ganymedeattica best scene and monologue ever

The scene that won him an Oscar! Perfection.

whenever people ask me why i love classical so much, i show them that scene. Sallieri puts into words what i can't.

“This was no composition by a performing monkey! This was a music I'd never heard. Filled with such longing, such unfulfillable longing, it had me trembling. It seemed to me that I was hearing the voice of God.”

did he really say that, or just in the movie?

Phillip ... as a musician .. can you post what happened next?

@@mikeschneider1624 Thank you. My classical music appreciation grew to include many of the greatest musicians including modern classical musicians, like Yanni for example. I got to see many live performances: symphonies, operas, ballets and loved them all. I learned to appreciate that sometimes less is more. One perfect note at the perfect time can be more mesmerizing than a shredding guitar solo. Music has always been an important part of my life.

Ummm, why did you go see it in the first place instead of PLATOON or smthng like that?

@@abcdecghijklmn I did see Platoon and lived it. I think I remember seeing a commercial on TV for Amadeus and thought, "That guy looks like a party animal. I'll go see it. " When I left the movie I thought if half of that movie is even half right, Mozart was a serious partier and an amazing musician. So I went to the bookstore and bought a biography on Mozart written by Marcia Davenport in 1935. The oldest biography I could find. The movie was Hollywood for sure but basically correct with regards to Mozart's life and lifestyle. Then I bought his greatest hits LP. Thus started a lifetime of classical music appreciation.

Same here. This is the scene that sets the drama of Salieri. How come so much divinity was given to such a vulgar man

Harry Fishback I saw the movie in theaters as a sophomore in high school for a class assignment on the arts. It changed my life. I am from the inner city and had not ever experienced any classical composer. I tried to hide my confusion and emotions from my classmates, I was overwhelmed. After years and decades I look back and think how my friends couldn’t hear what I was hearing. It’s been many decades now and I have a greater love for life because of that day, and a vast collection of master works that bring me joy. If you can, try and spread that joy to young people.

yes - the movie is a great homage to the brilliance of Mozart

Harry, I first fell in love with Mozart back in 1967 when the film "Elvira Madigan" used his 21st Piano Concerto as its theme. Couldn't get it out of my head ( not that I wanted to) and bought LPs to play til they wore out. I'm not sure if the word "genius" is adequate to describe this amazing man's ability to wrench the heart with such simple, glorious beauty...

That was the point of the film.

Wonderful.

mozarts sun glasses are quite handy . . .. . . . . . . . to accommodate your input .

Nice comment. I agree 100%

you can praise Mozart without discrediting Beethoven

You might like also his piano concerto #17 as played by Geza Anda.

This is absolutedly beatuful. Wind Instruments.

Salieri knew and understood that he could never compete with the genius that was Mozart and his music

too bad he didnt see he was also a genius in his own right

@@luahlu7152 agreed. Salieri laid the groundwork and rules for opera (and presumably musicals that came later in Broadway etc) that even Mozart and countless musicians complied with, for all their genius. Guess it’s human nature to want something they don’t have

Salieri (the movie version) was a better impresario and teacher than composer; sadly, being a celebrated composer is the only thing he wanted to be

Remember that that is really Abraham speaking Shaffer's words. There's no doubt that Salieri was a skilled and talented musician, given his standing with the court and the public, but we have to remember that any word spoken is merely speculation.

And Elvis has left the room.

From a fellow Scot, I hear you.

So beautiful, I played this piece every night for my eldest son when he was a baby...

It's too bad the young Mozart only made it as far north as England when he visited Great Britain... I suspect he would've been fascinated and inspired by Scotland, espescially its musical culture... Can you imagine what his impression of "Piobaireachd/Ceol Mor" might have been? What if he had married a "MacCrimmon" instead of a "Hoffer"? (I didn't think Wolfie would've converted to Presbyterianism, but I do believe he would've been happy to indulge in ceilidh and haggis and uisgebhatha (and bonnie lassies) ... Perhaps he could've met a certain poet in Ayrshire? Can you imagine a Burns libretto set to the tunes of him? 😂

Ha! "Tam O'Shanter" translated into German, as a "Singspiel"... I wish Burns and Mozart could've teamed up

Me too...

Me too :)

Try Bach! 😉

Thank you

Bach is better imo

Most beautiful comment on the internet

Daniel Shumway dude that was beautiful

Wow this comment needs more attention

I....I dont have words.

Absolutely true!!

The voice of God.

You need to listen to the Adagio (second movement) of his Clarinet Concerto in A-Major K622. You'll rethink your entire life.

Cuando mueres y entres en las puertas del cielo debería sonar esa música....como hilo musical😇💫

Simplistic? Not at all. Unaffected. Natural. Unpretentious. Never simplistic. If this was architecture, it would probably be minimalist. What an incredible way to turn something apparently simple into such a delightful piece of art. Here's Mozart's unparalleled gift: he brings Heaven and Earth together. He reconciles the divine with the human. No one has nor will ever achieve such a feat. No...not even Bach.

@@voxveritatis3815 Sorry ¿WHAT? (im jocking)

This type of music opens one's eyes...

