Nicholas Joost Wolfgang...Amadeus.... Mozart... :)

Thats an interesting take, I'd never seen it like that. It is a confession in a sense then.

Nicholas Joost - I had never thought about that. So he might've not talked about how he was inspired by Mozart, but rather confessed how he idolised Mozart's music his whole life, even when he did everything to stand in his way and even tried to kill him.

Yes, and people who criticize the movie for popularizing the myth "Salieri murdered Mozart" fail to recognize this. Before his suicide attempt, Salieri does cry out, "Mozart, forgive your assassin! I confess I killed you." However, the reason for Salieri's actions is explained in another version of Amadeus (it's a BBC recording here on UKposts). His suicide attempt, accompanied by his false confession of murdering Mozart, is Saleri's final attempt to achieve victory over God. He wished to be like Mozart. Mozart's fame is now immortalized because of the music he wrote in his lifetime. Salieri sees his fame in Europe no longer exists and that his music is doomed to fade into obscurity. So his suicide attempt is actually an attempt to immortalize him self, if not through fame, then through *infamy* -- as the man who murdered Mozart.

Nicholas Joost In his mind that was an exponentially bigger bombshell than actually killing him

A feeling that few people can understand, making it even worse. 🙁

SethBlizzard I always thought that most of us are very good at something but eventually we all meet somebody who puts us to shame. It’s a universal human experience.

@@johnnyfavorite1194 brutally true.

Salieri actually was great & even Beethoven dedicated several of his works to him. Mozart was simply a prodigy. It's more about when taught talent meets natural genius talent.

You said everything in a nutshell ! Good is not great ! Mozart was great ! We’re still listening to his music to this day! We’re still listening over 300 years , think about it . 300 years ! That is GREAT !

It’s exactly like Marky Mark Walhberg. Should be an Oscar winner but he’s living in a time with all these great actors

@@dspsblyuth 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂 good one.

He wrote funny little tunes

Popular? I wouldn't say so. Maybe he's somewhat popular in Conservatori (institutions in Italy where you study music), certainly not among the people.

his opera europa opened la scala.......an honour for ages

Yeah, at this point it's a conversation he's had a hundred times. He's leading the child down the path to the dark truth.

0:33 & 3:11... worth a smile... always the crowd pleaser :0)

One of the many reasons he received the Oscar award for best acting.

Stop

Its gonna be a long and bumpy ride

I doubt those existed in 1800s

This is one of the only times BOTH actors should have received the Oscar. They played off each other. One would not be great without the other.

Dan Hitchman I know, right?? It's EXACTLY like Jim Carrey and Jeff Daniels.... ...J/K

@@dan_hitchman007 It is still the most recent film to have two nominations in the Academy Award for the Best Actor category.

The irony is great!

The fact that they both carried the scenes where they're in, together or separately, made me shocked so much!

It's so tragic to be the second best at something during your prime and still to have nobody remember you because you simply weren't the best.

That's what the final scene of the movie is all about. Salieri is wheeled down the hallway of the asylum, forgiving people's mediocrity while Mozart's tune plays in his head and he hears Mozart's unique laugh. In the end, though Salieri may have succeeded in bringing down Mozart, Mozart still had the last laugh. People remembered him, while Salieri lived long enough to watch himself fade into relative obscurity.

He knew the outcome. He knew the priest wouldn't know anything that he made but would know Mozart. He wanted to prove, right there to that priest, that in God's eyes, men are not equal.

It's in everyone's personal responsibility to be in good terms with their deeds without depending on sympathies. This is not a good person who wasn't lucky, but an attention seeker.

@@mikem9384 Exactly this! How can people be equal when one sweats blood to achieve something, and the other has god dictating him the most divine music.

But it's a great story. They ought to make a movie out of it! Wait . . .

😅

Reminds me of The Princess Bride narration lmao

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How is this stuck on 666 likes?! I'm otta here!

I Concur.

Without a doubt it is.

