Mozart: The Funny, Rebellious Prodigy. History Documentary, Including Facial Re-creations.

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    Today, we’ll talk about his history. From his prodigy-level status as a child “star” with his stage dad Leopold, his travels all over Europe, to his most amazing compositions and cheeky personality. Then at the end, we’ll talk about his real appearance and unveil our re-creation of the real face of Mozart.
    Miserere Credit (Kindly released into the public domain by the Ensamble Escénico Vocal) • Allegri - Miserere Mei... .
    0:00 Early Life as a Prodigy
    7:13 Adolescence and European Tour
    11:06 Life in Salzburg
    18:43 Romance with Constanze Weber
    20:53 Death & Greatest Works
    24:50 What did Mozart Look Like?
    27:30 Re-creations Revealed
    The true appearance of Mozart is surprisingly contentious - He’s even been described as the most famous person whose true likeness is the least recognized. All of his portraits look a little different. His family members - as well as historians - have commented on this. His sister Nannerl said that she had “never seen so many portraits of my brother that are so different when seen side by side, but that nevertheless all look like him.”
    Mozart scholar Arthur Schurig said, “Mozart has been the subject of more portraits that have no connection with his actual appearance than any other famous man.”
    Alfred Einstein, a Mozart specialist said: “We have nothing to give us an idea of Mozart's physical appearance, except for a few mediocre canvases that don’t even resemble each other.”
    So what then, is his true appearance?
    Let’s start with some portraits that were created during his lifetime -
    This Della Croce portrait of the Mozart family was made from life around 1780, and gives us a good look at the young Wolfgang.
    He’s also seen here in the Bologna portrait (not that it’s a 1777 copy of a lost 1770 original). He’s shockingly only 14 in this image. His father said his son was ill the day this portrait was painting, and that it wasn’t even a good work of art - but also added that it looks “very much like him”.
    Another is this unfinished image, made by his brother-in-law, which Mozart’s wife said was the most accurate image, but somehow looks the most different from the others.
    We know some details from the people he lived and worked with. A colleague Michael Kelly said that Mozar was very thin and pale (he was only about 5’ tall), with abundant dark blond hair. He was very fond of billiards (and always won). Drank punch (with little moderation), and was a kind-hearted man with a good sense of humor.
    We also know he had large blue eyes, a strong nose, and a head considered too big for his body.
    He was considered a sickly child, he’d had smallpox in his youth which marked his face, and suffered from poor dental health and toothaches. His poor health, I suspect, is a reason he always looks much older than his years in some of these portraits.
    His friends agreed that Mozart knew he wasn’t a man who was exceptionally attractive, so he made up for it by wearing luxurious clothing, and always caring meticulously about his appearance.
    One small indicator of possible self-consciousness is that we don’t see his left ear in any paintings. You see, he had a defect of the left ear (we now refer to this as “mozart’s ear”) that changed the shape quite drastically. He even made this watercolor image of it himself.
    I’m going to use the best quality image we have of Mozart to bring him to life - this 1819 version by Barbara Krafft. While it was not made from life, Krafft actually worked closely with Mozart’s sister on this version to create a kind of “definitive likeness”. Kind of like what I try to do these days. She used 3 faithful works as models for this image. Krafft and Nannerl agreed that Mozart hadn’t been painted by the most talented artists of his time, and they wanted to have a good portrait of him.
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  • @RoyaltyNowStudios
    @RoyaltyNowStudios  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +88

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    • @Rosy___
      @Rosy___ 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I was talking about your videos on Louis XIV & George Washington yesterday! I’m getting my beau into history, & I told him I’m sending him the one on George Washington first, and then the one on Louis XIV next.

    • @kimconley4679
      @kimconley4679 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      I just became a new sub because I enjoyed the video a lot. Great job!

    • @steveclapper5424
      @steveclapper5424 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Thank you, that was an excellent presentation.

    • @joeremus9039
      @joeremus9039 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I enjoyed this video. Whenever I hear his music I feel privileged to hear the purist most beautifully possible music.

    • @SRenee-dq8bl
      @SRenee-dq8bl 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      - Oh how I need more of my kindred spirit Mozart - I'm reading his letters by Emily Anderson and there is so much material ie: his induction into the Free Masons - and of his losing four of his six children - please bring us more, this peice brought tears to my eyes, very moving on a very personal level.!
      Very well done indeed, so deeply appreciated this.! - Thank you thank you.! 🙏🙏🎹🎶

  • @kaybrown4010
    @kaybrown4010 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +359

    When you made Wolfgang smile, I couldn’t help but smile back. You captured his quirky charm!

    • @susanheath5467
      @susanheath5467 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

      But not the bad teeth…..!

    • @willowtree6657
      @willowtree6657 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      So did I :)

    • @IamKelt
      @IamKelt 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      I find myself doing the same with many of the subjects when the smile. Good to know I'm not alone 😊.

