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  5 місяців тому +103

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    • @Rosy___
      @Rosy___ 5 місяців тому +3

      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 5 місяців тому +5

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

    • @steveclapper5424
      @steveclapper5424 4 місяці тому +5

      Thank you, that was an excellent presentation.

    • @joeremus9039
      @joeremus9039 4 місяці тому +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 4 місяці тому +3

      - 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.! 🙏🙏🎹🎶

  • @carolinasalmazo9141
    @carolinasalmazo9141 5 місяців тому +323

    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 4 місяці тому +8

      I had no idea that he died so young :(

    • @jeffreyjeziorski1480
      @jeffreyjeziorski1480 4 місяці тому +9

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

    • @debbylou5729
      @debbylou5729 4 місяці тому +1

      Yeah. Dying at 35. Bliss.

    • @AliensAnonymous
      @AliensAnonymous 3 місяці тому +4

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

    • @jeffreyjeziorski1480
      @jeffreyjeziorski1480 3 місяці тому +1

      @@AliensAnonymous quite the compose

  • @kaybrown4010
    @kaybrown4010 5 місяців тому +418

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

    • @susanheath5467
      @susanheath5467 5 місяців тому +13

      But not the bad teeth…..!

    • @willowtree6657
      @willowtree6657 5 місяців тому +10

      So did I :)

    • @IamKelt
      @IamKelt 5 місяців тому +11

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

    • @valoryj5603
      @valoryj5603 5 місяців тому +4

      Same here 😃

    • @kirkfuller8987
      @kirkfuller8987 4 місяці тому +4

      To many note’s?

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 5 місяців тому +360

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

  • @PigeonsPie1
    @PigeonsPie1 5 місяців тому +165

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

    • @sheenaford5033
      @sheenaford5033 5 місяців тому +19

      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 5 місяців тому +21

      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 5 місяців тому +5

      Mozart had smallpox as a child and had pitted skin.

    • @monmothma3358
      @monmothma3358 5 місяців тому +4

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

    • @ninagill1407
      @ninagill1407 5 місяців тому +4

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

  • @ScyllaWyrm
    @ScyllaWyrm 5 місяців тому +235

    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 5 місяців тому +20

      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 4 місяці тому +10

      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 4 місяці тому +13

      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 3 місяці тому +5

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

    • @kirbyculp3449
      @kirbyculp3449 Місяць тому +2

      I sat on his piano bench in Salzburg. At that time, about 1980, it was not too difficult. The tour group bunched up at the top of the stairs so I just held back at the end of the line and snuck around the ropes.
      And I did the same to sit on Maria Theresa's throne, very briefly and quickly.

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 5 місяців тому +337

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

    • @monmothma3358
      @monmothma3358 5 місяців тому +24

      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 5 місяців тому +36

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

    • @thegreencat9947
      @thegreencat9947 5 місяців тому +21

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

    • @thegreencat9947
      @thegreencat9947 5 місяців тому +5

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

    • @helenav.778
      @helenav.778 5 місяців тому

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

  • @AmandaGreenman
    @AmandaGreenman 4 місяці тому +64

    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 3 місяці тому +4

      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 3 місяці тому +1

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

    • @justinnoble6506
      @justinnoble6506 3 місяці тому +5

      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.

  • @jennifermcdonald5432
    @jennifermcdonald5432 4 місяці тому +96

    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 3 місяці тому +6

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

    • @lynnfisher3037
      @lynnfisher3037 3 місяці тому +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 3 місяці тому +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 3 місяці тому +3

      @@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 3 місяці тому +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.

  • @prajnachan333
    @prajnachan333 2 місяці тому +19

    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. 🌎 🕉 🎶

  • @redouteshabby2024
    @redouteshabby2024 5 місяців тому +97

    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  5 місяців тому +16

      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 5 місяців тому +8

      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!

  • @nutrianirvana6823
    @nutrianirvana6823 3 місяці тому +14

    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. 🥰🥰🎶🎶🎼🎼🎹

  • @helpinyerdasellavon
    @helpinyerdasellavon 5 місяців тому +37

    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 🙏🏻 💕

  • @irenabe973
    @irenabe973 5 місяців тому +80

    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 5 місяців тому +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 4 місяці тому +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 4 місяці тому +1

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

    • @ulrikjensen6841
      @ulrikjensen6841 3 місяці тому +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!

