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Source: BBC Radio 4 "Book of the Work" Tuesday

Roundup

Mozart's Women 1st of 5 [15min]

Lindsay Duncan reads from Jane Glover's chronicle of the women closest to the musical genius, Mozart's Women: His Family, His Friends, His Music. The Mozart parents proudly show off the prodigious talents of the young Wolfgang and his sister Nannerl.

Read entire article at BBC Radio 4 "Book of the Work" Tuesday