    • @valoryj5603
      @valoryj5603 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Same here 😃

    • @kirkfuller8987
      @kirkfuller8987 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      To many note’s?

  • @carolinasalmazo9141
    @carolinasalmazo9141 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +229

    Imagine dying at 35 and already having made your mark in the world, being remembered for centuries to come.
    Your reconstruction made me tear up. 🥲

    • @michellelovex
      @michellelovex 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

      I had no idea that he died so young :(

    • @jeffreyjeziorski1480
      @jeffreyjeziorski1480 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

      ​@@michellelovex....yes, there is so little written about him.

    • @debbylou5729
      @debbylou5729 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yeah. Dying at 35. Bliss.

    • @AliensAnonymous
      @AliensAnonymous หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      Jimi Hendrix died at 27 and had no help from royalty.

    • @jeffreyjeziorski1480
      @jeffreyjeziorski1480 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@AliensAnonymous quite the compose

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +302

    I want to be ‘Transgressing Religious Laws only to be knighted by the adjudicator of said laws’ level of iconic.

    • @greyLeicester
      @greyLeicester 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

      Hehehe have you got this 'absolute pitch' gift, honey boo boo?

  • @ScyllaWyrm
    @ScyllaWyrm 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +183

    I was in his appartment in Vienna. It's kind of a weird yet fascinating notion being in the same spaces as where the man himself once walked and where he composed some of his most prominent works.

    • @calico27
      @calico27 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      Yes! And the street where this apartment is, is so simple and humble. Which makes sense for the beginnings he came from, yet I had built him up so big in my head that seeing the realness felt so unexpectedly.. normal.

    • @sallyhouston1620
      @sallyhouston1620 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      Yes I agree, I had expected something much more opulent forgetting how they struggled for money. The atmosphere was all there though, an unforgettable experience

    • @danayang7712
      @danayang7712 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

      I was there too! I cried and got dizzy. Had to sit down. I visited his tomb and that graveÿard made me feel ill. So old and overgrown. And in Salzburg.When I read "in this very room Mozart was born", I got goosebumps. It was all so wholesome and left such an impression on me, I have to go back.

    • @tonymaiorano2749
      @tonymaiorano2749 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I reached over the cord and touched his piano, and was immediately reprimanded by security. Sorry.

  • @PigeonsPie1
    @PigeonsPie1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +127

    Now HOW can anyone proclaim that young man at the end not to be handsome. What a doll.

    • @sheenaford5033
      @sheenaford5033 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      It was the nose I think, then as soon as he smiled it changed his whole face.. Besides they had different ideas of beauty in those days.

    • @monmothma3358
      @monmothma3358 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      Together with the documentary, it makes me see so clearly who he would have been in a modern context. The party animal who'd prank teachers and others, spreading life and joy around him, but who'd be uncompromising about his art.

    • @ninagill1407
      @ninagill1407 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      Mozart had smallpox as a child and had pitted skin.

    • @monmothma3358
      @monmothma3358 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@ninagill1407 Oh, I thought the OP meant the modern version. Would have been smallpox-free 😉

    • @ninagill1407
      @ninagill1407 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@monmothma3358 rereading the original comment you are right!!!

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +293

    It’s sad that Anna-Maria is not known in public consciousness as a prodigy. She should be rewritten in history.

    • @monmothma3358
      @monmothma3358 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +18

      I know, I got really curious about her now, and what the world possibly lost (You mean Nannerl, right, the sister? Maria Anna?)

    • @Mybpeterson
      @Mybpeterson 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +30

      @@monmothma3358 I'm curious about both, Mozart's sister and his mother. In a different world, they would've been famous.

    • @thegreencat9947
      @thegreencat9947 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +17

      @@Mybpeterson true....they were " only" women.

    • @thegreencat9947
      @thegreencat9947 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@helenav.778 who knows.....maybe they were plagiarized.

    • @helenav.778
      @helenav.778 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Yes, ''who knows''...''maybe'' 😆🤡@@thegreencat9947

  • @jennifermcdonald5432
    @jennifermcdonald5432 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +70

    Imo, he was the most emotional composer ever. I know that is not what he is known for, but his music always MAKES you feel. I can’t imagine walking around with those glorious sounds constantly in your mind. Although many other musicians have written wonderful pieces of music, for me, he will always be the best. Wouldn’t he have loved to have known that many people consider him the greatest musician ever.

    • @jeanhelms2621
      @jeanhelms2621 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      HE knew how great he was. And how much even greater music died with him. HE KNEW.

    • @lynnfisher3037
      @lynnfisher3037 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      I agree with you but there were many composers of the Romantic Era which took you on many an emotion trip with their music.

    • @TampaDave
      @TampaDave หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      @@lynnfisher3037Yes, but only Wolfgang so often made me feel he was channeling some magically glorious angelic dimension where this absolutely perfect music already exists. It was practically effortless, except for the physical quill and paper work.

