Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
With its real-life characters and earthly plot, The Marriage of Figaro is the first modern opera and an example of how Mozart took his inspiration from humanity and not God, as his predecessors had done. This program tracks the meteoric career of perhaps the greatest musical genius ever. Musicologis...
| Other Authors: | Digital Classics (Firm), Films for the Humanities & Sciences (Firm), Infobase. |
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| Format: | Video |
| Language: | English |
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New York, N.Y. :
Infobase,
[2007], c1998.
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| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (27 min.) : sd., col., digital. |
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Harmonics (Princeton, N.J.).
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| Summary: |
With its real-life characters and earthly plot, The Marriage of Figaro is the first modern opera and an example of how Mozart took his inspiration from humanity and not God, as his predecessors had done. This program tracks the meteoric career of perhaps the greatest musical genius ever. Musicologist Andre Tubeuf and Mozart scholars Jean and Brigitte Massin discuss the interplay of composition and personal fortune in the artist's brief life. A varied sampling of his many works includes Wilhelm Furtwangler conducting Don Giovanni; Karl Bohm conducting The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute, and Requiem; Leonard Bernstein conducting Mozart's choral motet Ave Verum (K618); Misuko Uchida performing Piano Concerto No. 9 (K271); Francois-Joel Thiollier performing Piano Concerto No. 14 (K449); and Ekaterina Novitzkaja performing Piano Sonata No. 9 (K310) |
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Encoded with permission for digital streaming by Infobase on Feb. 14, 2007. Films on Demand is distributed by Infobase for Films for the Humanities & Sciences, Cambridge Educational, Meridian Education, and Shopware. Mozart: Child Genius (4:04) -- Mozart as Court Musician (3:17) -- Mozart's Mood Swings echo in His Compositions (4:37) -- Mozart Embraces Opera (6:04) -- Mozart Completes Commissioned Works (7:06) Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. With its real-life characters and earthly plot, The Marriage of Figaro is the first modern opera and an example of how Mozart took his inspiration from humanity and not God, as his predecessors had done. This program tracks the meteoric career of perhaps the greatest musical genius ever. Musicologist Andre Tubeuf and Mozart scholars Jean and Brigitte Massin discuss the interplay of composition and personal fortune in the artist's brief life. A varied sampling of his many works includes Wilhelm Furtwangler conducting Don Giovanni; Karl Bohm conducting The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute, and Requiem; Leonard Bernstein conducting Mozart's choral motet Ave Verum (K618); Misuko Uchida performing Piano Concerto No. 9 (K271); Francois-Joel Thiollier performing Piano Concerto No. 14 (K449); and Ekaterina Novitzkaja performing Piano Sonata No. 9 (K310) 11 & up. Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Physical Description: |
1 streaming video file (27 min.) : sd., col., digital. |
| Format: |
Mode of access: Internet. System requirements: FOD playback platform. |
| Audience: |
11 & up. |
| Access: |
Access requires authentication through Films on Demand. |