Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Short History Of...

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🗓️ 14 July 2024

⏱️ 54 minutes

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Mozart occupies a unique place in the history of culture, as his output of over 600 works defined the course of classical music, and remade the face of opera. Mozart’s compositions are staples of our cultural landscape, and his is a name which still, centuries later, sells out concert halls around the world. But how did the tear-away son of a middling family make it to the top? What impact did his commitment to his art have on his health? And what is the truth about his final days? This is a short history of….Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. A Noiser production, written by Dan Smith. With thanks to John Suchet, Classic FM radio presenter and author of Mozart: The Man Revealed. Get every episode of Short History Of a week early with Noiser+. You’ll also get ad-free listening, bonus material, and early access to shows across the Noiser network. Click the Noiser+ banner to get started. Or, if you’re on Spotify or Android, go to noiser.com/subscriptions. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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0:00.0	New Series, those about to die only on prime video.
0:04.0	Let the game spagge!
0:06.0	Win or lose, all must fight to survive.
0:09.0	My son, so then you can fight.
0:11.0	Enter the arena of the Gladiators,
0:13.8	starring Anthony Hopkins.
0:15.6	Nothing is more important than our beloved role.
0:18.4	From the Director of Independence Day.
0:20.9	The moment is upon us.
0:22.4	Kill or be killed.
0:25.0	Those about to die, 19th of July, only on Prime Video.
0:30.0	It's mid afternoonafternoon on Wednesday the 13th of October 1762 at the Schoenbrun Palace in Vienna,
0:39.4	capital of the Habsburg ruledruled Holy Roman Empire.
0:43.9	A six-year-old boy, small even for his age,
0:47.1	sits at the clavier, a harpsichord-like instrument.
0:51.0	He is smartly dressed in britches and a frock coat, his legs dangling above the ground.
0:57.0	His fingers glide gracefully across the keyboard.
1:01.0	Rich, elegant harmonies drift through the sumptuous hall,
1:05.2	magnificently arrayed in gold, red velvet, and mirror glass. His audience
1:11.3	applauds enthusiastically.
1:14.0	To hear such music from one so young seems almost divine.
1:20.0	It is an illustrious crowd.
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