The Proms' neglect of Mozart means we are losing touch with his true genius | Martin Kettle

Once fundamental to musical education, Mozart's symphonies are now being pushed to the cultural marginsMost people would find the claim that the modern world is seriously losing touch with the music of Mozart a ludicrous one. After all, Mozart is Mozart. He's up there as one of the most famous, most familiar and most esteemed composers in the whole history of classical music.Nevertheless, the start of the 2012 Proms provides ammunition for exactly this charge of neglect. And although the same ch...

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