1 00:00:31,040 --> 00:00:33,040 My son was revered 2 00:00:34,100 --> 00:00:36,100 all over Vienna 3 00:00:37,160 --> 00:00:39,520 not only as a great pianist, 4 00:00:40,440 --> 00:00:43,520 as well as one of the greatest 5 00:00:43,520 --> 00:00:47,540 the most provocative composers of their time 6 00:00:48,560 --> 00:00:50,560 But I saw him first 7 00:00:52,300 --> 00:00:54,820 I nurtured this talent in him 8 00:00:56,120 --> 00:00:57,920 I helped him 9 00:00:58,540 --> 00:01:00,540 become who he was now 10 00:01:01,020 --> 00:01:04,400 On a stormy evening in February 1785 11 00:01:04,400 --> 00:01:10,020 Vienna's elite gathered to listen to a new work by Austria's leading piano virtuoso? 12 00:01:10,020 --> 00:01:12,420 Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart 13 00:01:16,260 --> 00:01:21,180 The importance of what was hidden in this masterpiece was known only to one person. 14 00:01:21,180 --> 00:01:22,680 Leopold Mozart 15 00:01:22,680 --> 00:01:26,820 to the composer's father, who was estranged from him 16 00:01:35,700 --> 00:01:39,960 I believe Mozart is the greatest composer of all time 17 00:01:40,240 --> 00:01:44,640 popular opinion says that he was born a genius straight from his mother's womb 18 00:01:44,640 --> 00:01:47,640 but I believe his genius grew and developed 19 00:01:47,640 --> 00:01:51,720 experiencing love and loss during his short 35-year life 20 00:01:51,920 --> 00:01:55,100 Life itself was the driving force of his genius 21 00:01:55,720 --> 00:01:57,820 In this series I want to reveal 22 00:01:57,820 --> 00:02:00,780 with the help of truthful information from those who knew him personally 23 00:02:00,780 --> 00:02:02,780 and following in his footsteps 24 00:02:02,780 --> 00:02:07,540 How did Mozart's own suffering and pleasure create music so powerful? 25 00:02:07,540 --> 00:02:13,100 that she captivates now in the same way as she captivated her first listeners more than 200 years ago. 26 00:02:37,720 --> 00:02:40,240 The genius of Mozart 27 00:02:42,200 --> 00:02:44,740 Miracle of nature 28 00:02:49,300 --> 00:02:52,300 Mozart was born into a musical family 29 00:02:52,680 --> 00:02:56,580 His father Leopold was a famous author of violin manuals 30 00:02:56,580 --> 00:03:00,960 and court composer of the Archbishop of Salzburg 31 00:03:02,560 --> 00:03:05,660 What do you think will be the result here? 32 00:03:05,660 --> 00:03:08,940 I can assure you, Mr. Mozart, the Archbishop is delighted with your composition 33 00:03:08,940 --> 00:03:10,320 I heard him say it myself 34 00:03:10,320 --> 00:03:13,540 And we should start learning it closer to the Feast of the Ascension 35 00:03:13,540 --> 00:03:16,200 Leopold's family was small but loving 36 00:03:16,400 --> 00:03:18,400 Anna Maria - his wife 37 00:03:18,400 --> 00:03:21,620 disinherited for a marriage below her status 38 00:03:21,620 --> 00:03:22,880 His daughter is Nannerl 39 00:03:22,880 --> 00:03:25,780 also achieved perfection in playing the keyboard 40 00:03:26,140 --> 00:03:27,500 And little Wolfgang 41 00:03:27,500 --> 00:03:30,820 4 years younger, the apple of Leopold's eye 42 00:03:31,060 --> 00:03:34,040 my brother has a passion for knowledge 43 00:03:34,040 --> 00:03:36,660 tasks completely absorb him 44 00:03:37,120 --> 00:03:39,480 For example, when he was doing calculations 45 00:03:39,480 --> 00:03:44,580 the table, chairs, walls, even the floor were covered with numbers in chalk 46 00:03:44,580 --> 00:03:46,900 One day, my father came home from work 47 00:03:46,900 --> 00:03:51,640 Having found Wolfgang scribbling, he was already drawing on the floor by this time 48 00:03:52,340 --> 00:03:54,440 Dad asked what he was writing. 49 00:03:55,020 --> 00:03:58,060 Keyboard concert! - Wolfgang replied 50 00:03:58,060 --> 00:04:00,840 - I've almost finished the first part. 51 00:04:01,400 --> 00:04:05,260 Of course, this statement seemed very doubtful to the Pope, 52 00:04:05,260 --> 00:04:08,000 but he still glanced at the manuscript. 53 00:04:15,880 --> 00:04:18,820 That evening when I asked him to play for me, 54 00:04:20,020 --> 00:04:20,780 I understand 55 00:04:22,120 --> 00:04:22,980 immediately 56 00:04:23,740 --> 00:04:28,920 that my life should now be dedicated to something so exceptional... 57 00:04:29,820 --> 00:04:32,460 sounds sublime - I'll simplify it 58 00:04:32,520 --> 00:04:34,100 so exceptional... 59 00:04:34,240 --> 00:04:36,820 like when the moon darkens the sun 60 00:04:39,420 --> 00:04:40,360 God 61 00:04:40,740 --> 00:04:42,560 gave it to me 62 00:04:43,120 --> 00:04:45,120 in his great mercy 63 00:04:45,880 --> 00:04:48,800 my duty, from the moment he began to play, 64 00:04:49,280 --> 00:04:53,080 ensure that my son's sacred music 65 00:04:53,500 --> 00:04:56,940 for the joy of this world 66 00:05:11,080 --> 00:05:15,620 From the very beginning, the boy's fragility filled his father with horror. 67 00:05:15,620 --> 00:05:17,740 the boy was very worried 68 00:05:17,740 --> 00:05:21,000 sharp, dissonant, excessively loud sounds 69 00:05:21,220 --> 00:05:24,700 therefore, to be sure that this is a miracle of nature 70 00:05:24,700 --> 00:05:27,580 develops normally despite this sensitivity 71 00:05:27,580 --> 00:05:32,360 Leopold asked me to sneak up unnoticed with a pipe 72 00:05:32,360 --> 00:05:35,120 and when I blew behind him 73 00:05:35,120 --> 00:05:38,220 Wolfgang's face turned red 74 00:05:38,220 --> 00:05:41,380 and, to his father's horror, the boy fainted 75 00:05:44,040 --> 00:05:47,000 Aware of this son's sensitivity 76 00:05:47,000 --> 00:05:49,580 Leopold's enthusiasm continued 77 00:05:50,020 --> 00:05:52,860 Being a composer himself, he already realized 78 00:05:52,860 --> 00:05:55,760 that the boy had already composed something worthwhile. 79 00:05:56,460 --> 00:05:59,960 If Leopold could leave his service in Salzburg 80 00:06:00,260 --> 00:06:04,260 he would have a chance to transform these family wealth 81 00:06:04,540 --> 00:06:07,220 Don't keep His Majesty waiting 82 00:06:07,220 --> 00:06:11,440 the end of these scores, that's what he's waiting for... I'm working on it 83 00:06:11,440 --> 00:06:15,000 all night long... and the previous night too 84 00:06:15,180 --> 00:06:19,620 Leopold passionately wanted to share his son's talents with the whole world 85 00:06:19,620 --> 00:06:23,280 but serving with the archbishop was an obstacle to that 86 00:06:24,360 --> 00:06:25,620 Mozart, 87 00:06:25,980 --> 00:06:28,800 my scores, great. 88 00:06:30,440 --> 00:06:34,840 I understand that you wish to temporarily leave your service here in Salzburg. 89 00:06:34,840 --> 00:06:38,100 Your Grace, my son Wolfgang has talent 90 00:06:38,100 --> 00:06:40,400 sacred in its originality. 91 00:06:40,400 --> 00:06:43,780 Your refined taste and sensory perception 92 00:06:43,780 --> 00:06:48,120 this is what would be admired far beyond the walls of this city. 93 00:06:48,120 --> 00:06:51,060 Should I and my family receive your blessing? 