Ahh I would say that Val Kilmer's take on Doc Holliday is right up there..

I would like to have seen the original stage version with Paul Scofield as Salieri, as all who saw it (and I include many of our legendary British actors who are still around), all testify that it was the finest performance on stage they have ever seen. There is a brief clip here on UKposts with him doing the scene where Salieri first hears Mozarts music in the hall, but thats all thats available. A real shame. ukposts.info/have/v-deo/qqaBfaCxp29_sZc.html

Agreed. Hull really could have gotten the Oscar as well. Rarely in film have two lead performances been so complementary and undeniably first rate.

Then why does hell exist if we are all equal?

@@bigrealm8156 some people are created equal and opposite

@@dantetejeda1868 can you explain what you mean please?

@@bigrealm8156 There is no hell, that's what Catholics believe.

@@bigrealm8156 We are CREATED equal but have free will to do good or not.

I know, right? Astonishing. The priest looks genuinely concerned for Salieri's soul

Yes ..interesting you should say that 👍

As a cinematic piece definitely. In reality however that priest would have been as ignorant to Mozart's music as he was to Salieri's during this time. Bear in mind only the rich at this time could afford to listen to symphonies and full orchestras. Regular people, priests included, only knew the popular songs people sang during their time and drinking songs.

@@theirondukew.8522 True.

Ye

Well I study opera and I definitely recognised Salieri. It's just that while Salieri's works are only known amongst musicians of certain education levels, Mozart's can be recognised by the common public, literally anyone.

@@theirondukew.8522 ye old pub dweller would definitely be humming “hmm hmm-hmm hmm-hm-hm-hm-hm-hmmm!”

Jackson Rushing lol true

Not a great example - Genesis without Gabriel is horrifying xD

Jackson Rushing massive resurgence? By which standards?

Not as bad as Collins without Genesis :D

Really? Which Salieri's music do you remember now, without going to google, that's cheating? You get a few accords of "Eine kleine Nachtmusik" and you can finish the rest :D

It truly was ❤️

Indeed it was.

“Are they?” Two simple words. But those two words form the basis of the whole movie. Why God chose the ‘obscene little creature on the floor’ as his instrument… and made Salieri mute.

Yes, he could have well deserved his Oscar just for how he masterfully acted in these two sentences.

That is very, very well observed indeed!

The loss of the actor was incredibly tragic.

It was a harrowing tale - but also the confession had an unexpected conclusion and the priest was way out of his depth.

@@seanwebb605 He was one of the many casualties of the HIV/AIDS epidemic

@@zach_kjb_bible_believer when did he pass? Isn’t hiv and aids treatable now?

@@CrazyDave318 he died in 1995.

No question about it

Don't feel too bad for him. His real lot in life, as well as his relationship with Mozart, were a lot more pleasant, and this film kicked off a HUGE revival of interest in Salieri's works.

Jackson Rushing they never even met in real life

BaldManLogan Yeah, I'm pretty sure they did.

Jackson Rushing no, there is no evidence they ever had physical contact with eachother. This whole movie is based on a play, not real life. They respected each others work in real life, but no evidence to suggest they actually met

I hate people who are their favorite people and throw you out of the spot light and they used you up burn you out and take you out of the picture when they have had enough of you and betrayed by the ones you love your friends are gone and no more and your completely alone! I have to side with Salieri on this because he was jealous of Mozart and then Salieri is out of the picture and mocked and laughed at! I can understand why he hated Mozart, Mozart was a shit a complete shit in the end Mozart's talent killed him and then Salieri ends up going insane! Both parties lost!

wow

Milos forman was a Genius

Love how you said crescendo 😂

“Crescendo” exists in english too?? Sorry. That was a surprise for me.

@@yuricapelasso1695 music is its own language at this point no? 😂

Me too! I’ve also embraced my mediocrity!! *bows very low*

Monster hunter brought me to this kind of music.

