It takes a director of Phil Grabsky's compassion and sensitivity to produce a perspective on Mozart spanning a vast cast of historians, musicians, family, curators and directors that gives full expression to both music and composer.

This is a story we can all relate to - a man struggling for expression, recognition, money to keep a roof over his head, pursued by a demanding father, falling in love, rejected, grieving the loss of his mother and child, achieving success, and finding that success brings its own problems.

Mozart the tiny dandy, the impecunious entrepreneur is always driven to create ever more vibrant, mischievous, rule-breaking works of musical art. Sufficient time is given to the music to make this a real treat for the serious aficionado, and the sheer drama of Mozart's life as (mis)represented in Forman's Amadeus, retains the narrative interest for the general audience.

Narrated by Juliet Stevenson, with Sam West as the voice of Mozart.
Soundtrack by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Official site: www.insearchofmozart.com

Also check out Faber&Faber's Pocket Guide to Mozart by Nicholas Kenyon.