94 00:06:51,060 --> 00:06:52,980 This is not my name 95 00:06:52,980 --> 00:06:55,540 this is the fragile child of Salzburg 96 00:06:55,540 --> 00:06:58,500 may benefit from your efforts 97 00:06:59,120 --> 00:07:00,900 God bless you 98 00:07:02,400 --> 00:07:03,620 Your Grace, 99 00:07:04,000 --> 00:07:07,400 too generous... too... 100 00:07:18,680 --> 00:07:24,200 This must have seemed to Leopold the most terrifying initiative to date. 101 00:07:24,200 --> 00:07:25,780 June 9, 1763 102 00:07:25,780 --> 00:07:26,940 His whole family 103 00:07:26,940 --> 00:07:32,300 his gifted children - 7 year old Wolfgang and his musically gifted sister Nannerl 104 00:07:32,300 --> 00:07:36,580 leaving Salzburg and heading towards the unknown 105 00:07:46,140 --> 00:07:48,820 This, I think, was "sink or perish" for Leopold 106 00:07:48,820 --> 00:07:52,400 Possibly a confirmation of his considerable sense of self-confidence 107 00:07:52,700 --> 00:07:56,360 - Be careful with the tools, some of them are very fragile 108 00:07:57,080 --> 00:07:59,320 He should have foreseen everything. 109 00:07:59,320 --> 00:08:01,980 - Watch this, otherwise Wolfgang will be very upset. 110 00:08:01,980 --> 00:08:05,260 Servants. Horses. Carriages. 111 00:08:06,020 --> 00:08:10,680 He hired Mr. Winter for valet services. 112 00:08:11,140 --> 00:08:13,840 They needed clothes to impress and 113 00:08:13,840 --> 00:08:15,800 perhaps it was the most expensive of all 114 00:08:15,800 --> 00:08:17,240 carriage and 4 horses 115 00:08:17,240 --> 00:08:19,240 He risked everything 116 00:08:19,240 --> 00:08:22,360 for the sake of his little son's talent 117 00:08:23,840 --> 00:08:25,160 Wonderful feelings 118 00:08:25,540 --> 00:08:26,820 that morning 119 00:08:27,740 --> 00:08:30,160 leave Salzburg 120 00:08:30,160 --> 00:08:32,580 this had to be the best thing for my son. 121 00:08:33,200 --> 00:08:37,800 Only by inhaling it... How to express this? 122 00:08:38,640 --> 00:08:43,700 Fill it with the aroma of the best variety - the feeling of admiration of thousands and thousands. 123 00:08:43,720 --> 00:08:46,980 Only in this way could his musical education take flight. 124 00:08:46,980 --> 00:08:48,980 There was no luxury. 125 00:08:48,980 --> 00:08:53,840 But on the other hand, how convenient it is to sit with the ancient Greeks on board this trireme. 126 00:08:54,200 --> 00:08:57,540 My devoted servant, Mr. Sebastian Winser, 127 00:08:57,540 --> 00:09:00,860 at the helm ruled our journey 128 00:09:00,860 --> 00:09:04,080 this, truly, was our... Odyssey. 129 00:09:11,360 --> 00:09:16,620 Drive like me through the center of Europe. I can only admire the vast distances, 130 00:09:16,620 --> 00:09:19,640 which the Mozart family had to cross. 131 00:09:19,640 --> 00:09:23,820 What can I say, Leopold chose the right time for this grand trip. 132 00:09:23,820 --> 00:09:26,420 The Seven Years' War has just ended 133 00:09:26,420 --> 00:09:29,420 It was a very bloody conflict where the only thing you could do was 134 00:09:29,420 --> 00:09:32,800 it is constantly looking around and keeping an eye on your property. 135 00:09:32,800 --> 00:09:35,820 But now, since there was peace in almost all of Europe, 136 00:09:35,820 --> 00:09:38,920 the aristocracy could again indulge in pleasures 137 00:09:38,920 --> 00:09:41,600 and spend money on entertainment. 138 00:09:43,600 --> 00:09:45,320 He is only 7 years old. 139 00:09:45,320 --> 00:09:48,580 How can a 7 year old baby impress us? 140 00:09:48,840 --> 00:09:51,120 Come on my lap, little monkey. 141 00:09:51,120 --> 00:09:54,440 Come on, I'll pet you. 142 00:09:54,440 --> 00:09:57,720 He is so tiny, just like a doll. 143 00:09:57,720 --> 00:09:59,700 Play for the ladies, Wolfgang. 144 00:10:06,780 --> 00:10:08,720 Oh, poor little thing. 145 00:10:08,720 --> 00:10:10,300 so tender. 146 00:10:11,240 --> 00:10:13,600 But pay attention to those baby calluses! 147 00:10:13,620 --> 00:10:18,000 I have something... come on baby, try to do it like this 148 00:10:18,000 --> 00:10:20,480 this helps my gardener a bit 149 00:10:23,260 --> 00:10:25,560 What a strange little boy 150 00:10:25,560 --> 00:10:28,460 He's from some creepy little town in Austria 151 00:10:28,460 --> 00:10:31,580 As I understand it, he can play blind 152 00:10:31,580 --> 00:10:33,900 Oh, how wonderful. 153 00:10:33,900 --> 00:10:37,880 Well if he wants to get dinner he should sing 154 00:10:45,960 --> 00:10:48,200 When little Mozart was asked to play, 155 00:10:48,200 --> 00:10:51,160 what most amazed his noble listeners 156 00:10:51,160 --> 00:10:53,460 is the ability to improvise 157 00:10:53,460 --> 00:10:57,560 He was given a task, usually in the form of a simple sequence 158 00:10:59,400 --> 00:11:01,060 like this one 159 00:11:01,060 --> 00:11:05,800 And he had to immediately improvise based on this 160 00:11:05,800 --> 00:11:08,960 So, in an instant, maybe he played like this... 161 00:11:13,480 --> 00:11:18,220 and after 5 minutes I came up with something completely different... 162 00:11:22,740 --> 00:11:27,040 Probably seasoned composers, great musical minds, 163 00:11:27,040 --> 00:11:30,860 would come up one by one and challenge him to an improvisational tournament 164 00:11:30,860 --> 00:11:35,580 and within a few hours they would be dazed, exhausted and exhausted. 165 00:11:35,580 --> 00:11:38,160 And Mozart would have jumped up from his chair and said: 166 00:11:38,160 --> 00:11:40,160 - Who else?! 167 00:11:42,820 --> 00:11:45,360 During Wolfgang's journey through Germany to France 168 00:11:45,360 --> 00:11:48,160 invitations to perform flooded in, 169 00:11:48,160 --> 00:11:50,800 and Leopold reaped the benefits. 170 00:11:50,800 --> 00:11:54,080 snuff boxes, silver pens, gold pocket watches 171 00:11:54,080 --> 00:11:56,980 The family quickly rose from humble artisans 172 00:11:56,980 --> 00:11:59,900 to special guests of the royal courts of Europe. 173 00:12:00,800 --> 00:12:06,160 Wolfgang's imagination was stimulated by meetings with the great musical minds of the era 174 00:12:06,160 --> 00:12:10,060 all their attention had a great influence on his very perception. 175 00:12:10,440 --> 00:12:12,440 - I was worried about Wolfgang 176 00:12:12,440 --> 00:12:15,300 He always seemed to be lost in his own world, 177 00:12:15,300 --> 00:12:17,300 completely out of touch with reality 178 00:12:17,720 --> 00:12:20,660 Of course, when he shared his dreams, I was happy 179 00:12:21,500 --> 00:12:25,660 He invented a country which he called the Kingdom of the Past 180 00:12:26,000 --> 00:12:31,080 There was everything for good and happy children, and Wolfgang was the king of it all. 181 00:12:31,500 --> 00:12:33,880 He asked the coachman to draw a map 182 00:12:34,200 --> 00:12:39,020 and he would dictate the names of cities, trading settlements and villages. 