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Documentary: IN SEARCH OF MOZART

Written and directed by Phil Grabsky

In Search of Mozart was produced with the worlds leading orchestras and musician and is told through a 25,000-mile journey along every route Mozart followed. This is a detective story that takes us to the heart of genius. Without resorting to docu-drama or visual re-enactment, In Search of Mozart traces the composers life through his music and extensive correspondence. From K1a to K626 (Requiem), over 80 works are featured in chronological order, revealing striking parallels between the music and Mozarts own experiences. Throughout, it is the music that takes centre stage, with the jigsaw of Mozarts life fitting around it. With rigorous analysis from musicologists and experts such as Jonathan Miller, Cliff Eisen, Nicholas Till, Bayan Northcott and the late Stanley Sadie, a new, vivid impression of the composer emerges. It dispels the many common myths about Mozarts genius, health, relationships, death and character to present a new image very different from Milos Formans Amadeus. On its first release the film played in some cinemas for 6 months and remains many peoples including classical musicians favorite film on Mozart.