Happy Birthday Amadeus

[michael]

That's right, it's Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birthday!

Rock me Amadeus! 27 January 1756

Will you celebrate, or at least give a listen to his music?

Let's party!!!

Mike

[michael]

Yes, I did celebrate

We had champagne and crackers with cream cheese and crab meat. This was followed with a scrumptious chicken salad (tomatoes, lettuce, carrots, tender breast of chicken, and blue cheese dressing) and a bottle of Merlot. But! what would a birthday celebration be without the music? Oui?

A recording from the 1950's, Dennis Brain and the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Herbert Von Karajan: Mozart's Horn Concertos numbers 1 through 4. It's a mono recording and it sounds heavenly.

Mozart is one of the few composers that can bring me to such heights of emotion.

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOZART!

Mike

[Brit]

My list of Mozart "favourites" is pretty long. I recently got the double DVD of "The Marriage of Figaro" and it is simply outstanding.

Next on my list to get is "The Magic Flute", but I frequently have Mozart's Clarinet Concerto playing in the car which I think is probably his best Concerto.

I think I mentioned this before but Robert Burns was born 25 January three years later and died three years later that Mozart. If they had collaborated in the same way as Rogers & Hart or Gilbert & Sullivan, we'd be going to the Opera House and raving about "The Magic Bagpipe".

[joew]

Mike —
I have that recording with Dennis Brain. I don't listen as much to my records as I did before I had to take over kitchen duty, but I used to listen to that one a lot.

Brit —
I'm not going to state a favorite concerto, but the Clarinet Concerto is certainly a great one.

"The Magic Bagpipe" — LOL

[michael]

While it seems that some classical music purists frown on the movie, Amadeus, I thoroughly enjoy it. Perhaps I’ll rent the DVD and watch it tonight.

Tom Hulce was phenomenal (IMO) as Mozart. All that talent, and he’s a native of Michigan, too! How about that!

Mike