  • @dougfrederick5037
    @dougfrederick5037 2 місяці тому +8

    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!

  • @bexfisch80
    @bexfisch80 4 місяці тому +18

    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.

  • @christineingram55
    @christineingram55 5 місяців тому +50

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

  • @Dessert_x_Tat
    @Dessert_x_Tat 5 місяців тому +36

    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.

  • @pablopicaso9170
    @pablopicaso9170 4 місяці тому +5

    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. 🌹

  • @Star_Sn1per
    @Star_Sn1per 3 місяці тому +17

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

    • @justinnoble6506
      @justinnoble6506 3 місяці тому +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 2 місяці тому +1

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

    • @caddieohm7059
      @caddieohm7059 2 місяці тому

      That's power vs spirit

  • @donaldschmidt2990
    @donaldschmidt2990 Місяць тому +4

    Mozart was probably the greatest musical freak that ever existed. Imagine writing full-scale operas at an age when your mother is walking you into kindergarten!! Long before Richard Rodgers and Andrew Lloyd Webber, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart set the tone for everything theatrical music could become. Many consider him the first musical idol. Adulated to a point that it unhinged him. The reenactments of his physical appearance are fascinating. What a clone of a young Harry Potter he looked like in your modern rendering!! Certainly, Mozart was a wizard with a pen and paper. Creating the most beautiful music ever rendered. And a prodigy like no other.

  • @KathrynBurke713
    @KathrynBurke713 5 місяців тому +47

    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.

  • @lilykatmoon4508
    @lilykatmoon4508 5 місяців тому +86

    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 4 місяці тому +1

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

    • @lynnfisher3037
      @lynnfisher3037 3 місяці тому +2

      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 3 місяці тому +1

      The movie deserved the large number of awards it achieved. Acting, costumes, music (Mariner!), choreography (Twyla Tharpe💙), 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.

    • @jennamarienumber3
      @jennamarienumber3 Місяць тому +3

      he died on my birthday and every year on my birthday i watch that movie in his honor. i feel very connected to him and have so my entire life. my grandmother was an italian opera singer and i was introduced to Wolfgang at a very young age. that movie is one of my all time favorites ❤

  • @gildaolsen2888
    @gildaolsen2888 5 місяців тому +24

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

  • @Despiser25
    @Despiser25 2 місяці тому +5

    Its sad that just as he reached true adulthood he died. It takes some men a long time to finally reach adulthood. Adulthood is where you reflect and refine the things you did in your youth. Not only the bad but the good as well. Imagine what Mozart could have done with a clear adult commitment.

  • @justinpiche7977
    @justinpiche7977 4 місяці тому +6

    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

  • @carnivorepadawan
    @carnivorepadawan 5 місяців тому +11

    Seeing Mozart smile brought tears to my eyes.🥹

  • @sanfordweissbuch9965
    @sanfordweissbuch9965 4 місяці тому +4

    Franz Schubert made no secret of the fact that he was absolutely in love with Mozart's music. "O Mozart! immortal Mozart!” he wrote, “what countless impressions of a brighter, better life hast thou stamped upon our souls!”
    Gioachino Rossini, Mozart's great successor in the world of Italian opera, couldn't get enough of him: “I take Beethoven twice a week, Haydn four times, but Mozart every day... Mozart is always adorable!” The succeeding generation of Romantic composers looked up to Mozart as the ultimate in musical purity.
    Tchaikovsky said about Mozart:
    “It is to Mozart that I am obliged for the fact that I have dedicated my life to music. He gave the first impulse to my musical powers and made me love music more than anything else in the world".
    Without Mozart’s Music in the World …
    the World would be a Desert! 🌵🐪

  • @tommiller3017
    @tommiller3017 4 місяці тому +8

    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.

  • @janawilliams-writerwordsmy7734
    @janawilliams-writerwordsmy7734 4 місяці тому +4

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

  • @SinaLaJuanaLewis
    @SinaLaJuanaLewis 2 місяці тому +2

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

  • @caroltanzi29
    @caroltanzi29 5 місяців тому +17

    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

  • @will2Collett
    @will2Collett 4 місяці тому +3

    Those life like images I will have stuck in my mind for a VERY LONG time. The smile stunned me ha ha ha don't forget he had terrible teeth. But still it brings to mind that he had smiled. I have studied his musc for over 50 years and your presentation, being simple is nice and understood by ordinary people. the Portaits are excel;lent. Thanks so much.