    • @jennifermcdonald5432
      @jennifermcdonald5432 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      @@TampaDave you are exactly right. I went through a period where I couldn’t listen to his music because it would hurt too much, the emotion was too deep. Thankfully it didn’t last long, that teenage period where all emotions are incredibly intense and overwhelming. His music is so beautiful, ( actually there’s no word to describe it)

    • @JS-dz3nl
      @JS-dz3nl หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Beethoven and Chopin had more emotional music than Mozart. As a professional pianist, I'd say Mozart's music is more playful than most other composers. His piano pieces feel more like Études than inspirational pieces. His best works were in his Operas in my opinion. That's also what he enjoyed doing the most, and it definitely shows. As his piano pieces are sometimes lackluster. Chopin also created far more complicated music at age 6 and 7. Chopin was also known as a music prodigy. When it comes to piano music, I prefer Beethoven and Chopin over Mozart.

  • @AmandaGreenman
    @AmandaGreenman 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +37

    Your re-creation is oddly like seeing an old friend. I'm a violist and he has always been my fave composer, mainly because he's one of the few that doesn't leave the violas out and still gives us some melodies and fun parts in pieces (we're often just used as a "background instrument" by most composers). I have always felt like after playing his music I can tell that he was a fun loving and nice guy. It's a shame he passed away so young. Thank you for this!

    • @captmack007
      @captmack007 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      I'm a violist too! Mozart played the violist, so so did Hayden and Bach. Bach 'cello' suites are really with the viola in mind, so said Bach . I like Tchaikovsky for he gave us so many good parts too!

    • @pretendtobenormal8064
      @pretendtobenormal8064 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I used to be a violist, but I overcame it 🤣

    • @justinnoble6506
      @justinnoble6506 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Yes! Wolfie preferred the viola over the violin. He said that the violin was too shrill. He was a virtuoso violist along with piano. His own viola is still around….I’d imagine that it’s the most valuable string instrument in the world.

  • @redouteshabby2024
    @redouteshabby2024 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +83

    Amazing. This is your west work yet. I think you nailed him. Thanks for all you do to bring these extraordinary people to life.

    • @RoyaltyNowStudios
      @RoyaltyNowStudios  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

      Thank you! I really enjoyed making this recreation, I’m really proud of it. And loved Andre’s editing with the music and drama of it all.

    • @catherinemerrill5511
      @catherinemerrill5511 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      I agree. The modern portrait really looks like a genius, but off the charts, free spirit. I am sorry he died so soon, but he is probably rocking that heavenly choir!

  • @lilykatmoon4508
    @lilykatmoon4508 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +72

    I love the movie Amadeus. I know it is t based in much historical truth, but Tom Hulce and F Murray Ambramson were brilliant. He was certainly an amazingly gifted musician. It’s a shame that his sister was put into obscurity because she was female. Wonderful portrait of a magnificent musician!

    • @Gesundheit888
      @Gesundheit888 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Just too bad that the movie was not filmed in Salzburg.

    • @lynnfisher3037
      @lynnfisher3037 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      The list of brilliant and talented women throughout history would be so long as to require hundreds of volumes. This sexual descrimation only began to change in the late 1800's and still exists strongly in many countries today. Very sad.

    • @TampaDave
      @TampaDave หลายเดือนก่อน

      The movie deserved the large number of awards it achieved. Acting, costumes, music (Mariner!) everything as perfectly woven together as a Mozart sonata.
      At the time the stage-play was originally designed, the story - that Salieri had killed Mozart - was accepted history. That story was officially debunked only after diaries were discovered in the 1950's proving Salieri was not the mysterious customer relentlessly pushing him to finish the work fast. Still, the myth was more compelling than the truth, and provided the entire plot line.

  • @irenabe973
    @irenabe973 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +75

    This was an amazing compilation of his life! I am a renewed fan! He was so beautiful! I am saddened that his sister did not grace us with her exceptional talent. I wonder what happened to his beloved wife? Thank you so much for this biography. And I love your renditions of his likeness. It gave me goosebumps and I even teared up. Wow.

    • @Aileen5007
      @Aileen5007 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +24

      Constance remarried and she and her second husband promoted Mozart's work. She not just paid off his debts but ended up a wealthy person.

    • @annaavgerinos189
      @annaavgerinos189 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      There’s a book called Mozarts women and it’s about him relationship with his sister and his wife
      Constance did very well for her shelf after remarrying and publishing Mozarts works
      We ow a lot to her for preserving his manuscripts and lovingly organizing them
      Yes she became very wealthy on account of all that but she had great knowledge of the worth of his music and took very good care of it . The movie Amadeus didn’t paint a good picture of her but after I read the book i realized how important she was in his life and how humanity benefited from her love for him and his masterpieces

    • @Gesundheit888
      @Gesundheit888 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      His widow, Konstance Nissen, neé Weber, moved back to Salzburg where she got remarried, and died March 6th, 1846.