183 00:12:39,600 --> 00:12:41,420 In this world 184 00:12:41,420 --> 00:12:44,500 Wolfgang would sit on embroidered cushions 185 00:12:44,500 --> 00:12:47,920 and would distribute pleasures and favors to the children of his country 186 00:12:49,340 --> 00:12:53,140 Sometimes it seemed to me that he spent more time there than in the everyday world 187 00:12:55,460 --> 00:12:59,500 This boy became a superstar thanks to his musical abilities, 188 00:12:59,500 --> 00:13:02,460 which many believe were supernatural 189 00:13:02,460 --> 00:13:05,760 some said that Wolfgang was the creative spirit of God 190 00:13:05,760 --> 00:13:08,940 embodied in the most innocent creature 191 00:13:09,520 --> 00:13:12,500 Others attributed more of his political strength to him 192 00:13:12,500 --> 00:13:16,900 But here was a symbol of a new galactic era 193 00:13:16,900 --> 00:13:24,800 Extraordinary... mental... spiritual... valor is contained in the body of a child 194 00:13:26,660 --> 00:13:32,020 My son was indisputable proof of the new ideas of the Enlightenment, 195 00:13:32,040 --> 00:13:36,680 that anyone can be gifted with talent, not just members of the noble class. 196 00:13:37,820 --> 00:13:42,140 The daily world of traveling musicians was dangerous and exhausting 197 00:13:42,140 --> 00:13:46,960 In the warmth of my car I can't feel the dampness and coldness, 198 00:13:46,960 --> 00:13:50,840 which forced Mozart to wrap the feet of his children, cover them with felt 199 00:13:50,840 --> 00:13:54,880 and cover them with straw lying on the floor of the carriage 200 00:13:57,440 --> 00:13:59,440 Deprived of fresh food 201 00:13:59,460 --> 00:14:02,820 family members became exhausted and sick 202 00:14:04,340 --> 00:14:09,240 As the months turned into years, Wolfgang was forced to master the difficult 203 00:14:09,720 --> 00:14:13,580 The bones, which became stiff in winter, suffered from rheumatoid arthritis. 204 00:14:13,580 --> 00:14:17,360 and the fever made him deathly ill for 2 months 205 00:14:18,600 --> 00:14:21,260 But illness was not the only problem 206 00:14:22,320 --> 00:14:25,460 Even the carriage began to sag from tension 207 00:14:33,120 --> 00:14:38,200 How did Leopold justify this project, which was not so much like heroic Greece? 208 00:14:38,200 --> 00:14:42,840 how much for a traveling circus with highly regarded noble freaks? 209 00:14:43,240 --> 00:14:45,380 I was not only a father 210 00:14:45,700 --> 00:14:47,300 and teacher 211 00:14:48,280 --> 00:14:50,280 and also a missionary 212 00:14:50,620 --> 00:14:52,840 Not my promotion 213 00:14:52,840 --> 00:14:55,680 the royal court forced me to 214 00:14:56,320 --> 00:14:58,320 divine task 215 00:14:58,920 --> 00:15:02,240 demonstrate to those who would begin to doubt 216 00:15:02,940 --> 00:15:07,200 that miracles...really...exist 217 00:15:08,640 --> 00:15:13,260 At the beginning of 1764, Mozart even crossed the dangerous channel (the English Channel), 218 00:15:13,260 --> 00:15:16,560 to play for the waiting English audience 219 00:15:17,400 --> 00:15:18,820 Ladies and Gentlemen, 220 00:15:19,360 --> 00:15:21,060 silence please. 221 00:15:22,940 --> 00:15:25,920 The greatest... virtuoso... 222 00:15:26,000 --> 00:15:29,920 which Europe... or even... human nature 223 00:15:30,860 --> 00:15:33,240 maybe..., without contradiction, 224 00:15:34,320 --> 00:15:36,220 this little German boy 225 00:15:36,220 --> 00:15:38,420 Wolfgang Mozart 226 00:15:41,580 --> 00:15:43,580 8 year old boy 227 00:15:43,700 --> 00:15:45,700 which really 228 00:15:46,580 --> 00:15:48,200 and very fair 229 00:15:48,760 --> 00:15:52,400 achieved admiration not only as a great man 230 00:15:52,400 --> 00:15:53,580 but also 231 00:15:53,580 --> 00:15:56,480 as the greatest musician in Europe 232 00:16:02,540 --> 00:16:07,580 Leopold allowed the Soho theater to sell tickets for 10 shillings and 6 pence 233 00:16:07,580 --> 00:16:09,300 about 40 pounds today 234 00:16:09,300 --> 00:16:14,660 to all who passionately want to hear the boy who charmed King George Beza himself 235 00:16:52,020 --> 00:16:55,740 In these duets, Folfgang will play the younger role 236 00:16:55,740 --> 00:16:59,460 while Nannerl will play her proper senior role 237 00:17:04,200 --> 00:17:07,840 Little Wolfgang couldn't help but show off his music-composing skills 238 00:17:07,840 --> 00:17:11,040 with all those fluttering and playful little scales 239 00:17:15,740 --> 00:17:19,160 But in their encouraging warmth, lightness and taste 240 00:17:19,160 --> 00:17:22,540 one can hear the rapid successes in his early works 241 00:17:22,540 --> 00:17:25,640 and feel something great coming 242 00:17:38,520 --> 00:17:41,900 Ladies and gentlemen, for your enjoyment 243 00:17:42,180 --> 00:17:43,760 and surprise 244 00:17:44,120 --> 00:17:46,120 the boy will now play 245 00:17:46,940 --> 00:17:48,540 concert 246 00:17:49,040 --> 00:17:52,640 without seeing his own hands. 247 00:18:01,700 --> 00:18:07,080 There were also those who were very suspicious of Wolfg's true capabilities. 248 00:18:07,080 --> 00:18:13,140 The English authorities appointed a jury to evaluate the veracity of Leopold's statements, 249 00:18:13,140 --> 00:18:18,200 that such extraordinary compositions were born in the head of an 8 year old boy 250 00:18:20,520 --> 00:18:24,560 I was instructed to present the tests to the Royal Society 251 00:18:25,240 --> 00:18:31,440 I must say, I had doubts whether the father was accurate when speaking about the boy’s age 252 00:18:31,860 --> 00:18:36,240 He definitely had the looks and disposition of a child 253 00:18:41,840 --> 00:18:45,280 My report to the scientific society stated emphatically, 254 00:18:45,460 --> 00:18:48,700 that his performance was amazing 255 00:18:51,560 --> 00:18:55,140 The scales tipped on Mozart's side 256 00:18:55,660 --> 00:19:00,180 He fully deserves, like our Handel, to receive the title Virtuoso. 257 00:19:04,280 --> 00:19:08,540 During the three and a half year tour, Mozart made 258 00:19:08,540 --> 00:19:11,500 Wolfgang learned a huge amount. 259 00:19:11,500 --> 00:19:14,900 He learned how to charm and entertain princesses and kings 260 00:19:14,900 --> 00:19:17,080 Louis XV, George III 261 00:19:17,080 --> 00:19:20,240 And also how to stun and hold a crowd in place. 262 00:19:20,240 --> 00:19:22,620 What do I like most about Mozart? 263 00:19:22,620 --> 00:19:27,000 that even in his formative years his music was for everyone. 264 00:19:39,540 --> 00:19:43,840 He ended up returning to Salzburg as a much more complicated child. 265 00:19:44,060 --> 00:19:48,820 Leopold wrote about this with a mixture of anxiety and defiance of reality, 266 00:19:48,840 --> 00:19:50,220 - which is what he did - 267 00:19:50,220 --> 00:19:53,360 Childhood has the ability to delight. 268 00:19:53,360 --> 00:19:57,840 I think Leopold dreamed of the almost impossible. 269 00:19:57,840 --> 00:20:03,540 He relied on an unsubstantiated belief that he could extend his childhood forever 270 00:20:10,600 --> 00:20:14,000 10 years later - Salzburg 271 00:20:37,980 --> 00:20:41,680 Piano Concerto in B flat major 272 00:20:45,860 --> 00:20:47,340 Hard times. 