  • @Michael-rm8xl
    @Michael-rm8xl 2 місяці тому +3

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

  • @javierherrera179
    @javierherrera179 5 місяців тому +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

  • @lee-fr8oo
    @lee-fr8oo Місяць тому +2

    I been adoring Mozart music for a long time now and thank goodness me and him was born on the same day. Just like i adore his operas and many other composers.

  • @martybaggenmusic
    @martybaggenmusic 3 місяці тому +2

    The lifelike recreations brought a tear

  • @alanatolstad4824
    @alanatolstad4824 5 місяців тому +61

    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 5 місяців тому +21

      Why the hell would anyone not be a Mozart fan?

    • @alanatolstad4824
      @alanatolstad4824 5 місяців тому +3

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

    • @teresagardiner153
      @teresagardiner153 5 місяців тому +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 5 місяців тому

      @@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 4 місяці тому +5

      ​@@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)

  • @julievick3166
    @julievick3166 5 місяців тому +14

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

  • @Rosy___
    @Rosy___ 5 місяців тому +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  5 місяців тому +2

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

    • @ulrikjensen6841
      @ulrikjensen6841 4 місяці тому

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

  • @marshabailey1121
    @marshabailey1121 5 місяців тому +11

    I think you captured his charming nature and wit.

  • @deborahbeswick1396
    @deborahbeswick1396 3 місяці тому +3

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

  • @akatanaka1
    @akatanaka1 5 місяців тому +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!

  • @DiamondCutter423
    @DiamondCutter423 4 місяці тому +6

    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.

    • @christinafenn8188
      @christinafenn8188 15 днів тому

      There is a delightful article, Mozart's Starling, in American Scientist, vol 78 no 2, 1990.

  • @joshsilvajr1227
    @joshsilvajr1227 Місяць тому +2

    That final image brought tears to my eyes.

  • @jillwanlin9558
    @jillwanlin9558 5 місяців тому +29

    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

  • @maggiesue4825
    @maggiesue4825 5 місяців тому +11

    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!

  • @finch45lear
    @finch45lear 4 місяці тому +4

    Some of the most glorious music I have ever heard.

  • @leeann4743
    @leeann4743 5 місяців тому +5

    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.

  • @KissyKat
    @KissyKat 5 місяців тому +12

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

  • @oshicohen7383
    @oshicohen7383 5 місяців тому +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 ❤

  • @_Jessica_Meyer__
    @_Jessica_Meyer__ Місяць тому +2

    Thank you. Your artistic recreation of Mozart at the end made me feel emotional.

  • @williamsaltsman6537
    @williamsaltsman6537 3 місяці тому +2

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

  • @nickimontie
    @nickimontie 5 місяців тому +10

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

  • @erinmclaughlin2307
    @erinmclaughlin2307 5 місяців тому +3

    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!

  • @clearsky5741
    @clearsky5741 20 днів тому +1

    I've been a fun of Wolfgang Mozart since I watch the movie MOZART. I was impress to his exceptional talent. Now I thank you for uploading this complete informative history of a music genius of our time. I only feel sad on his early untimely sad death.

  • @lancelotdufrane
    @lancelotdufrane 2 місяці тому +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 5 місяців тому +7

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

  • @MNMC-fs8tx
    @MNMC-fs8tx 2 дні тому

    I was teaching my great-granddaughter piano several years ago, and her 2-year-old sister was there. Last year, when the younger sister was 6 years old, she played perfectly the song I had taught her sister so many years ago.

  • @amadeus5889
    @amadeus5889 3 місяці тому +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 UA-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.

  • @donna25871
    @donna25871 5 місяців тому +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 4 місяці тому

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

  • @paulschipper9428
    @paulschipper9428 3 місяці тому +2

    Dead at 35 and left so much music for us to enjoy... where did he find the time? The Complete Mozart works is 180CDs! This does not include his many improvisations, which are lost as never were wrItten down. Other works have been lost too. On top of this amazing body of work he travelled extensively, taught, gave performances, organised everything including the printing of his concert tickets, learnt to speak Italian, French and some English too. What an extraordinary person this composer was.