    • @ulrikjensen6841
      @ulrikjensen6841 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      She married a danish diplomat and lived for some years in Copenhagen before she went back to Austria.
      She was very pleased on behalf of her late spouse by a performance of "Don Giovanni" at the Royal Theatre - went on the stage after the final curtain!

  • @christineingram55
    @christineingram55 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +45

    He was certainly a remarkable young man and a musical genius .I think you did a great job of portraying him 🥰

  • @mwilliams369
    @mwilliams369 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +27

    This is the most beautiful rendition on W.A. Mozart I've ever seen so far. So well documented and narrated, your recreations are absolutely captivating and heart touching, especially his modern version. Thank you so much 🙏🏻 💕

  • @Star_Sn1per
    @Star_Sn1per หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    Bach and Mozart are my two favorites.
    Their music and especially their religious works reached levels that go beyond the spiritual realm.

    • @justinnoble6506
      @justinnoble6506 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      Yes Bach and Mozart are my favorites too. Bach was the giant on which Mozart stood. What blows me away about Mozart is that he learned counterpoint from Handel’s scores lent to him by his patron, Von Swieten. Then he wrote Jupiter which is a masterpiece, incorporating classical and baroque styles. Pure genius.

    • @freebee8221
      @freebee8221 21 วันที่ผ่านมา

      ​@@justinnoble6506i prefer vivaldi and Wagner. Especially vivaldis winter is a masterpiece, and Wagners entry of the Gods in Valhalla.

    • @caddieohm7059
      @caddieohm7059 12 วันที่ผ่านมา

      That's power vs spirit

  • @DESSERT_X
    @DESSERT_X 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +32

    Another Brilliant Video.
    Thank you.
    He looked like his mum and was listening to dad's tutorials while he was in his mum's womb. So did his sister.
    Amazing brain development through music - before birth.

  • @bexfisch80
    @bexfisch80 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Last summer, my husband and I went to Austria with our infant daughter for a delayed family trip. We spent a few days in Salzburg and was of our favorite stops on the trip. We went to Mozart's childhood home, which is now a museum. It was so cool! Crowded but still fun.

  • @KathrynBurke713
    @KathrynBurke713 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +41

    I honestly didn't know much about Mozart beyond his music, so I was surprised by how eventful his life but saddened by how short it was. When I saw the version of him in modern times, I started tearing up. One other time I've cried to your videos, the one about Vincent van Gogh, when the modern version was shown. As a fellow creative, for some reason seeing them in modern day clothing, smiling especially, hits me really hard. For some reason, it makes them even more relatable. Thank you so much for making these videos.

  • @gildaolsen2888
    @gildaolsen2888 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +21

    So unfair that he died so young! His music though will live with us in eternity. 🙏
    Awesome recreation.

  • @nutrianirvana6823
    @nutrianirvana6823 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    How beautiful! You captured his essence through his tender, sensitive eyes. When he smiled, I wanted to cry. He was described as "a remarkably small man". Mozart's letters are a revelation and give insight into his character, as well as his interactions with his family and others. Some are irreverant and scatological, some are heartbreakingly sensitive; all are fascinating. Riveting reading to be sure! I love Mozart with a depth of feeling I've never completely understood. Suffice to say I know him well. When I went to Salzburg and Vienna, I spent hours on the Getreidegasse visiting his birth house, and in Vienna, lingering inside of St Stephen's Cathedral, as well as Mozart's "Figaro House" residence.
    These were amazing, life-changing experiences for me. I'm a lifelong Mozart enthusiast and historian. I'm also a musician (violin and piano) and I've immersed myself in the majority of his compositions. His mastery of counterpoint is mind-boggling, as are his fugues. The fugue finale of the "Jupiter" makes me want to dance! Among my other favourites is the Adagio and Fugue in Cmin (K 546), which is breathtakingly intense, to say the least. I listen to, or play, his music daily. There is nothing better. Thank you for giving Nannerl her due, for she was (almost)as brilliant as Wolfgang. If you'd like a treat, take a listen to Leopold's compositions! Beautiful stuff. Wolfgang's second surviving son, Franz Xaver's, compositions are impressive as well. Thank you for this gorgeous mini-bio of our precious Woferl. 🥰🥰🎶🎶🎼🎼🎹

  • @alanatolstad4824
    @alanatolstad4824 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +58

    I'm not a Mozart fan, but it's enjoyable to sit here & listen to the concise history you've provided. Then to watch the magic unfold is terrific.

    • @teresagardiner153
      @teresagardiner153 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +19

      Why the hell would anyone not be a Mozart fan?

    • @alanatolstad4824
      @alanatolstad4824 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

      @@teresagardiner153 For me, it's Vivaldi, Dvorak, Copeland! My daughter likes Mozart, my son likes Beethoven.

    • @teresagardiner153
      @teresagardiner153 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

      @@alanatolstad4824 To each their own. I like Vivaldi too.
      It's just weird to me that some people don't like Mozart! What's not to love?