The film is more based on a play based on an account from one of Salieri's students. In that student's account, Salieri believes he killed Mozart.

truth must be said and i have to admit i belong to this average viewer :p

douchebag siv Me too---I'm just another average mediocrity looking for absolution!!

nyterpfan jajajaja good, me either.-

+DangAssDan its safe to say the opposite just don't exist.

Sadly, you have genius or charisma or you don't have it. You might have a very high IQ, but this does not qualify. JP (your usual very average Joe)

quite - "that" refers to the actual music - which for Salieri - is God speaking through Mozart.

Something else. He glanced upward and nodded right as he said the word Amadeus - which is Latin for 'beloved by God'. The crux of the whole movie was how he felt that God unjustly preferred Mozart over him, even though Salieri considered himself a devout Christian while Mozart was a heathen undeserving child.

@@chillstreem ohhh, brilliant observation, the more I learn of this film the more I adore it from moment to shining moment. Every frame a painting, every line a poem.

I watched behind the scenes of this! All the scenes with Salieri as an old man were filmed first. Imo it stands as a testament to Abraham's acting. He said in an interview that these scenes were shot first, and that it kept him separated from the rest of the cast for the first bit of filming, giving him a sense of alienation. He himself said it helped him to fit into the role better, being away from everyone. Kinda sad, but really cool how he devoted to the role like that!

Are They? that line sets the tone for the movie. He then proceeds to tell a tale disabusing that notion lol

Self-afflicted humiliation. Salieri creates his own unhappiness by repeatedly comparing himself to Mozart.

Name a bad movie that won Best Picture since then.

Zachary Rose There were plenty of ok to bad movies that won Best Picture before Amadeus and many masterpieces that were snubbed. I think you’re caught in a romantic delusion of the past.

"Chariots of Fire" won Best Picture that year.

@@georgeofhamilton Crash

George Hamilton The Shape of Water

"Son queste le speranze" from "Axur, Re D'Ormus"

It's called butt gravy.

Ace Trainer Josh where can I find this movie?

music hub clicked on it, saw the option to watch, then it redirected me to "win a gift card" and I don't even want to start with that

agree

Maybe they did

True

It has been argued to be the greatest role ever played in any movie, certainly a big step up from Scarface ;)

3:18 is my favorite.

Oh yeah. It's amazing how much cynicism and hatred and resentment and envy he forced out of his eyes

en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amadeus_(name)

Not " loved by God", but "who loves God". " Ama" is the 3° person indicative singular.

"Amadeus" is latin for God Loving, douche

Not " God loving", but "loves God" ( Amat Deum).It's the same to "Louva-Deus" ( laudat Deum) in portuguese. Louva-Deus is " Praying Mantis" in english. All have the same idea and structure.

I like that name

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BEES MAKE HONEY

Huh

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Same! I love it so much.

I think you will enjoy this Amadeus (rap): ukposts.info/have/v-deo/malnf5-YqoSep2Q.html

how about the notes played though?

Me too !!!

​@Guitar Lessons BobbyCrispy: You should see the play sometime. The script is now in version 7.0. (I think the movie was version 3.0.)

God chooses whom He will to laugh at the world by .. was Salieri's point, I think.

Your Merciful God...

Salieri, in the film, was proud, envious, spoiled and vane. He was blind to his deficiencies as a human being, and same blindness prevented him to realise his deficiencies as a musician. He had never improved in that area either, while Mozart took any opportunity to do it. Salieri did not realise he is liked not because he has a tremendous, God-given talent, but because he is well connected at the court, and likes to compose fashionable things that suit people's twinkling tastes. Mozart, on the other hand, composed pieces that challenged the audience, and searched ever new beauty; that struggle gave Mozart strength to improve as a human being too. In the film he confesses, "Forgive me, Majesty. I'm a vulgar man. But I assure you, my music is not.". Salieri never did that.

