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Pass notes No 2,892: Mozart

Radio 3 is devoting the first 12 days of January to the composer, playing everything he ever wroteFull name: Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, but friends called him Wolfie.Age: Ageless.Could you be slightly more specific? OK, 254. Born Salzburg 1756, died Vienna 1791.Composer, wasn't he? No, a plumber . . . Of course he was a bleedin' composer.Why mention him now? Isn't Christmas supposed to be about Bach and Bing Crosby? Radio 3 begs to differ. It is devoting the first 12 d...

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Pass notes No 2,892: Mozart

Guardian Music — Radio 3 is devoting the first 12 days of January to the composer, playing everything he ever wroteFull name: Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, but frien... more info

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