How did Mozart become Mozart?
World Service,路9 episodes
First, his early days, prodigy, illness, and life on the road
Still young enough to rouse wonderment, father and son set off for Verona
Now 18, Mozart petitions his employer, the archbishop, to leave
Back in Vienna, the archbishop of Saltzburg arrives on state business...
Going it alone. Mozart makes the unheard of decision to go free-lance
Mozart finds a libretto he wants to set to music. But it's been banned as subversive
Back in Vienna, financial cares descended, and Mozart and his wife fell ill
With his reputation preceding him, Mozart was invited to Prague
The story of Mozart's life, as told through the memoirs of those who knew him, as well as through the music itself.