    • @SoiBoi_Kelda1059
      @SoiBoi_Kelda1059 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      @@teresagardiner153it’s hard to appreciate a master once everyone copied him.
      To me he sounds mediocre, like I’ve heard it all before. All copied him. It destroyed the uniqueness and identity.
      I can’t appreciate it properly I think, for that reason.

    • @ulrikjensen6841
      @ulrikjensen6841 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

      ​@@SoiBoi_Kelda1059not many copied Mozart; there was no reason for doing so, he could not be emulated.
      Besides, he was the only (?) composer writing in ALL genres (church, theater, concert, chamber)

  • @carnivorepadawan
    @carnivorepadawan 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Seeing Mozart smile brought tears to my eyes.🥹

  • @javierherrera179
    @javierherrera179 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +12

    I genuinely appreciate the work you do on humanizing all these figures, not just on the final render but how you tell the story,
    It's always about people trying to do their best, living life day to day unaware of what the future holds. And by the end you bring them back briefly.
    Even though I always know where the video is going I'm always caught off guard and end up contemplating life itself.
    Thanks

  • @marshabailey1121
    @marshabailey1121 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    I think you captured his charming nature and wit.

  • @jillwanlin9558
    @jillwanlin9558 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +28

    This was a very well done and detailed look into Mozart’s life. Very sad to see his life cut short, but it was, at least, well lived. I’d be curious to know if anyone in particular was suspected of the poisoning, if that’s what it was. I had to google what happened to Nannerl. She lived to the ripe old age of 78. I was also curious if Mozart and Constanze had children. Six, one right after the other. It was interesting to see that, even though Mozart was a child prodigy and led a unique life, he was also relatable in many ways. Typical teen, butting heads with dad, often complaining of boredom, marrying Contanze regardless of family opposition from both sides. Loved this recreation. He looks a bit like my daughter’s boyfriend lol. I sent her a photo to see what she thinks. - thanks Becca and Andre - ❤RNS

    • @paulschipper9428
      @paulschipper9428 หลายเดือนก่อน

      There is no evidence Mozart was poisoned.

  • @caroltanzi29
    @caroltanzi29 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +16

    A wonderful documentary on Mozart. I so enjoyed it. Mozart was a genius and to be able to still enjoy his music today is a gift. This was one of your best works. Thank you. Carol from California

  • @Rosy___
    @Rosy___ 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +14

    I love starting my weekends with your videos! I love Mozart and won a classical music recognition contest when I was little. I was just raving about your videos yesterday. I love sharing your work with people!

    • @RoyaltyNowStudios
      @RoyaltyNowStudios  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Aw thank you so much! That is so kind. Thank you for watching ❤️

    • @ulrikjensen6841
      @ulrikjensen6841 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      ​@@RoyaltyNowStudiosI am quite sceptical about your "reconstruction" of his face - he looks rather a nerd with high school glasses on his nose 😮

  • @tommiller3017
    @tommiller3017 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I read a biography about Mozart. In it, he was portrayed as an independent artist who wrote for middle-class clients. He lived the lifestyle that matched the people he sought out.

  • @julievick3166
    @julievick3166 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +13

    Marvelous! Thank you for sharing your talents. I love Mozart and you made him even more real to me if that's even possible 💓

  • @akatanaka1
    @akatanaka1 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Bravo... Beautifully done! Kudos to you both at RN. I can just hear Mozart saying, with a wry twinkle, that it's taken over 200 years for someone to get his portrait right... mostly! Your recreation of his smile in particular bought tears to my eyes, that's how I know something is intrinsically "right" (at least to me!)... Many, many thanks! As a student of History, I so enjoy your work. Your historical detail is second to none, and your Digital recreations are inspirational!

  • @oshicohen7383
    @oshicohen7383 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +15

    Excellent 👏🏽 Your accuracy in the details of vocal transitions is excellent and the gathering of information is very professional. I will add with your permission that in all the portraits his mouth is closed, probably due to poor dental health thank you for sharing your talent ❤

  • @prajnachan333
    @prajnachan333 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I was blessed growing up. My mother played piano beautifully so we got to hear Mozart, Hadyn, Chopin, Beethoven. I also played violin, and bass in orchestra in high school.
    We went to the San Francisco symphony and opera, I heard the Marriage of Figaro and many others. It was incredible. So much beauty in music.
    Mozart is a world treasure. 🌎 🕉 🎶

  • @maggiesue4825
    @maggiesue4825 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +10

    Your work always amazes me - the time and effort you put into the research, the artistry in your re-creatons, and especially the 'coming to life' images. Mozard may not have been 'handsome,' but he was CUTE! A tragic loss to have died so young. Thank you for this!

  • @KissyKat
    @KissyKat 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +11

    Wish I could stop crying❤ thank you for sharing your immense talent. Love all your videos and recreations❤

  • @deborahbeswick1396
    @deborahbeswick1396 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Your depiction of Mozart brought tears to my eyes when he smiled.
    Thank you.

