piano Concerto #21 in C Major;Clarinet Quintet in A Major)

"It is a sobering thought," Tom Lehrer once said, "that when Mozart was my age, he had been dead for two years."

How about that beautiful and magical duet from "Cosi Fan Tutte" that they used in the Shawshank Redemption? I'll toast to his genius!

Yu11375...The extent to which the Play/Movie embellished Mozart's life is debatable. That it did so to some extent is true. All stories on historical characters are "improved" a bit to make them more interesting, and this one is no worse than most. The one thing that really deviated from fact is the matter of Constanze, his wife. In life she was an talented pianist, and after Mozart's death she made a good living touring Europe and playing his work.

There is some historic record suggesting that Mozart suffered from Torette syndrome, as portrayed in the movie, and a rumor has been around for hundreds of years regarding Salieri's guilt in his death. Perhaps just a rumor, but it does make a great movie.

The movie “Amadeus” is entertaining. But manipulating historical information so intentionally to mistakenly portray Mozart and other related figures in order to simulate the interests of audiences is an act of moral unconsciousness and rather irresponsible.

Here is the detail information regarding the controversial subjects in the movie.

Title: “Amadeus” and Mozart Setting the Record Straight

http://www.mozartproject.org/essays/brown.html

It is a 17-page long essay written by Dr. A. Peter Brown who teaches in the School of Music at Indiana University.

If you are true Mozart fans, please do review it and share it with people who enjoy the movie “Amadeus”.

Happy Listening.

Otto