Not triggered at all. He just pounced upon a flaw (as he saw it) in the priest's logic. That Mozart simply was BETTER than Salieri, for no reason that Salieri could see. That god was unjust, as Salieri saw it, for making Mozart better than him. He did have a point.

I think that's the definition of triggered :). It was a sore spot with him that Mozart was born with the gifts and he wasn't.

The story is told from Salieri's eyes. In reality, Mozart is the villain. Mozart comes off as a carefree child with no discipline or right to his craft because that's how Salieri saw him, but at the same time he absolutely loved every note of his music, and he hated him for it.

Same here

Yes. :) I especially enjoy the look the priest gives as Salieri starts conducting! From that look alone, you can tell that the priest is thinking, "OMG this dude is off his rocker."

agree

The priest is a good actor haha

@@itwontcomeout5678 The actor playing the Priest is good. The Priest, however, cannot hide his 'OH NO FOR GOODNESS SAKE' when Toni prepares to play the third sample.

This is a fine film for acting students to study. But personally, I think the BEST film with the BEST acting would be "12 Angry Men".

Exactly. The whole movie is Salieri's confession.

I wish it were more historically accurate, but it's a movie after all

Do not forget ‘Witness’!

Also Apocalypse Now

Barry Lyndon, 2001 Space odyssey, Andrey Rublev, etc there are so many more astonishing movies out there. But yeah Amadeus is a damn good movie.

@@Watchmewatch5752 and Happy Gilmore

Grayfox---you said it perfectly!! The only other leading role performance that's in the same ballpark for dramatic intensity IMHO is Jack Nicholson's performance in "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest." Just a guess---but I would say that F. Murray Abraham's career faded out of the limelight for 2 reasons: 1) An actor of his depth and talent is not going to want to be a part of the rubbish that Hollywood spews out today 2) More poignantly: How in the world can you top the performance he gave as Salieri?!! It's like asking Michelangelo to top the Sistine Chapel!!

+grayfoxfive "Flawless. F. Murray Abraham's acting" LOL, I just got finished writing a comment about him. Sorry, didn't mean to basically duplicate what you wrote. But yes, he lit that movie up. I like to see an actor who gets mostly small parts, land a role like this and really get a chance to show what he could do. Like bringing a bench player in to pinch hit in the 9th inning and he hits a game-winning home run. I'm surprised he didn't get more leading roles after this, too. I can think of lots of characters he would have been able to do well. And he could come off as a good guy as well as a bad guy. Sorry, but as good as he is, Robert DeNiro is far more convincing as Satan than he is as a priest. Abraham would have no trouble playing either.

agree

i disagree with you, i saw him in a some b movies such as Thir13en Ghost and i cudnt believe why isn't he like jack or anthony queen he is the best in my opinion

grayfoxfive He did an amazing job

The sorrow of a man who was good, but not great. Destined to forever be outshined by Mozart.

That was Bieber. Just in bieber.

SHAOLIN FANTASTIC calm down it’s a joke

Yeah it was kinda sad😢

@SHAOLIN FANTASTIC Another stupid comment from a stupid idiot like you.. As well as me. Get the fuck outta here prick

Ah shit.

Nah that's gonna be ecco. Bladee is mozart

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The power of great writing, acting and direction.

tristan hahahahahahahahhahahahahahahhahahahahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahahhahahahahhahahahahahhahahahah

So true!!

Big brain brain very large

It's what makes the scene.

Salieri had thought of a hundred refutations to “all men are equal in God’s eyes” while this priest was still in diapers. He toyed with his prey like a cat, but the fleeting moment of amusement passed - reminded again of his bitterness. The young priest had no hope of breaking through decades’ worth of that.

+Joseph Meastas Completely agree. It was released in 1984 and still looks great today.

+Joseph Meastas i bought new dvd with the movie for 6 or 7 euros. great deal for great movie.

+RobertKaydoo Wait, this movie was made in the 80's?! It looks like something that would be made today!