  • @justinpiche7977
    @justinpiche7977 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Mozart will always be remembered, his musical achievements were ground breaking and astounding even to this very day. First one to go against the establishment and create magic

  • @finch45lear
    @finch45lear 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Some of the most glorious music I have ever heard.

  • @DiamondCutter423
    @DiamondCutter423 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    Great post.
    A little known piece of Mozart trivia is that one day Mozart brought home an injured little bird, a starling, and it became the house pet and it would flitter around the house until one day it died.
    Wolfgang even wrote a piece of music in memory of the little starling that he had become quite attached to.

  • @nickimontie
    @nickimontie 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +9

    Amazing story of two amazing people. Great work on Mozart, but I would love to see Nannerl, too!❤

  • @pablopicaso9170
    @pablopicaso9170 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Mozart, a timeless maestro whose melodies continue to echo through the corridors of inspiration, leaving an everlasting imprint on hearts, including me when I was a child. 🌹

  • @williamsaltsman6537
    @williamsaltsman6537 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    The final representations of him are fabulous!!!
    Thay really make him real in a way we all can relate to.
    Just marvelous!!!

  • @Patricia-ps4yh
    @Patricia-ps4yh 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    Always delightful, your voice is so silky, beautiful and soothing! Thank you, your videos bring me joy.

  • @si_vis_amari_ama
    @si_vis_amari_ama 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Assuming that the AI and smile are fairly accurate depictions, then the final modern image indeed reflects a kindly, beautiful soul.

  • @lancelotdufrane
    @lancelotdufrane 27 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    What he looks like. Humm What he gave is beyond a face, for me. Thank you for this respectful story. I can’t get enough of of his music

  • @libbyjensen1858
    @libbyjensen1858 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    Oh wow!! I just love your modern view of him! This video is really fascinating!!

  • @donna25871
    @donna25871 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +8

    The French play on which Mozart and his librettist based The Marriage of Figaro had been banned in France. The Austrian emperor only allowed Mozart to use it if he removed the most inflammatory political references. The sister of Emperor Joseph was Marie Antoinette, Queen of France.

    • @sarahhearn-vonfoerster7401
      @sarahhearn-vonfoerster7401 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

      The Emperor should have paid more attention to that opera...he may have been able to save Marie Antonette's life .

  • @RodrigoRaez
    @RodrigoRaez 17 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    What an incredibly well narrated biography. I had to cry at the end, looking at the image of a real artist. Thank you very much for this experience!

  • @janawilliams-writerwordsmy7734
    @janawilliams-writerwordsmy7734 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Whoa.... the modern day version of Mozart really clinched this story for me. It made the person Mozart feel so knowable - Thanks !!

  • @amadeus5889
    @amadeus5889 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I really, deeply enjoyed this video.
    Mozart is my favorite composer, and has been since I was a little kid. What I love about this video is that you really created a portrait of him-not just a visual portrait, but through your writing as well. Biographies like these on TH-cam have a tendency to either be copy-pastes from encyclopedia articles, or full of clickbait-y superlatives: “YOU WON’T BELIEVE WHAT A GENIUS MOZART WAS!”
    I felt like I just got a glimpse into the man behind the musical genius. A man who, despite his inhuman talent, struggled and suffered in the face of stuffy aristocracy and the expectations of those who didn’t understand just how special his music was. You wrote about him with nuance and sympathy.
    Your visual portrait of him was beautifully rendered. He looks like someone who, despite being occasionally burdened with sadness and hardship, relishes the beauty of life and seeks to recreate it through his music.

  • @christinascott9837
    @christinascott9837 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +7

    I know you did a short video on Beethoven, but do you think you might revisit him? Mozart is my dad's favorite, and I would like to see my mom's favorite, Beethoven, get a more in-depth video on him. Thank you for the work you and Andre do, I love watching these so much. :)

  • @waikeekee3831
    @waikeekee3831 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    Your work is always astounding! Loved learning about Mozart

  • @SinaLaJuanaLewis
    @SinaLaJuanaLewis หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Yes that's him!! After singing and playing so much of his music....it seems right❤😊

  • @wendystubbert7551
    @wendystubbert7551 10 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    I think you nailed the current day likeness. I would have had him with a manbun - very Parisian/European. I LOVE your work and am so grateful for your ability to take history and "bring it to life." Thank you!

  • @nickim6571
    @nickim6571 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    The modern version is absolutely adorable.

  • @NavidadFay
    @NavidadFay 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    As usual, you have astounded me with the history and recreation of another amazing character! Mozart’s life has always amazed me - and yet it was cut so short.

  • @e.goldie6143
    @e.goldie6143 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    That's a beautiful recreation of Mozart! You made him come to life again....and what a joy to see the greatest composer in history come back to life and smile!

  • @lapetitemorte415
    @lapetitemorte415 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    These always bring tears to my eyes. ❤

  • @anaatanaskovic4814
    @anaatanaskovic4814 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    The best composer ever. Thank you.

