Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #33274 in DVD
• Released on: 2004-08-10
• Rating: NR (Not Rated)
• Aspect ratio: 1.33:1
• Formats: Closed-captioned, Color, DVD, NTSC
• Original language: English
• Number of discs: 1
• Running time: 50 minutes

Amazon.com
1984's Amadeus didn't tell the whole story. For a more complete look at the great composer's all-too-brief life, check out A&E's Biography: Mozart. Putting together interviews with modern scholars and musicians such as Zubin Mehta and Isaac Stern, readings of Mozart's letters, and portraits of the little genius and his contemporaries, this documentary is deeply entertaining and provides a level of insight rarely attained by an hour-long television program. The music, of course, is lovely; Mozart was no arcane theorist and his music is lively and enjoyable, even to classical-music haters. But his wild life, not his vibrant music, is the subject here, and his loves, obsessions, and turbulent family life steal the show. Whether your interest lies in great music or great minds, you'll find much to appreciate in Biography: Mozart. --Rob Lightner

Customer Reviews

THE HEART IS WHERE HIS MUSIC LAY
Born into a family surrounded by music, Mozart was like many of today prodiges, with one exception... he excelled at what he did inspite of his father's ruthless treatment and pursued music because he truly felt it with his soul. Beautiful footage, historically accurate and filled with the wonderful splendor of Mozart's music, this video brings you in touch with the very soul that Mozart put into his music. Starting with his very first piano sonata at the age of six, which made his father realize his child's genius, to the funeral piece he was working on at the time of his death, we see a man with a burning soul to express his feelings and thoughts through his music. A genius tortured by emotional unrest, yet married to a very beautiful and loving wife, Mozart shows us that the dynamics of genius are truly unique to the genius himself and can only be expressed in the most unique of fashions, in his case his music. This production is appropriate in it's coverage, length of time and is filled with the thoughts of todays most celebrated pianists, violinists and conductors, all of whom share the same passion for Mozart's music as for no other master musician since his days.

Biography - Wolfgang Mozart
I teach music 4-6 and made a study sheet to go along with this DVD. Wow! I could not believe how my students responded. There was much discussion after each session of the DVD. My students are now using the study sheet to write their own report on this composer. This was wonderful!