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Mozart's Less-Than-Warm Relationship with Salzburg [7min]

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's 250th birthday is being celebrated in a major way Friday in Salzburg, Austria, the composer's birthplace. The city has made an industry of the commercialization of Mozart, and the celebration of his music -- even though Mozart couldn't wait to leave it.
Read entire article at NPR "Morning Edition"