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A History of Mozart in a Dozen ObjectsAuthor: BBC Radio 3
Mozarts world rediscovered in objects of his time. Professor Cliff Eisen looks at Mozarts world through objects that were close to him. From BBC Radio 3. Language: en Genres: Music, Society & Culture Contact email: Get it Feed URL: Get it iTunes ID: Get it |
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Objects 12: Blood letting device
Wednesday, 12 January, 2011
In this final episode Cliff Eisen focuses on medicine in the second half of the 18th century, and contemporary views on science and death. We explore today's object: a scarifier,used to bleed Mozart's mother before her death in Paris, and hear a moving account of Mozart's death in 1791 as recalled by his sister-in-law.