Zach Scarbrough Today's cinema has regressed much actually. Not as sublime as this old one...no thanks to a generation who'd rather see everything flashy and shallow.

My 1st date with my wife was seeing Amadeus. A good luck movie for me.

Very true, I was thinking of that right now, as I watched this clip again...

There are no bad actors in this movie. Maybe it is the best “actor’s movie” in history. And its interesting that none is a superstar.

@@eduardovieira7001 Wow, I've never thought of that, but you're absolutely right. In fact, apart from Abraham, Hulce, Jones and Schiavelli, I haven't seen any of the actors in other films. But everyone plays their part extraordinary.

The movie doesn't even depict Mozart's music as better, just that it comes so easily.

@@redrick8900 so true!

@@redrick8900 No. Lo! Mozart's music sounds much better.

@@karllieck9064 It does not.

It definitely suggests Mozart's music is better. The fact in this scene the Priest instantly recognizes Mozart's and none of Sal's is showing how much more memorable Mozart's is. When Sal says "it is as if Mozart was receiving dictation directly from God", that speaks not just to his ease of composition but to his music being divinely inspired/at another level.

If you can confess your sins slowly, you can confess your sins fast!

Bruh

Mozart previous incarnation of ling ling confirmed

LING LING

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S class

Even the Emperor forgot to yawn.

I also noticed that

Well, Salieri is Italian.

He emphasizes the meaning of the word, indicating to the priest, who also must have had a knowledge of Latin, that even his given name seemed to have prophesied the talent God bestowed on him.

@@godsrealname Salieri knows the significance of Wolfy’s middle name. He’s not amused.

@@Tempusverum so? I just said i also noticed his proper pronounce of amadeus

Yeah as an editor myself I'm absolutely in love with that cut. It was like being slammed into your seat and someone putting a seatbelt on for you. Like. HERE WE GO.

If I remember the movie accurately, you just paraphrased a line from it to compliment the editing. Well done.

We saw what you did there. Well played.

Really?

@@kathrynmolesa1641 Yes, in real life, Mozart and Salieri were actually great friends. They were just rivals. Mozart died and his wife Constanze became a widow. Women couldn't make much money at the time, so Salieri paid for the well-being of the family.

Henarthur I Now that would have been a great ending to the movie.

@@kathrynmolesa1641 Except the story was about jealousy turned to rage and hate and how they destroy. It would not have worked because this was not meant to be historically accurate.

Dan Hitchman Not if he married Mozart's widow.

E ainda tem o inquisidor Bernardo Guy em "O nome da Rosa", com um Sean Connory magistral. Dois gigantes !

The interesting thing is that Beethoven studied under both Mozart and Salieri. I believe he went to Salieri because he and Mozart had personalities that did not mesh well. My memory may be in error, but that is my recall of the story.

@@jayt9608 It’s doubtful he ever met Mozart and even if he did it was only on one occasion, there was no formal teaching. However salieri and Haydn both formerly taught and influenced Beethoven in many ways. Beethoven did admire Mozart extensively though, even questioning his pieces constantly thinking that he was plagiarizing Mozart in some way.

Wasn't Beethoven the child in the one scene when Mozart was partying and played requested songs on the piano as penalties?

@@willn8664 yes, but this movie is not historical, it's a theater play and a fictional story

@@19moira90 lol yeah I know but that would be like an interesting easter egg in the movie.

Om Namah Shivaya

@@enkianunnaki2967 :)

@Eduardo Mendez ha ha

You should take advantage of youtube and its resources in music. I would recommend starting with high classical music: Clementi, Mozart and Haydn. You may also consider piano lessons.

@@dgontar thank you

Thank you kindly!

No, the best movie is Back to the Future and perhaps Star Wars

You mean John Williams music and Star Wars wasn't good enough for you ;)

When this movie came out it didn't sound interesting to me. My parents said it was great and we watched it on video and it was GREAT! And Wolfies wife was a hottie and she had big... um... chupacabras! Oh yeah. Truly great movie.