273 00:20:47,360 --> 00:20:49,760 everything is not going as I planned 274 00:20:51,820 --> 00:20:54,860 Everyone in Europe admired my son 275 00:20:55,580 --> 00:20:57,420 But in Salzburg 276 00:20:57,880 --> 00:21:01,060 his enormous achievements continued to remain unrecognized 277 00:21:01,060 --> 00:21:03,800 he should have... at least 278 00:21:05,460 --> 00:21:08,660 offer the post of composer at court. But... 279 00:21:10,220 --> 00:21:14,660 I was soon regarded as a horse trader, a tailor...a buffoon! 280 00:21:15,620 --> 00:21:23,700 like one of those indignant... envious... gossiping... nobles 281 00:21:26,580 --> 00:21:29,680 From a letter to an Italian friend dated September 4, 1776: 282 00:21:29,680 --> 00:21:32,200 The most beloved and respected sir, 283 00:21:32,200 --> 00:21:35,100 I beg you to tell me what you think of my humble music 284 00:21:35,780 --> 00:21:38,580 we live in a world where art should be encouraged 285 00:21:38,580 --> 00:21:41,640 so that they can enlighten one another 286 00:21:42,120 --> 00:21:44,080 But in the country where I live 287 00:21:44,080 --> 00:21:48,360 music must fight even just to exist 288 00:21:55,240 --> 00:22:00,580 This piano that I play is very similar to the piano that Mozart played. 289 00:22:00,580 --> 00:22:04,220 composed a piano concerto in B-flat when he was 20 years old 290 00:22:04,220 --> 00:22:07,260 The piano was a very suitable instrument for him 291 00:22:07,260 --> 00:22:13,260 At this time, a huge revolution was taking place in the structure and design of keyboards. 292 00:22:13,260 --> 00:22:16,340 There was a clavichord. Small, home instrument, 293 00:22:16,340 --> 00:22:20,960 The sound was produced from the strings by a blow, but quickly faded away. 294 00:22:23,020 --> 00:22:24,680 Then the harpsichord. 295 00:22:24,680 --> 00:22:30,620 The sound from the strings was plucked, but with very little expressive potential. 296 00:22:34,860 --> 00:22:39,720 And then the piano, which by 1770 itself was undergoing changes 297 00:22:39,720 --> 00:22:42,680 in the mechanism of action 298 00:22:42,680 --> 00:22:47,660 you could now repeat the same note in a way that you couldn't with? 299 00:22:47,660 --> 00:22:52,720 also the sound, depth of expressiveness and capabilities of this instrument were constantly growing 300 00:22:52,720 --> 00:22:55,140 And Mozart seized on it 301 00:23:00,700 --> 00:23:03,680 However, here, in this concerto, B-flat major 302 00:23:03,680 --> 00:23:07,920 there is a feeling of being squeezed by the pressure of this music 303 00:23:07,920 --> 00:23:12,500 which must have been very consistent with how Mozart felt 304 00:23:12,500 --> 00:23:14,500 being stuck in Salzburg 305 00:23:20,720 --> 00:23:23,520 If I'm right about my son's temperament 306 00:23:23,520 --> 00:23:28,000 which contributed to all his frustrations in trying to get a position 307 00:23:30,760 --> 00:23:32,760 my son was outstanding 308 00:23:34,360 --> 00:23:36,660 but he couldn't control his temper! 309 00:23:36,900 --> 00:23:41,880 In 1771 a new man came to power in the diocese 310 00:23:41,920 --> 00:23:43,920 Hieronymus Colloredo 311 00:23:44,300 --> 00:23:48,920 who had little sympathy for my family's aspirations 312 00:23:50,080 --> 00:23:54,660 I imagined Archbishop Colloredo to be a very narrow, conservative man 313 00:23:54,660 --> 00:23:57,280 jealously defending their own wisdom 314 00:23:57,280 --> 00:24:00,660 But in fact he was a great supporter of the ideas of the Enlightenment 315 00:24:00,660 --> 00:24:05,960 On the walls of his office there were portraits of two heroes of the Enlightenment 316 00:24:05,960 --> 00:24:09,180 which from time to time he had to hang up, 317 00:24:09,180 --> 00:24:13,280 so as not to offend the most conservative wealthy residents of Salzburg 318 00:24:13,280 --> 00:24:18,280 Mozart's family was portrayed as opposing and self-confident 319 00:24:18,280 --> 00:24:21,840 he did not want to go beyond these limits in his presentation. 320 00:24:21,840 --> 00:24:24,540 However, you might not agree with him 321 00:24:24,540 --> 00:24:28,760 They returned to Salzburg having seen the conquered... World 322 00:24:28,760 --> 00:24:31,040 He paid them a decent, excellent salary 323 00:24:31,040 --> 00:24:34,620 Why did he have to indulge their every desire? 324 00:24:38,580 --> 00:24:39,780 Father 325 00:24:39,980 --> 00:24:43,680 I bet you Kreuzer that you were counting on a music friend from Italy 326 00:24:43,680 --> 00:24:49,420 I'm puzzled by the newfound dominance of sharps 327 00:24:49,560 --> 00:24:53,780 and performance... suddenly... with sentimentality 328 00:24:55,240 --> 00:24:57,400 Signor Baldoni is silent 329 00:24:57,680 --> 00:24:59,320 Seriously? 330 00:24:59,320 --> 00:25:04,780 The theater is closed, our concerts have come to an end, the crowds have decreased 331 00:25:04,780 --> 00:25:07,260 Our prospects don't look good. 332 00:25:07,820 --> 00:25:09,820 Letter to Archbishop Colloredo, August 1, 1777: 333 00:25:09,820 --> 00:25:13,920 Your Lordship, the most worthy prince of the entire Roman Empire, 334 00:25:13,920 --> 00:25:20,080 My father begs you to allow us to travel for a few months so that we can 335 00:25:20,080 --> 00:25:22,440 You refuse to grant it 336 00:25:22,440 --> 00:25:24,680 Our situation forces 337 00:25:24,680 --> 00:25:28,800 but you do not approve, my most serene prince and lord. 338 00:25:29,240 --> 00:25:32,580 My father dedicated himself to my education 339 00:25:32,580 --> 00:25:36,000 and it is my duty to ease his burden 340 00:25:37,900 --> 00:25:42,120 So the court musician wants to dictate when he plays and when he doesn't. 341 00:25:43,100 --> 00:25:46,920 Do they really think I believe this was written by a son and not a father? 342 00:25:49,500 --> 00:25:53,400 So they wish to seek their luck elsewhere 343 00:25:54,040 --> 00:25:55,720 So be it 344 00:25:56,500 --> 00:25:59,600 Tell Mozart Jr. he can go 345 00:25:59,600 --> 00:26:03,400 But they will not drain the treasury by the absence of their father. 346 00:26:04,480 --> 00:26:07,340 Frau Mozart will be able to look after the boy 347 00:26:12,020 --> 00:26:15,040 Mozart's freedom was a blow to Leopold 348 00:26:15,280 --> 00:26:17,600 at 21 he left the nest 349 00:26:20,040 --> 00:26:23,220 Frau Mozart was ordered to watch his every move 350 00:26:27,180 --> 00:26:31,040 Did I tell them to take the straight road from Salzburg to Mannheim? 351 00:26:31,040 --> 00:26:32,620 Yes, you said it. 352 00:26:33,060 --> 00:26:35,920 Does he know that if they approach Munich from the east... 353 00:26:35,920 --> 00:26:36,960 Knows 354 00:26:36,960 --> 00:26:39,240 then the bridge there collapsed 355 00:26:39,240 --> 00:26:44,560 Perhaps it's my fault for his lack of understanding that I did everything for him 356 00:26:44,560 --> 00:26:47,880 I tried to give him freedom, to enrich him. 357 00:26:48,160 --> 00:26:54,020 Changed money, found horses, shelter, literally wiped his snot 358 00:26:54,040 --> 00:26:58,260 How was he going to get the position without my help? 359 00:26:58,520 --> 00:27:02,280 If he fails, everything will be lost 360 00:27:05,600 --> 00:27:09,840 It seems that the more Mozart put distance between himself and his father, 361 00:27:09,840 --> 00:27:14,380 then the more he would cool off and avoid service. 