  • @ccrider3435
    @ccrider3435 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    I am writing down every bit of information on Mozart on to little pieces of paper.
    But alas: there are too many notes.

    • @kaybrown4010
      @kaybrown4010 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      😆 Good one.

  • @vialogan
    @vialogan หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This was so, so lovely. Your recreation of his face blew me away, especially the smile and modern appearance! Thank you soo much❤

  • @erinmclaughlin2307
    @erinmclaughlin2307 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I loved this! Thank you for playing his music throughout also. It was great to hear about his personality and relationships. I did not realize he died so young and at the peak of his talent! Thanks for sharing this!

  • @leeann4743
    @leeann4743 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    One of my very favorite composers... I have played several of his works for piano and I can tell you they touch this musician's heart in a poignant way.

  • @enduringhope6859
    @enduringhope6859 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +4

    An excellent presentation of his life and your recreation is amazing. Thank you.

  • @mrs.g.9816
    @mrs.g.9816 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Loved seeing Mozart smile and wearing modern clothes. You've captured his spirit. I can never listen to his requiem without getting choked up. All of his music was so beautiful.
    Wonder if you can do Chopin next?

  • @estelaer
    @estelaer หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is the first of your videos I’ve ever seen. The final minutes brought tears to my eyes. I thought I was overreacting so I came to the comment section to see what everyone else thought- I’m glad I’m not alone. It’s amazing how we can feel so connected to each other through faces, even when recreated.
    You have one more subscriber now, great work.

  • @thepoisonquill
    @thepoisonquill 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    You have this talent to bring history to life and not bore us to death in the process! I am captivated by your visual art and impressed with your historical storytelling. You make history interesting and leave us wanting more. Your voice is confident and calming; drew me in immediately and keep my attention until the last word spoken; never bored. Thank you! I look forward to enjoying the next person from history you bring to life.

  • @cliffswearingen8577
    @cliffswearingen8577 27 วันที่ผ่านมา

    A most excellent production. Your historical background culminating in the rendition of this compelling image is inspiring and brings him back to life. Thank you so much.

  • @debifambro1039
    @debifambro1039 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Amazing 29:38 ❤❤❤. The portrait is exceptional especially if he were here today look. Thank you. I think I fell in love again. Between Abraham Lincoln and Amadeus Mozart I'd die happy.

  • @CynthiaBerry713
    @CynthiaBerry713 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Brilliantly done! I studied the old master composers years ago when I took piano lessons, it's just amazing to go back in time again! TY Becca and Andre!

  • @jmcd2955
    @jmcd2955 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Loved everything about this! Thank you so much for sharing your talent…your works never fail to make me smile back as these historical figures break into smiles. I especially appreciate them when they are brought into the 21st. Century! Please keep up the amazing research and work!👍🏻💖

  • @magnificalux
    @magnificalux 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you RNS for always bringing incredible history figures to life! I love the detailed work all of you guys put into for each historical figure! I've always wondered how geniuses and prodigys get birthed! Loved Mozart's facial re-creations at the end, especially the modern facial re-creations! Love that you've added an earring too! 😄

  • @user-cd9ts8ln6f
    @user-cd9ts8ln6f 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    That was so beuatiful!
    Thank you so much, I loved the the recreation; what a wonderful surprise.

  • @joyhodgson2526
    @joyhodgson2526 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This is just beautiful.🥰 I felt such love when he smiled. Thank you.❤

  • @KalexXa
    @KalexXa 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I love your channel! You did an amazing job portraying him and telling his story.

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

    Happy New Year! What a great historical figure to start the year with.

  • @Akkordeondirigent
    @Akkordeondirigent 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I love how thoroughly you investigate and come to your conclusions.

    • @RoyaltyNowStudios
      @RoyaltyNowStudios  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

      Thank you so much :)

    • @Akkordeondirigent
      @Akkordeondirigent 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      @@RoyaltyNowStudios I'm a teacher for different subjects in public school in Germany, one being history: I always use images of yours to introduce historical persons because they always are showing that persons more realistically than paintings or statues (wich I love both).
      Thank you for your work!

  • @DougieBee
    @DougieBee หลายเดือนก่อน

    As always, your work is nothing short of astounding. I believe I speak for everyone when I say it has brought all these historical figures to life for us. Bravo!

  • @Cherlann
    @Cherlann 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    This actually brought me to tears. Great job!

  • @laurabrowning7973
    @laurabrowning7973 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +6

    I agree with other viewers that your work is absolutely amazing! It's rather eerie when your creations smile at the viewer because it makes them even more lifelike, as if they will speak at any moment!
    I do have a question about the eyes...To me they look more brown than blue. Are my eyes just being wonky?
    Thank you for all of your talent and effort in bringing us such fascinating insights into historical figures - and for bringing them to life for us!!