And with that line the stage is set for one of the most emotionally moving films ever produced anywhere!! 30 plus years later this movie (and in particular F. Murray Abraham's performance as Salieri) gives me such incredible chills---I can't even begin to describe it!!

+37Dionysos So much said with so few words. And of course, the superb delivery only adds to the impact.

You should take time to listen to philosopher Alan Watts here, and find out that you are God: each of us is. Try his "Fear of Enlightenment."

Alan Watts is great and yes, that is the ultimate truth. Some people are spiritual virtuosos in the way Mozart was a creative one, however. That's how I can relate to this.

Well all philosophers they have almost thousands various in their opinions about life and faith! Why want to choice the Alan Watts one sides opinions and choices? Because he speak "good" or almost "sophisticate" without true and without to proves? Alan Watts he is ridiculous idiot!

i dont neeeed any loveeee!!! i cant feel when im druuuunk!!!!

I love the lighting changes. When some form of the grace of God is mentioned the lighting gets brighter, when Salieri rejects it, or goes into his own dark thoughts, the light dims. I hadn't noticed it at first.

True

Watch Loves of a Blonde and The Fireman's Ball.

This whole movie is essentially perfect. I'm sure there are minute things that could have been done to correct mostly unnoticed thing only detected if you go through a frame by frame analysis. But it wouldn't improve the film in any discernable way. I have watched this countless times and still watch it multiple times a year just to remind myself what good cinema is. I would watch the only other film I hold to this regard, but I have seen Schindler's list only twice. And I can't watch it again.

That is what affected me most, the pain in him. All these years after watching the movie I am still moved by the actor's portrayal in that scene.

thats what im saying

wtf😂😂

Lmfaoo that's where I saw this scene

I don't get it.

He's just conducting the opera

+megaplatypus Neat! Thanks for observation. I'm pretty sure something like that would be intentional. You'd have to specifically tell someone to brighten, then dim the lights. Otherwise, I'm sure they would've saved that someone the trouble and just had a stable light there. Defintely a masterful touch!

noticed that too...dunno.

Holy shit, thanks for pointing that out. Damn, even the attention to detail is on point in this film.

There is very little in a movie that is unintentional (outside of very bad, very cheap movies that is), everything is meticulously controlled and micromanaged by huge teams of people to make sure everything in the scene that was supposed to happen happens. Lighting is especially important and not something that would be overlooked in scenes like this.

"perhaps intentional" Well, they are in a studio where the cinematographers are in full control of the lighting haha, but I get what you mean. It's neat.

and go for Amadeus Live. They shows the film with live orchestra playing along; it was amazing

I got the Directors Cut lucky me

Yes, but as good as the movie was, the Broadway play was even better. I saw it in 1981, it was the most engrossing piece of theater i have ever seen. You left the theater emotionally spent. Even now, 40 years later, i still recall it vividly. The movie is great, the play was astounding.

He does not. Salieri’s downfall is his ego.

Well said. This film is a masterpiece on all counts.

@@oxherder9061 Salieri tries to be humble. He credits God for his inspiration, he sees the touch of God in the genius of Mozart's work. Salieri humbles himself before God after writing the welcome march. And what happens? Mozart humiliates him while giggling.

@@oxherder9061 Salieri is not mad about his downfall. Saliere is mad (in this film, real life is a different matter) about Mozart‘s insane talent and its being completely independent of effort. Salieri is an expert and as an expert he recognizes that Mozart is lightyears above him or any living composer. And notably, that‘s also not egotistical at all. And egotistical person would convince themselves they are just as good, or better. Not Salieri. He gets it. He gets that what Mozart writes is so mind-bogglingly brilliant that people would still listen to it centuries later. But Salieri is also a professional and Mozart is not. He is dilligent and Mozart is not. And he knows that all his effort and virtue can never create the same kind of work Mozart can. And of course that knowledge is incredibly frustrating, and it downright disproves any sense of cosmic justice. And incidentally it‘s not just frustrating for Salieri the professional, but also for Salieri the Mozart-fan (if we take him at his word), because those incredibly unhelpful and destructive traits that Mozarts talent is paired with are what kills Mozart and remove his talent from the world. And remove the possibility of his work continuing or maturing.

