Sunday, March 16, 2008

A New Look at Mozart


From the BBC: A portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart that lay unidentified for more than 200 years has been proved to be authentic, according to an expert on the composer. Professor Cliff Eisen from London's King's College has spent more than a year trying to confirm that the picture was of Mozart, who died in 1791. He said: "This is arguably the most important Mozart portrait to be discovered since the composer's death."

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/7297012.stm

As an aside, my favorite Mozart piece, hands down, is his Piano Trio No. 5 in E Major, (Andate Grazioso). It has to rank as one of the most beautiful pieces of music ever written...just my humble opinion.

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