362 00:27:14,460 --> 00:27:19,060 Mozart tasted freedom and had a new source of excuses 363 00:27:19,060 --> 00:27:23,160 why didn't he send the money back to Salzburg. 364 00:27:23,600 --> 00:27:27,600 No money, but there is another gold watch 365 00:27:29,480 --> 00:27:33,580 What you need when traveling is money. And now I have 5 watches. 366 00:27:33,580 --> 00:27:35,220 From a letter to Leopold November 13, 1777 367 00:27:35,220 --> 00:27:39,520 I'm thinking of having an extra pocket on each leg of my trousers. 368 00:27:39,520 --> 00:27:43,620 So that when I am with an important Lord, I wear all my watches 369 00:27:43,620 --> 00:27:48,140 and then I will have to woo him so that he will present me with another one? 370 00:27:52,060 --> 00:27:56,080 Mozart was distracted by much more pleasant things in begging for favor 371 00:27:56,460 --> 00:27:59,580 A year on the journey he experienced a new sensation 372 00:27:59,580 --> 00:28:00,960 sex 373 00:28:00,960 --> 00:28:04,400 Before that, he had been begging his cousin Maria Tekla for a long time 374 00:28:04,400 --> 00:28:07,480 sending blatantly obscene letters 375 00:28:09,720 --> 00:28:13,900 Upon arrival in Monheim, Mozart met a 16-year-old singer 376 00:28:14,120 --> 00:28:16,120 and fell in love 377 00:28:24,500 --> 00:28:28,380 Mademoiselle Aloyse Weber sang 3 arias for me 378 00:28:28,380 --> 00:28:30,260 >letter to Leopold February 4, 1778< 379 00:28:30,260 --> 00:28:35,400 If we talk about interest in singing, I would bet my life it will bring 380 00:28:35,400 --> 00:28:39,260 She benefited greatly from my...instructions 381 00:28:39,260 --> 00:28:42,040 We'll go to Holland, then to Switzerland 382 00:28:42,040 --> 00:28:45,740 You, father, must do everything in your power so that we get to Italy 383 00:28:45,740 --> 00:28:48,860 where I can write an opera and she will sing 384 00:28:51,260 --> 00:28:53,260 >letter to Mozart February 23, 1778< 385 00:28:53,280 --> 00:28:56,460 Take a closer look at yourself, my dear Wolfgang. 386 00:28:56,460 --> 00:29:01,240 Millions have not received the great favor God has bestowed upon you. 387 00:29:01,860 --> 00:29:07,920 You face many more dangers than the millions who have no talent 388 00:29:12,280 --> 00:29:14,760 What a responsibility! 389 00:29:14,760 --> 00:29:18,940 And what a shame if such a genius goes down. 390 00:29:20,940 --> 00:29:22,840 Great 391 00:29:26,140 --> 00:29:30,480 Leopold decided to tear his son away from Aloise. 392 00:29:30,480 --> 00:29:34,240 He believed that his entire life's work depended on it. 393 00:29:34,240 --> 00:29:36,640 Classic parenting behavior, I think. 394 00:29:36,640 --> 00:29:40,340 The father felt control over his son slipping from his fingers, 395 00:29:40,340 --> 00:29:42,300 so he becomes independent 396 00:29:42,300 --> 00:29:46,440 He wrote a startling letter on February 11, 1778 397 00:29:46,440 --> 00:29:50,740 this stream of melancholy, self-pity and threats. 398 00:29:50,740 --> 00:29:53,240 He sent Mozart to Paris 399 00:29:53,240 --> 00:29:57,900 Declaring that otherwise he will be completely forgotten by the world 400 00:29:59,080 --> 00:30:00,120 Yes 401 00:30:00,620 --> 00:30:05,100 I told him that he risked being captured by some woman 402 00:30:05,100 --> 00:30:10,620 and after a while he will find himself in poverty lying on straw in the attic with a heap of hunger 403 00:30:10,620 --> 00:30:13,160 What else could I do? 404 00:30:13,160 --> 00:30:15,040 If you were a father 405 00:30:15,040 --> 00:30:16,840 you would do the same. 406 00:30:38,240 --> 00:30:44,320 So, exhausted by lack of father's support and chronic lack of money 407 00:30:44,320 --> 00:30:47,300 Mozart went to Paris the next day. 408 00:30:47,300 --> 00:30:50,800 Thus, he broke off his relationship with Aloise. 409 00:30:50,820 --> 00:30:56,700 You might think it would be easy to stop this youthful adventure, 410 00:30:56,700 --> 00:30:58,420 but you will be wrong. 411 00:30:58,420 --> 00:31:02,620 Mozart experienced, as far as we can judge, for the first time in his life 412 00:31:02,620 --> 00:31:07,220 something we've all probably experienced, real heartache. 413 00:31:07,220 --> 00:31:11,020 He arrived in Paris abandoned by everyone, depressed 414 00:31:11,020 --> 00:31:14,640 and there faced the worst rain in the history of the city. 415 00:31:14,640 --> 00:31:18,740 Mozart was entering a new... dark period 416 00:31:18,740 --> 00:31:23,280 which would fundamentally change the nature of his music... forever. 417 00:31:38,020 --> 00:31:40,020 >letter to Leopold July 3, 1778< 418 00:31:40,040 --> 00:31:41,700 Dearest Father, 419 00:31:41,700 --> 00:31:44,180 I have very sad news 420 00:31:44,180 --> 00:31:47,080 mother is seriously ill. 421 00:31:47,080 --> 00:31:52,240 She was bled, but she complains of trembling and fever. 422 00:31:52,240 --> 00:31:56,360 The doctors have reassured me and we must remain calm. 423 00:32:05,480 --> 00:32:07,620 It was typical Wolfgang 424 00:32:07,620 --> 00:32:13,300 Although our mother is on her deathbed, he writes that he hopes that she will recover. 425 00:32:14,740 --> 00:32:17,500 Tried to protect us I guess 426 00:32:18,300 --> 00:32:24,260 he asks close friends to support his father when this sad news reaches 3 427 00:32:24,320 --> 00:32:26,920 Despite everything that happened, 428 00:32:27,080 --> 00:32:31,360 I will never forget how he tried to protect my father when my mother died. 429 00:32:32,060 --> 00:32:33,880 When I found out 430 00:32:34,580 --> 00:32:36,580 what happened 431 00:32:37,200 --> 00:32:39,020 I accused him of 432 00:32:39,580 --> 00:32:42,800 that he took my wife from me 433 00:32:44,100 --> 00:32:49,080 Maria Anna gave birth to 7 children 434 00:32:49,080 --> 00:32:51,280 two of them survived 435 00:32:51,280 --> 00:32:53,000 by the grace of God 436 00:32:53,240 --> 00:32:58,400 The love meant for seven she gave to two 437 00:33:00,140 --> 00:33:02,840 Lost in my world 438 00:33:04,280 --> 00:33:06,920 he didn't care about her 439 00:33:08,000 --> 00:33:10,360 he took her from me 440 00:33:21,120 --> 00:33:25,080 Piano Sonata in A minor. July 1778 441 00:33:59,820 --> 00:34:04,820 It is impossible to express more strongly the suffering that Mozart endured, 442 00:34:04,820 --> 00:34:10,280 than in this Sonata in A minor, written by him after the death of his mother 443 00:34:10,280 --> 00:34:14,100 This marked a sharp change in tonality in his compositional style, 444 00:34:14,100 --> 00:34:17,540 which, in a sense, will never be the same again. 445 00:34:17,540 --> 00:34:20,580 First, the choice of the key sign of A minor 446 00:34:20,580 --> 00:34:26,040 Until this moment, musicians considered the minor sign to be somehow imperfect and inaccurate? 447 00:34:26,040 --> 00:34:31,160 And it is very important that Mozart chooses minor, especially A minor, 448 00:34:31,160 --> 00:34:34,540 which has a very dark and very stern character 449 00:34:45,320 --> 00:34:48,480 There is also an immense sense of opposites in the work 450 00:34:48,480 --> 00:34:54,500 you hear pianissimo fighting with fortissimo; "very quiet" versus "very loud" 451 00:34:54,500 --> 00:34:59,260 Everything sounds like you've never heard before in a piano sonata. 