@@pavarottiaardvark3431I always though that Mozart was God’s way of saying “No” to Salieri, from the moment when he was a child where he prayed to God to be a musician, God was trying to get Salieri to realise that he was called to something different but Salieri didn’t want to hear it so God tried to get him to reason in the most humiliating way, Mozart. The end when he faded away into obscurity was basically God’s punishment for his stubbornness

Inspired Milk same 😂

Lots of them in this movie.

airing out your block im like mrbeast

Good catch

Ooooh.... Excellent observation. That had not occurred to me.

Any publicity is good publicity

What was the name of this piece of Salieri?

@@jesusenriquez1236 Antonio Salieri - Axur, re d'Ormus - Aria di Aspasia - Come fuggir... Son queste le speranze

@@wolfie8748 thank youuuuuuuu I was looking for the name

You think? He actually says exactly that in the fucking movie.

doug avila mozart was many things, but a spoiled brat he was not

doug avila yes when he had said it was as if Mozarts writing was just taking dictation he meant taking dictation for God and he was probably correct in assuming that.

And yet, I wonder who is happier now.

The movie is mostly fiction. It makes a good story but it's not historically accurate especially about the actual relationship between Mozart and Salieri.

That transition is an amazing part, still great on second viewing.

I believe that was the intent. Flamboyant and expressive...

+Astrobrant2 In reality there was no evidence of Salieri killing the man, only speculation. It drove Salieri mad.

Chris E FLores Yes, I know that. I read the Alfred Einstein biography on Mozart several years before the movie was released. IIRC, there was hardly a mention of Salieri.

Also: 1) Salieri was married and had 8 children. 2) The age gap between them wasn't that big. 3) Despite occasionally competing against each other, Salieri and Mozart were close friends who deeply respected one other. 4) Mozart, while a prodigy, was not a super-genius who could revise and improve upon someone else's work after looking at it once. His musical creations went through several revisions and changes like any other composer. 5) Salieri was Beethoven's teacher. Mozart even proudly declared that the boy would go on to surpass both of them - which he did. 6) After Mozart died, Salieri fought tooth and nail to keep his friend's legacy alive. He even took one of Mozart's sons as a music student. 7) The depiction of Emperor Joseph is WILDLY inaccurate: he was a smart, charming man with a strong understanding of (and appreciation for) fine music who personally championed Mozart's creations even when his advisers tried to convince him not to.

Jackson Rushing "Mozart, while a prodigy, was not a super-genius who could revise and improve upon someone else's work after looking at it once. His musical creations went through several revisions and changes like any other composer." Where did you get that information? While there are apocryphal tales about great people, it was well-documented that he had seemingly super-human musical abilities. He wowed people everywhere with his improvisations and spontaneous variations, even when he was a child. He was also well-known for his extraordinary musical memory, and he allegedly wrote the entire "Haffner" symphony, (#35, K385), in six days without ever going to the keyboard. There was also the story of an overture which he traveled to another city to present its debut. The sheet music was lost just a couple of days before the performance. He hurriedly wrote a replacement. The musicians had to share the sheet music because there wasn't time to make copies of each part. Some time after the performance, someone found the original score. Someone alertly noticed the great similarity and the two versions were compared. Not one single note or notation was different between them. Do you have evidence that these stories weren't true?

Astrobrant2 Allegedly. That's the key word. Allegedly. As for my evidence, honestly no, but stories from that era can be exaggerated, so don't act surprised if they are. And yes, Mozart was magnificent, but he wasn't a cartoon-level prodigy.

I know a little

@@Nocreabo215 ah well you must know this man

Kinda lackluster tbh

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