    • @LouiseGray-sx1dt
      @LouiseGray-sx1dt Місяць тому +2

      I’m mainly venting, so excuse me, but the majority of current “music” is disgusting and horrible (on and on about physical act of sex instead of love, repeating same phrase thru whole “song”, Etc!!!)
      Thank Goodness for classical music on UTube and on the radio stations🏆🏆🏆🏆
      Classical Music Is Therapeutic ⭐️💫❤️🏆🌹

  • @mrs.g.9816
    @mrs.g.9816 3 місяці тому +2

    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?

  • @anaatanaskovic4814
    @anaatanaskovic4814 5 місяців тому +5

    The best composer ever. Thank you.

  • @si_vis_amari_ama
    @si_vis_amari_ama 5 місяців тому +3

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

  • @nickim6571
    @nickim6571 5 місяців тому +6

    The modern version is absolutely adorable.

  • @debifambro1039
    @debifambro1039 3 місяці тому +3

    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.

  • @lapetitemorte415
    @lapetitemorte415 5 місяців тому +6

    These always bring tears to my eyes. ❤

  • @wendystubbert7551
    @wendystubbert7551 2 місяці тому +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!

  • @Patricia-ps4yh
    @Patricia-ps4yh 5 місяців тому +7

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

  • @RodrigoRaez
    @RodrigoRaez 2 місяці тому +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!

  • @NavidadFay
    @NavidadFay 5 місяців тому +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.

  • @vialogan
    @vialogan 3 місяці тому +1

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

  • @waikeekee3831
    @waikeekee3831 4 місяці тому +4

    Your work is always astounding! Loved learning about Mozart

  • @enduringhope6859
    @enduringhope6859 5 місяців тому +4

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

  • @christinascott9837
    @christinascott9837 5 місяців тому +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. :)

  • @CynthiaBerry713
    @CynthiaBerry713 5 місяців тому

    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!

  • @joyhodgson2526
    @joyhodgson2526 5 місяців тому +1

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

  • @Cherlann
    @Cherlann 5 місяців тому +1

    This actually brought me to tears. Great job!

  • @marypasco2213
    @marypasco2213 5 місяців тому +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 5 місяців тому +2

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

  • @magnificalux
    @magnificalux 5 місяців тому

    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! 😄

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 5 місяців тому +5

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

  • @sandybond7888
    @sandybond7888 5 місяців тому +2

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

  • @Gigi-dk3kd
    @Gigi-dk3kd 5 місяців тому

    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. :)

  • @SaironDeus
    @SaironDeus 5 місяців тому

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

  • @denisemanning6108
    @denisemanning6108 5 місяців тому +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. ❤🎉🇬🇧

  • @KalexXa
    @KalexXa 5 місяців тому +1

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

  • @user-cd9ts8ln6f
    @user-cd9ts8ln6f 4 місяці тому

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

  • @jessicanippes1730
    @jessicanippes1730 5 місяців тому +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  5 місяців тому +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.

  • @user-mi5nj8gj5p
    @user-mi5nj8gj5p 4 місяці тому +2

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

  • @user-us1ft3go3m
    @user-us1ft3go3m 5 місяців тому

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

  • @ccrider3435
    @ccrider3435 5 місяців тому +5

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

  • @gavinfreedman4342
    @gavinfreedman4342 5 місяців тому +2

    Wow Becca. Incredible, as always. Mind. Blown.!

  • @thepoisonquill
    @thepoisonquill 5 місяців тому

    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.

  • @reedrancho
    @reedrancho 5 місяців тому

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

  • @lucifernebulae
    @lucifernebulae 5 місяців тому +2

    Truly fantastic work!

  • @DougieBee
    @DougieBee 3 місяці тому

    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!

  • @Vcaser
    @Vcaser 4 місяці тому

    Miserere! One of my favorites of all time. I completely forgot about Mozart’s transcription of this piece. Gives me chills every time I hear it ❤

  • @PokhrajRoy.
    @PokhrajRoy. 5 місяців тому +3

    This really was quite the story. Well done 👏🏽