    • @RoyaltyNowStudios
      @RoyaltyNowStudios  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +5

      Thank you so much! Varnish darkens over time and can affect the way eyes look in portraits. We know from portraits of him as a child and descriptions that his eyes were large and blue.

    • @laurabrowning7973
      @laurabrowning7973 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

      Oooohhh! That explains it! Thank you for letting me know that my eyes aren't being wonky!! Thank you again! @@RoyaltyNowStudios

  • @companyconfidential6624
    @companyconfidential6624 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I’m surprised you didn’t mention him playing for Queen Charlotte and King George III or the Chevalier St. George.

  • @talkdtwo
    @talkdtwo 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Always a joy. Your history lesson is not only informative but keeps my interest. I love the unique details that you bring into each episode. I know it must take hours beyond imagination in research. And the artwork at the end is the pièce de résistance, the capstone of each excellent video. Thank you!

  • @Michael-rm8xl
    @Michael-rm8xl 23 วันที่ผ่านมา +1

    Great job!!!! When you made him smile I got goosebumps 😢
    Thank you for making this video❤🇨🇦

  • @matthewcordova
    @matthewcordova หลายเดือนก่อน

    Thank you for putting together this video--it was so enjoyable! All the work you put into it is well appreciated. :)

  • @reedrancho
    @reedrancho 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Well done to you and Andre. Another triumph of art, history, and technology’s ability to enhance the whole.

  • @Rosae193
    @Rosae193 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    please do Catherine the Great, i'm begging you

  • @SaironDeus
    @SaironDeus 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Captivatingly narrated and beautifully recreated. Deeply touched. Thx! ❤

  • @rhondajohnson8310
    @rhondajohnson8310 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Love love you guys! This was great and seeing him young and in modern times was just precious! Great video

  • @kennethcarlsen8920
    @kennethcarlsen8920 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    I love this channel so much! Thanks for creating and uploading!

  • @truthinesssss
    @truthinesssss 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    Extremely well done, both in the narrative and the recreation. Thank you.

  • @user-us1ft3go3m
    @user-us1ft3go3m 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This was really quite lovely. And your portrait of him as he might have looked today was surprisingly moving

  • @marypasco2213
    @marypasco2213 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +3

    I LOVE classical music. Especially Mozart. It always seems to have a fast, funny, uplifting tempo/feel to it. As I am only at 17:56 in the video, I haven't gotten to your recreation, yet. I am amazed, and delighted, at the work you and your crew have put into these presentations. It just boggles my mind when the subjects become animated. I honestly cannot remember which male it was. But, when the recreation and animation appeared, it was BREATHTAKING! Please keep up the marvelous work you do!

  • @cassandrawright3855
    @cassandrawright3855 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Love it! The modern recreation is wonderful, one of my favorites of yours (my absolute fave modern recreation is the chevalier)

  • @sandybond7888
    @sandybond7888 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    I love Mozart's work! Thank you for doing this video❤

  • @jessicanippes1730
    @jessicanippes1730 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    Your videos always touch my heart ❤ I learn so much and I can feel the love you put in all your videos. Thanks you so very much ! I have been to Salzburg twice, and twice to the Mozart Houses, it is worth the trip, Salzburg is beautiful ❤

    • @RoyaltyNowStudios
      @RoyaltyNowStudios  3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

      I have been lucky enough to visit Salzburg once and it is GORGEOUS. It's hard to imagine Mozart hating it so much :) Thank you so much for the kind words.

  • @dougfrederick5037
    @dougfrederick5037 8 วันที่ผ่านมา

    I've never given classical music or Mozart much thought. But I stumbled across the movie Amadeus and I've been down a huge rabbit hole ever since. I've even started to build a playlist of music. And this content was amazing. Thanks for all the work you put in this. Loved the recreations!

  • @PatrickBijvoet
    @PatrickBijvoet 2 หลายเดือนก่อน

    This is truly one of the best short documentaries about Mozart I have ever seen. My compliments.

  • @printer1105
    @printer1105 14 วันที่ผ่านมา

    Thank you for posting this ..very infromative and brought Mozart to life for me for a few minutes. ❤

  • @user-mi5nj8gj5p
    @user-mi5nj8gj5p 2 หลายเดือนก่อน +2

    Mozart's son was a piano teacher for 20 years in the city of Liviv western Ukraine.

  • @denisemanning6108
    @denisemanning6108 3 หลายเดือนก่อน +1

    I have always loved Mozart. Thank you for all your hard work. I tho roughly enjoyed listening to your take on his life. The renditions of his appearance are amazing. You have really brought him to life. The modern version is my favourite. You are so talented. I shall be watching more of your wonderful videos. ❤🎉🇬🇧

  • @Gigi-dk3kd
    @Gigi-dk3kd 3 หลายเดือนก่อน

    My favorite video to date! I LOVE Mozart! When the movie Amadeus came out years ago is when I first heard his music thru the movie and fell in love with the talented, amusing gifted Mozart. Thanks for the video. Love your videos and recreations. :)