The Legacy of 'The Magic Flute' [30min]
Mozart wrote this piece just after France's Revolution and just before he died. On Mozart's 250th birthday, John Suchet looks at Mozart's musical legacy, focusing on the last work that Mozart wrote in a particular musical genre. Suchet asks the experts in what way these works are great pieces of music, and how they've gone on to influence the music that has come after them.
Read entire article at BBC Radio 4 "The Mozart Legacy" Tuesday