452 00:35:13,060 --> 00:35:17,420 And in the third part there are many leaps that the pianist must complete 453 00:35:17,420 --> 00:35:22,140 as if Mozart tried his best not to allow these thoughts into his consciousness 454 00:35:31,460 --> 00:35:36,120 And the way he ends this part is so sudden and unpleasant. 455 00:35:36,120 --> 00:35:39,960 rushing forward, as if not going to stop. 456 00:35:51,240 --> 00:35:56,560 But the slow middle section really holds the key to this piece 457 00:35:56,560 --> 00:35:59,940 something very simple 458 00:35:59,940 --> 00:36:03,720 practically, as I see it, “daddy’s music.” 459 00:36:03,720 --> 00:36:07,600 This music is about his father, about the feeling of separation from his father. 460 00:36:07,600 --> 00:36:10,020 The umbilical cord is cut 461 00:36:10,020 --> 00:36:16,940 and you hear these peculiar tones that create a deep feeling of torment. 462 00:36:31,760 --> 00:36:34,000 Early 1779 463 00:36:34,000 --> 00:36:38,000 Mozart returned to Salzburg under supervision for the sake of his family's existence 464 00:36:40,980 --> 00:36:44,840 After such freedom, in what captivity he found himself, 465 00:36:44,840 --> 00:36:48,020 again an ordinary court musician. 466 00:36:51,820 --> 00:36:53,820 As you know 467 00:36:53,820 --> 00:36:59,820 Wolfgang and I were now in the service of the Archbishop...Prince...Coloredo...Salzburg 468 00:37:00,620 --> 00:37:02,620 I despise him 469 00:37:03,060 --> 00:37:04,160 ... 470 00:37:04,780 --> 00:37:08,060 a quirk came to mind in 1781, 471 00:37:08,060 --> 00:37:11,180 when "Pop off" that's what we call it, 472 00:37:11,180 --> 00:37:14,240 decided to visit Vienna, 473 00:37:14,240 --> 00:37:17,240 he included Wolfgang in his retinue. 474 00:37:18,800 --> 00:37:22,860 It's a shame that I had to stay in Salzburg 475 00:37:23,280 --> 00:37:26,440 Maybe I could hold it back 476 00:37:27,020 --> 00:37:29,460 25 year old man 477 00:37:29,460 --> 00:37:32,100 doesn't know when to control his temper. 478 00:37:33,320 --> 00:37:35,660 March 1781 479 00:37:35,660 --> 00:37:39,260 Mozart should be looking for favors here so we can keep an eye on him 480 00:37:39,720 --> 00:37:43,000 What conceit and arrogance does his father have? 481 00:37:44,560 --> 00:37:50,920 Manners are not welcome among those who ride throughout Europe as a traveler? 482 00:37:52,980 --> 00:37:55,580 An asset of little use in my service 483 00:37:55,580 --> 00:38:00,280 A little wandering on which no one will take his own son 484 00:38:00,280 --> 00:38:03,540 You ensure that he settles down where the whole place is in flames of lights, 485 00:38:03,540 --> 00:38:06,460 underground, with this boat manager? 486 00:38:06,460 --> 00:38:10,980 We should include such fantasies about place in the ending 487 00:38:12,980 --> 00:38:15,320 >letter to Leopold May 9, 1781< 488 00:38:15,320 --> 00:38:21,160 We are here in Vienna and Colloredo can only be described as an insensitive scoundrel. 489 00:38:21,160 --> 00:38:23,820 Oh! That's what he is - a scoundrel. 490 00:38:23,820 --> 00:38:25,940 I'm filled with rage 491 00:38:25,940 --> 00:38:30,800 Because he has already said the greatest rudeness and insolence to my face twice here. 492 00:38:30,800 --> 00:38:34,560 He called me a rogue, a dummy, a cretin... 493 00:38:34,560 --> 00:38:37,880 I won't write everything I said 494 00:38:37,880 --> 00:38:42,000 Finally, as my blood began to boil, I said: 495 00:38:42,000 --> 00:38:44,760 - Your Highness is not satisfied with my service? 496 00:38:44,760 --> 00:38:48,460 - What?! Are you threatening me?! 497 00:38:48,460 --> 00:38:50,320 Cretin! 498 00:38:50,320 --> 00:38:55,740 There's the door. I don't want to deal with such a pathetic bastard anymore. 499 00:38:55,740 --> 00:38:57,740 Finally I said: 500 00:38:57,740 --> 00:39:02,420 - And I don't want to deal with you anymore either. 501 00:39:04,680 --> 00:39:08,740 These letters from Wolfgang are extremely reckless 502 00:39:09,840 --> 00:39:13,180 You can't blame the archbishop 503 00:39:13,580 --> 00:39:18,280 in all such accusations and disregard the unspoken rule 504 00:39:18,640 --> 00:39:20,640 This is his intention 505 00:39:21,120 --> 00:39:26,380 he knows that the archbishop's spies open all the letters. 506 00:39:26,380 --> 00:39:29,780 Even now they rub their hands and gloat over his fall. 507 00:39:29,780 --> 00:39:34,320 He's thrown out of his only paying job 508 00:39:35,060 --> 00:39:39,700 And he deliberately put my position at risk. 509 00:40:11,960 --> 00:40:15,180 Mozart came with his letter of resignation 510 00:40:15,180 --> 00:40:17,040 And I refused to accept it. 511 00:40:17,800 --> 00:40:23,080 It is his filial duty to first obtain his father's consent before doing so. 512 00:40:23,720 --> 00:40:28,020 Then he attacked me and my manager 513 00:40:28,020 --> 00:40:32,380 shouting that he knows his duty to his father better than we do 514 00:40:32,380 --> 00:40:35,640 and that he would be very upset if he had to learn about it from us first 515 00:40:35,640 --> 00:40:43,160 So I caught him by the scruff of the neck and kicked him on the ass out of my office. 516 00:40:47,560 --> 00:40:49,560 >letter to Leopold May 19, 1781< 517 00:40:49,560 --> 00:40:53,520 You said I never showed affection for you and therefore 518 00:40:53,520 --> 00:40:56,680 should finally demonstrate it now 519 00:40:56,680 --> 00:41:00,620 and added that I never sacrificed my pleasures for your sake 520 00:41:00,620 --> 00:41:06,340 To please you I would sacrifice my happiness, my health and my love. 521 00:41:06,340 --> 00:41:11,580 but not my honor, which I value above all else. 522 00:41:12,980 --> 00:41:17,860 We constantly heard rumors about Wolfgang's behavior in Vienna 523 00:41:17,860 --> 00:41:22,320 drunkenness, womanizing, creating all sorts of scandals 524 00:41:23,000 --> 00:41:25,480 My father suffered greatly from this 525 00:41:26,160 --> 00:41:27,860 I was thinking: 526 00:41:27,860 --> 00:41:31,840 again my little brother makes up rules for himself 527 00:41:32,880 --> 00:41:37,040 If only I had gone to Vienna, I would have calmed him down 528 00:41:37,500 --> 00:41:40,780 would help him live a more orderly life 529 00:41:41,580 --> 00:41:43,580 I wanted to be with him 530 00:41:44,340 --> 00:41:48,480 Only my father still needed me in Salzburg, and he himself never asked for a visit, 531 00:41:48,480 --> 00:41:50,600 he was too proud for that 532 00:41:50,600 --> 00:41:53,840 But I knew what was going on in his soul 533 00:41:54,040 --> 00:41:57,040 As for Colorado... 534 00:41:57,300 --> 00:42:01,240 it was unthinkable and not respectful for me... 535 00:42:02,620 --> 00:42:05,220 that's all I can say 536 00:42:07,420 --> 00:42:10,360 This was a defining moment for Mozart 537 00:42:10,360 --> 00:42:14,160 being free from Colorado he was free from his father 538 00:42:14,160 --> 00:42:19,240 Finally, he had the opportunity to give free rein to the most obscene vector of his creation? 