I remember a quote from Mozart, paraphrased: when I sit down to write tne music it is as if I have no control over what I write. As if the music was dictated to me. (Not an exact quote but you get the idea.)

@@voxveritatis3815 perfect analysis of whst genius might be.

Classy choice! The road less traveled, for sure!

That's really cool!

woooooooooooow

Try over 700 years old

theintrovert.... Mozart composed in the 1700s.

@@lefinlay yeah, I realized my mistake the day after, I had actually looked up when he lived after misinterpreting some info in my music classes, sorry about all that👍

@@theintrovert4623 lol Mozart lived in the 1300s? Medieval Mozart playing the lute

Marharbaan to you sir

Peace and love to you, gentle soul.

yay morocco

Agreed. Too bad most people only know him because of this film.

@@wolterzz3267 better than not knowing his name at all

I'm 47. I remember being roughly 9 years old at the theatre for this. You may not have been a teen yet. Or......my memory is wrong. Regardless of how we kept 5hat memory.......this is the epitome of beautiful.

Gorilla Jones No offence to Mozart because i am his fan, but what if the alien beings actually find Mozarts music as horrible sound

Actually, the story is well known but it's not Mozart but a short Prelude wrote by Bach and performed by Glenn Gould. The craft is called Voyager 1.

What a putty there is just a piece by Mozart.

"Putty"???? Putty is stuff you use to fix windows into their frames. @@Ivan_1791

Then we would be an overrated species, thanks to Mozart

Haha Amadeus references

Well stop fooling around and start behaving like a MAN!!

@@AA-sn9lzwell the image on screen. Literally is of the movie Amadeus. And half you fools literally are only here from the film soooo.. tf you expect? And I guarantee yes, you are still retarded 4 years later lol

Mozart was a divine angel, sent to earth and was destroyed.

None of the above is accurate

It is. Gloria in Excelsis Deo!

It's a piece, not a song.

+Melissa Johnson Then you may also like Bach Air on a G-string... not the kind you wear silly.

I totally agree with you Melissa. For me it would be like drifting slowly and gently upward on soft golden wings toward the sky enfolded in love and peace then further up into the misty clouds and above then at the point where the tone changes into a minor key I would be drifting further still into the unknown into space and beyond drifting into eternity...

Mine would be Laudate Dominum by again Mozart :)

HemiSync Journey Home is very sweet and revealing.

Madame, I was coming here to say I want this played at my funeral.

You picked well. Long ago I spent a lot of time listening to the Second Movements of Mozart's Piano Concertos. I felt that in those marvelous compositions Mozart had opened up a rare window into the soul, a world with incredible depth and beauty.

Please listen to the Second Movement of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto in A-major.@@rr7firefly

Have you listened to Gabriel's Oboe by Ennio Morricone? You'll be a new devotee, I promise you!

No. You dont know your music history. The movie was mostly fabrication. Salieri had a decent relationship with Mozart

@@windstorm1000 You are absolutely right. The movie which was produced and directed by the same tribe that killed him are the ones who brought us this cheap parody of the life of Mozart.

@@sabinealexander2773 Yes. Mozart was an angel, largely misunderstood and widely envied. His enemies murdered him.

You realize that while tearing down this fabrication you posit your equally unlikely theory?

Im crying for beauty

This was a music I had never heard.

In vino veritas.

I have it in my list to be played at my funeral … as the last song to be given to me as I get cremated!! Just astounding 🫠

rock me amadeus

I saw it with my teenage musical daughter. I'm 74 now and still watch the DVD!!!! And listen to the music❤

@@suebrown5207 I just watched the Director’s Cut all the way through a few weeks ago.

Just cry...it's so so beautiful, I cry every time I listen to this piece !

Yes indeed.

Why would you?

I often cry listening to Mozart . His music was incredible...

Imagine no hell below us Above us only my glock

Peter Schaffer continued the lies about Mozart. Out of envy.

You should not have murdered him. That was foolish.

@@psalm2764 Your career as a professional clown seems to be degrading. Any more kids to entertain with your antics?

@@therealrealludwigvanbeethoven No, it is empowering.

@@psalm2764 The clown thinks his work empowers children - but only intelligent people can do that.

@@therealrealludwigvanbeethoven The foolish will confound the wise.

Me too

You were

excuse me *takes away manuscrit*

One of my dreams is to visit Salzburg. I knew about Mozart when I was about 11 years old,.when I watched the movie. After that I asked my parents for books about him, there was no internet at that time. I wanted to know him. Since then his music has been present in my life. I am 43 now. One day I will go to Europe following Mozart's route.

Goat!!!!💪💪💪💪✌👏👏👏

Schaffer made a farce out of the beautiful Mozart, whom his enemies poisoned to death.

@@psalm2764 They needed a foil for Mozart. Salieri was perfect.

@@tomrockhill8634 That is why Salieri is virtually unknown.

Yass Mozart's parents a big thank you

Yes, such divine wind of harmony and beauty. Ah, it touches my very soul every time.

Mozart was nothing like the farcical character portrayed in that film.

Once upon a time in Hollywood

@@leclandessemi-croustillant5502 truly unique