Life and Works - Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

This is the poignant and compelling story of perhaps the most naturally gifted musical genius of all time. Copiously illustrated with examples of his music, it tells of Mozart's extraordinary childhood traveling the courts of Europe, and of how, after a brief period of fame in Vienna, his fortunes declined until his early death and buriel in a pauper's grave. Formerly Head of Music at the BBC World Service, Jeremy Siepmann is an internationally known musician, teacher, broadcaster and author. His pupils include pianists of worldwide repute, his programmes for the BBC number more than a thousand and his books include biographies of Brahms and Chopin, and two volumes on the history and repertoire of the piano. Nicolas Boulton studied at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama, winning the BBC Carleton Hobbs Award for Radio in 1993. Since then he has been heard in numerous productions for BBC Radio 4 and the World Service. Theatre credits include Platonov for the Almeida, Henry V for the RSC and Arcadia for the Haymarket. He has appeared in the films Shakespeare in Love and Topsy-Turvy.