539 00:42:19,240 --> 00:42:22,260 in the most exciting city on Earth 540 00:42:22,260 --> 00:42:26,200 Vienna in 1781 was almost like Berlin in the 1920s 541 00:42:26,200 --> 00:42:30,980 This was the very place where musicians and other creative people flocked from everywhere. 542 00:42:30,980 --> 00:42:33,680 It was also the new emperor - Joseph II, 543 00:42:33,680 --> 00:42:37,440 who advocated for freedom of speech and against censorship 544 00:42:37,440 --> 00:42:40,420 and was busy building a new social landscape, 545 00:42:40,420 --> 00:42:43,880 where anyone, regardless of origin and gender 546 00:42:43,880 --> 00:42:46,880 could become someone significant 547 00:42:49,780 --> 00:42:53,700 Now Mozart was getting rid of the external trappings of his past. 548 00:42:53,700 --> 00:42:58,160 He developed tastes according to the latest fashions: smoking, playing billiards 549 00:42:58,160 --> 00:43:00,640 and excessive spending of money. 550 00:43:00,920 --> 00:43:03,320 >letter to Baroness Vaughn Waldstadten September 28, 1787< 551 00:43:03,320 --> 00:43:07,240 I now have a beautiful red caftan 552 00:43:07,240 --> 00:43:10,760 I was so captivated by the splendor of his braid, 553 00:43:10,760 --> 00:43:13,320 that I didn’t pay attention to its cost 554 00:43:13,320 --> 00:43:17,460 He had exactly the same buttons that I had been eyeing for a long time 555 00:43:17,460 --> 00:43:21,260 mother-of-pearl with a small amount of white stones around the edges. 556 00:43:27,540 --> 00:43:29,400 Why is this so? - I was interested. 557 00:43:29,400 --> 00:43:34,080 Those who cannot afford it would like to spend such amounts on such things 558 00:43:34,080 --> 00:43:37,660 But those who can pay do not do this. 559 00:43:44,680 --> 00:43:47,560 Renting a room from Aloise Weber's mother 560 00:43:47,560 --> 00:43:51,380 he had no need to go far for extramarital pleasures 561 00:43:52,860 --> 00:43:56,360 But his imagination was occupied not only by the newly married Aloise, 562 00:43:56,360 --> 00:43:58,780 and her younger sister is Constanza 563 00:44:02,460 --> 00:44:04,460 Dear father, 564 00:44:05,200 --> 00:44:07,200 do you remember Aloise? 565 00:44:07,620 --> 00:44:08,580 Fine 566 00:44:08,580 --> 00:44:12,020 The Webers' middle daughter, dear Constanze, is the essence of the family 567 00:44:12,540 --> 00:44:17,080 She's smart and, in short, she's not ugly 568 00:44:20,720 --> 00:44:22,720 but not a beauty either. 569 00:44:22,720 --> 00:44:25,980 She doesn't have a ton of wit, but she has plenty of common sense. 570 00:44:25,980 --> 00:44:28,460 I love her and she loves me with all my heart 571 00:44:28,460 --> 00:44:31,500 Signed, I suppose, the handsomest of your sons? 572 00:44:43,200 --> 00:44:45,200 Perfidy 573 00:44:45,200 --> 00:44:48,300 This is how I react to treachery 574 00:44:48,300 --> 00:44:52,200 Betrayal. My own flesh and blood... 575 00:44:57,360 --> 00:45:01,540 How could he agree to such an agreement? 576 00:45:01,540 --> 00:45:08,420 Marry this girl for 3 years or pay her money for the rest of his life 577 00:45:08,420 --> 00:45:10,940 Dad took the entire archive, 578 00:45:10,940 --> 00:45:13,420 all previous works of Wolfgang, 579 00:45:13,420 --> 00:45:16,480 and will only publish from time to time if asked 580 00:45:16,480 --> 00:45:19,240 It's right that he established such control 581 00:45:19,240 --> 00:45:24,880 He must take me for an idiot: this Constance is clearly a prostitute... 582 00:45:24,880 --> 00:45:29,320 this guardian... this pimp, whore 583 00:45:29,500 --> 00:45:32,100 scoundrels... 584 00:45:33,180 --> 00:45:35,440 Ger Mozart is not fair 585 00:45:35,440 --> 00:45:39,440 It is true that my mother and guardian wrote such a document, but 586 00:45:39,440 --> 00:45:42,560 I'm shocked to see such indispensable conditions 587 00:45:43,400 --> 00:45:47,120 I called Mozart and asked directly: does he love me? 588 00:45:48,060 --> 00:45:50,760 He said: Yes... he loves 589 00:45:51,480 --> 00:45:54,820 So I immediately tore the document in two. 590 00:45:55,600 --> 00:46:02,720 If I could, would she remain in history as the woman who corrupted my s? 591 00:46:04,340 --> 00:46:06,340 broke my family 592 00:46:07,380 --> 00:46:11,460 and my dear Nannerl always stood by my side 593 00:46:12,620 --> 00:46:15,500 she will get all my inheritance 594 00:46:17,020 --> 00:46:22,980 My brother wrote to me protesting that he was not the monster his father made him out to be. 595 00:46:22,980 --> 00:46:26,020 and that he would write to him and call him worse than the Devil 596 00:46:26,020 --> 00:46:30,420 and that he marries Constance Weber with or without the father's consent. Which is what he did 597 00:46:30,420 --> 00:46:34,460 Father and I... no... will never forgive him 598 00:46:35,840 --> 00:46:39,460 The father's consent was not given even after the wedding. 599 00:46:41,820 --> 00:46:43,820 it tore him apart 600 00:46:45,860 --> 00:46:49,540 but feelings manifested themselves in other ways 601 00:46:51,800 --> 00:46:54,020 I've seen all this suffering 602 00:46:54,420 --> 00:46:56,540 this pain 603 00:46:56,540 --> 00:46:58,640 and this guilt 604 00:47:04,800 --> 00:47:08,320 By this time Mozart experienced strong emotions 605 00:47:08,320 --> 00:47:13,540 which he could extract from and pour out in his works for piano 606 00:47:13,540 --> 00:47:17,220 I believe it was his life experiences that gave him the opportunities 607 00:47:17,220 --> 00:47:21,780 capture in music the feeling of what it means to be human 608 00:47:21,780 --> 00:47:25,680 Music is where pleasure and pain can be experienced simultaneously 609 00:47:25,680 --> 00:47:28,700 and with the same intensity 610 00:47:28,820 --> 00:47:32,500 He is a composer who writes not only to fulfill an order, 611 00:47:32,500 --> 00:47:35,760 but also because of a huge spiritual need 612 00:47:36,920 --> 00:47:39,160 Dear Wolfie, 613 00:47:39,180 --> 00:47:42,660 father refuses to publish the work you ask for 614 00:47:44,600 --> 00:47:48,980 Sorry... he's really upset 615 00:47:49,180 --> 00:47:53,260 you should think about him too, about all these years of sacrifice 616 00:47:55,540 --> 00:47:58,420 Reading these letters carefully, I just realized 617 00:47:58,420 --> 00:48:01,740 how painful this split between him and Wolfgang was 618 00:48:01,740 --> 00:48:06,520 There was a tense, very close “father-son” relationship between them 619 00:48:06,620 --> 00:48:08,620 The great irony is 620 00:48:08,840 --> 00:48:14,080 Following his family, Mozart also became an entrepreneur like his father 621 00:48:14,080 --> 00:48:18,740 He undertook to promote himself in Vienna as a leading pianist 622 00:48:18,740 --> 00:48:23,140 planning for one, but 20 concerts that people could sign up for 623 00:48:23,820 --> 00:48:27,720 and these wild ideas that the music is shockingly passionate 624 00:48:30,820 --> 00:48:33,680 - Give it here, I’ll sign it - No, no, I want to sign 625 00:48:33,680 --> 00:48:37,300 - I’m the boss here, I insist on signing this 626 00:48:37,300 --> 00:48:38,960 - Thank you very much 627 00:48:39,060 --> 00:48:41,820 - I was told that he is the most unusual performer 628 00:48:41,980 --> 00:48:45,340 - the music is complex and abstract 629 00:48:45,340 --> 00:48:47,400 - “too many notes” said the Emperor 630 00:48:47,400 --> 00:48:49,820 - so much that it makes your head spin 631 00:48:50,380 --> 00:48:51,740 - What do you think? 