Summary
In this special live episode, with music by the BBC Concert Orchestra and pianist Ben Dawson, Greg Jenner is joined by Dr Hannah Templeton and comedian David O’Doherty in eighteenth-century Europe to learn all about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Mozart is perhaps the most famous composer of all time, known for his operas, concertos, sonatas and symphonies; his talent is undeniable. But who was the man behind the music? This episode explores Mozart’s life story, following him and his family around Europe as he performed, composed and innovated. It takes in his time as a child prodigy with a controlling father, his doomed love affair, and his life as a working musician struggling to find work at court, as well as his incredible musical talent and the success he found in his own lifetime. Research by: Madeleine Bracey Written by: Madeleine Bracey, Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow, Emma Nagouse and Greg Jenner Produced by: Emmie Rose Price-Goodfellow and Greg Jenner Audio Producer: Steve Hankey Production Coordinator: Caitlin Hobbs Senior Producer: Emma Nagouse
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| 0:00.0 | Choosing what to watch night after night the flicking through the endless |
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| 0:19.0 | Lovely. Off the telly with me Joanna Paige. |
| 0:21.0 | And me, Natalie Cassidy, so your evenings can be a little less |
| 0:25.0 | searching and a lot more auction listen on BBC Sounds. |
| 0:29.0 | BBC Sounds. |
| 0:30.0 | BBC Sounds Music music radio podcasts. Hello and welcome to your dead to me the BBC Radio 4 comedy |
| 0:49.6 | podcast that takes history seriously my name is Greg Jenner and a public historian author and broadcaster. |
| 0:57.0 | And today we are coming to you from LSO St Luke's in London, which means I get to say, |
| 1:08.0 | Hello audience! |
| 1:10.0 | Yay! |
| 1:11.0 | Yes, today we're all popping on our powdered wigs and journeying back to the 18th century to Europe |
| 1:17.0 | to meet arguably the greatest composer of all time. Sorry, Beethoven, not this time. |
| 1:22.0 | Yes, it's Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, |
| 1:24.9 | and to help us fine tune our knowledge. |
| 1:27.3 | I am joined by three very special guests. |
| 1:30.0 | In Orchestra Corner. |
| 1:31.6 | We have over 50 incredible musicians conducted by Gavin Sutherland. |
| 1:34.8 | It is the renowned BBC concert orchestra with their leader Nathaniel Anderson Frank. |
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