Narrator: Juliet Stevenson ; interviewees: Pierr-Laurent Aimard, Thomas Allen, Leif Ove Andsnes, Giovanni Carli Ballola, Matthias Bamert, Günther Bauer, Ian Bostridge, Volkmar Braunbehrens, Ronald Brautigam, Frans Brüggen, Sine Bundgaard, Imogen Cooper, Cliff Eisen, Gerald Finley, Adam Fischer, Renée Fleming, Harry Halbreich, Ursula Heil, Stefan Herheim, Angela Hewitt, Eric Hoeprich, Konrad Hünteler, René Jabocs, Janine Jansen, Hebe Jeffrey, Simon Keenlyside, Angelika Kirschlager, Magdalena Kožená, Lang Lang, Louis Langrée, Topi Lehtipuu, Charles Mackerras, Josef Mancal, Jonathan Miller, Roger Norrington, Bayan Northcott, Julian Rachlin, Horst Reischenböck, Christophe Rousset, Stanley Sadie, Michel Swierczewski, Nicholas Till, Lada Valešova. Sean Barrett (Leopold Mozart), Frank Adams-Brown (Wolfgang Mozart as a child), Sam West (Wolfgang Mozart), Debbie Arnold (Female voices), John Davies (Other male voices). Includes interview with the director Phil Grabsky and the theatrical trailer for "The boy who plays on the Buddhas of Bamiyan."
Summary:
A documentary about Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart told through dramatic readings from his personal letters. Includes interviews with noted personalities and excerpts from numerous musical performances.
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