632 00:48:51,740 --> 00:48:53,740 - Does everything independently 633 00:48:53,740 --> 00:48:56,580 - not only writes, performs, but also conducts business 634 00:48:56,580 --> 00:48:58,420 - And his concerts are not in the theater 635 00:48:58,420 --> 00:49:00,700 - outdoors 636 00:49:00,700 --> 00:49:02,500 and in the casino 637 00:49:03,260 --> 00:49:06,920 Mozart's subscription concerts were an unprecedented success 638 00:49:06,920 --> 00:49:09,340 these were the most popular tickets in the city 639 00:49:09,340 --> 00:49:11,340 everyone wanted to be there 640 00:49:11,360 --> 00:49:16,800 It also attracted a wider audience than the newly emerging middle class 641 00:49:16,800 --> 00:49:21,640 It was exciting music that reached its audience 642 00:49:21,640 --> 00:49:27,160 an audience that went out of its way to hear this new great athlete 643 00:49:27,160 --> 00:49:30,620 Mozart reconstructed the piano into an instrument 644 00:49:30,620 --> 00:49:34,380 who was able to play in an orchestra on equal terms 645 00:49:34,380 --> 00:49:37,780 in full of life dialogue and debate 646 00:49:37,780 --> 00:49:43,760 Exploiting the great potential of this new tool while being a gifted creative? 647 00:49:43,760 --> 00:49:47,720 Mozart created a new piano concerto 648 00:49:50,340 --> 00:49:55,140 Monstrous energy pulsates in Mozart's masterpiece in D minor 649 00:49:55,340 --> 00:50:01,120 He barely finished it before traveling through the streets of Vienna, and the instrument itself was carried behind him 650 00:50:01,620 --> 00:50:07,780 Waiting impatiently was none other than Emperor Joseph II himself. 651 00:50:08,800 --> 00:50:13,060 But there was someone more important who planned to be there that evening 652 00:50:13,060 --> 00:50:17,460 Wolfgang and I haven't seen each other for almost 3 years, 653 00:50:17,980 --> 00:50:20,300 but I couldn't resist any longer 654 00:50:21,000 --> 00:50:23,140 My son was revered 655 00:50:23,140 --> 00:50:25,280 all over Vienna 656 00:50:25,280 --> 00:50:27,660 not only as a great pianist, but 657 00:50:27,800 --> 00:50:29,800 as one of the greatest 658 00:50:29,800 --> 00:50:33,600 and provocative composers of their time 659 00:50:57,560 --> 00:51:00,620 All of Vienna heard about this concert 660 00:51:00,620 --> 00:51:02,620 you must be very proud 661 00:51:03,860 --> 00:51:06,920 Maybe I can give the young maestro a hint when you arrive? 662 00:51:07,760 --> 00:51:10,480 No, he won't meet me. 663 00:51:10,480 --> 00:51:14,300 The truth is that he doesn't know my arrival time 664 00:51:14,900 --> 00:51:16,860 little surprise 665 00:51:50,320 --> 00:51:52,780 first part - allegro (fun) 666 00:52:16,580 --> 00:52:18,580 As Leopold sat listening, 667 00:52:18,580 --> 00:52:22,020 the music he heard defied convention 668 00:52:32,920 --> 00:52:36,960 What kind of self-confidence is there that you hear right from the very beginning, 669 00:52:36,960 --> 00:52:40,180 this is an incredibly daring and strange start 670 00:52:49,380 --> 00:52:51,580 Usually when a composer begins 671 00:52:51,580 --> 00:52:54,160 it outlines the main melody, 672 00:52:54,160 --> 00:52:58,480 but here it is the absence of melody, it demonstrates the highest dominance 673 00:53:24,000 --> 00:53:26,920 Entering the second thing is like a real surprise 674 00:53:26,920 --> 00:53:28,720 being here... 675 00:53:29,860 --> 00:53:32,140 then a new key 676 00:53:34,060 --> 00:53:36,840 and now he is inflating harmony 677 00:53:38,520 --> 00:53:40,620 raising blood pressure 678 00:53:51,600 --> 00:53:54,360 Another great thing about this concert 679 00:53:54,360 --> 00:53:56,780 this is written for woodwinds: 680 00:53:56,900 --> 00:54:01,320 they also freed themselves from parental care and achieved a sense of freedom 681 00:54:01,520 --> 00:54:06,160 Listen to this wild dialogue between oboe and piano 682 00:54:29,640 --> 00:54:32,260 second part - romance 683 00:54:46,820 --> 00:54:52,180 There is a great childlike simplicity in the theme that opens the second movement of the concerto in D minor. 684 00:54:52,180 --> 00:54:54,160 It's about the children's room, 685 00:54:54,340 --> 00:54:56,340 but edged with nostalgia. 686 00:54:56,420 --> 00:54:59,380 It’s like an adult remembering his childhood and 687 00:54:59,400 --> 00:55:03,340 the feeling you had as a child 688 00:55:03,340 --> 00:55:06,320 surrendering completely to the hands and love of his protector - 689 00:55:06,320 --> 00:55:08,900 your father 690 00:55:27,800 --> 00:55:30,520 And as always with Mozart, there is a contrast 691 00:55:30,520 --> 00:55:34,260 the floor of the nursery collapses and you suddenly find yourself in a nightmare 692 00:55:34,260 --> 00:55:40,720 tension, huge conflict between orchestra and soloist, between father and son 693 00:55:40,720 --> 00:55:43,000 no one is ready to give in 694 00:55:43,000 --> 00:55:49,040 realization, perhaps, of how far Wolfgang and Leopol had grown apart from each other 695 00:56:17,940 --> 00:56:22,920 Texture and richness permeate the third movement in D minor of the concerto 696 00:56:22,920 --> 00:56:27,280 Mozart works at the limit of compositional complexity 697 00:56:31,440 --> 00:56:32,520 And here he is 698 00:56:32,520 --> 00:56:34,920 he has ten years of his life ahead of him 699 00:56:35,160 --> 00:56:41,520 for me, they contain all the torment, fire and passion of the great composer of the next generation 700 00:56:41,880 --> 00:56:43,520 Beethoven 701 00:56:47,280 --> 00:56:49,740 final part - allegro assai (very fast) 702 00:57:12,500 --> 00:57:19,580 It's amazing how Mozart was able to make the piano and all his mature works reflect 703 00:57:19,580 --> 00:57:24,180 He penetrated into the depths of his own experiences, both great and tragic. 704 00:57:24,180 --> 00:57:27,600 and had to write music that expressed it 705 00:57:27,600 --> 00:57:32,840 For this reason I believe that he is the first great romantic of music 706 00:57:37,820 --> 00:57:40,100 >letter to Nannerl February 16, 1785< 707 00:57:40,100 --> 00:57:43,120 The concert was great 708 00:57:43,120 --> 00:57:46,660 It was such a great pleasure for me to hear so clearly 709 00:57:46,660 --> 00:57:50,700 all the interactions of the instruments, which is a complete delight 710 00:57:50,700 --> 00:57:53,740 tears rolled into my eyes 711 00:57:56,180 --> 00:57:59,160 When he left the stage 712 00:57:59,160 --> 00:58:01,400 Emperor... loudly: 713 00:58:01,860 --> 00:58:04,420 - Bravo, Mozart! 714 00:58:05,700 --> 00:58:11,160 subtitles: terra interiora mea