Oliver Zeffman

Nel brave tormento che il sé

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CHOIR SINGS IN ITALIAN

Thank you.

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Venerice tenus, tenus in vivum!

© transcript Emily Beynon

O say does that star-spangled banner yet

Thank you.

I've been a fan of the podcast since the beginning. Actually, in a past life, I have a history undergraduate degree, but not anymore. I got in touch with Tom and Dominic because there are so many interesting, exciting stories in classical music. People know music a little bit, but actually, if you don't... go to concerts, or you don't have much exposure to it, how do you get into it?

And so this was a perfect opportunity to talk about two of the most important composers ever, probably two of the most important cultural figures ever, and their lives obviously found a very interesting point in history, which I'm going to talk about. So I got in touch. They were keen, and we're here today, so thanks. Thanks for coming.

Actually, the piece you just heard now, you might recognise from the opening of Amadeus, the film. And actually, the orchestra here on stage, and even some of the players on stage, were in that recording, so...

MUSIC PLAYS

Thank you.