I remember going to Vienna and attending the Burgthreater. Being in the same room where Mozart conducted Don Giovanni, was truly inspirational and haunting :))
Salearie's music must have been more simple and palatable to the masses, like pop music, while Mozart's was more intricate and difficult, like progressive metal, for instance.
@toadman842 after hearing Salieri's music I can say that I do not think it was a matter of simplicity like pop music but of Salieri's music being more calculated and repeating the standard melodies used by others at the time. This while Mozart was an innovater.
@ManticoreFire Well the baton hadn't been invented/adopted yet, so they used their hands.
Added to which, populay classical composers WERE the rock stars of their day. This kind of music is highbrow to us today, but for the time, it was more accessible because musical experimentation wasn't as prevalent or diverse as it is today.
@Theomite I know that. It's just the way they're conducting makes them look like MODERN rock stars. Seriously, play some 70's rock music whenever a scene of someone conducting comes up. It'll match perfectly.
so this is the result of my little experiment: alright so I pretty much listen to any genre as long as the song sound good . Now ive noticed that when listening to, say, the tune instantly appeals to me. With operas this happens for 2 or three tracks int he whole 2-3 hours. However, once I let it play over and over again in my ipod it becomes so very acoustically pleasant that there is no other music for which i would give up what im listening to.
In reality, Salieri and Mozart were friends, and Salieri never had malice towards Mozart. They likely were good acquaintances that respected each others work. Of course, that makes a very boring film
The movie's depiction of Salieri as a dufus who couldn't compose is even worse than the perpetuation of the myth of rivalry between him and Mozart. Salieri was in fact a very influential composer who helped shape operatic form as we know it. Music would have been diminished without his contribution. Mozart's genius is unique and almost imcomprehensible. Comparing even an excellent composer to him is unfair.
@pchantreau I dont know about that Beethoven,Wagner,Puccini,Verdi,Tchaikowsky,Bach were definately on a par or at least in my opinion though I can not speak for others.
@ExZonie More than that.. most musicians write because they want to make music. People like mozart write because they have to make music. They do it for the same reason that a bird builds a nest. It's their nature.
@ExZonie Of course! It has nothing to do with talent per se, but with the freedom of character. Nietzsche for example, loved composing but he had no talent for it, so his compositions are horrible. Nonetheless, he did find a WAY to express his strong freedom-loving -- through philosophy. I am sure that ANYONE who is a free spirit, regardless of the talent, is able to find at least a semi-decent way to express their dignity in a beautiful way.
Too bad Salieri couldn't just switch careers from comoser to manager. He certainly recognized & appreciated Mozart. Had he only supported him instead of the futile competition with him, he wouldn't have the guilt , the world would have had more Mozart, & he would have learned the humility God eventually taught him anyway.
@MrLouie670 You're pontificating on a subject of which you are poorly informed. Salieri was a succesful composer in his days. He was a great teacher of voice and composition. His students included Schubert, Beethoven and Liszt. He offered more support to Mozart than most. Mozart's ill conducted carrer was largely his own doing. The movie is based on a myth, not reality. There was no competition between them, because of Salieri's position as Ialian Opera director, then Kappellmeister.
at 5:32 is a moment which draws on the rest of a life from a son who has a father, who he loves, admires and is not always one opinion. so like I do. just great!
If the opera shown in this clip is typical of Salieri's work, I can see why his work is not as good as Mozart's. Salieri's music doesn't seem as layered and also seems somehow... simpler than Mozart's music.
The Emperors comment to Salieri was like when your mother would say to you, "You are the best." Or "Yours was the best one." Even though you knew it wasn't. This is the feelling that Salieri always has with Mozart. The public/Emperor is "Mom".
@MaxwellsDemon9 Silly? Yes the story is old, but what it meant 2 Mozart was the insight...duh! I don't think it was 'silly' to Mozart, it certainly wasn't 'silly' in hindsight since Salieri hit the nail on the head & accurately learned Mozart's fear of his fathers spirit...Yikes! Nothing silly about Mozart's interpretation of an old story, or about this masterpiece movies including this vital part of the plot. Just cuz YOU don't GET something,..doesn't make it silly!
I know everything, just joking but I do know this however "Don Giovanni" is the story of "Don Juan" taken in part from the stories of the mythical Spanish seducer, bulador de Sevilla. In this story Don Juan kills a man whose daughter he has just had and at the end he comes back to take him to hell maybe Mozart got the idea from his own father to write this opera yet the idea of the commander is taken from Don Juan. He did write in this opea "long live freedom" about being free from his fahter.
Mozart was known to have hated his father and I think a certain amount of reason after all this was the man who made him play concert after concert as a child in order to make money of him even when he was sick. Mozart's sister was also a great musician and he also used her to make money and was the star of the family or at least till Wolfgang started showing talent as a composer.
Did you know the opera was featuring Don Giovanni? I could easily procure a couple of tickets, if you had any... cultural inclinations this evening. ;D
@AngelBiLove Well, I knew it was "Don Giovanni" and perhaps I might take up on that offer if it can be extended to include me of course. I have seen Don Giovanni so many times and have yet to not enjoy it.
@AngelBiLove my advice is to hear some of the arias from Don Giovanni before going to see it to become familiar with at least some of the music and to read the story in order to know what is happening. Of course if you dont speak Italian than it would be a good idea to see in an opera house which offers translatoons. I speak Italian so I do not have this problem yet I do when I see German opera.
@AngelBiLove just as an extra comment my name happens to be Gianni which is connected to the name Giovanni as in fact those whose name is Giovanni are often called Gianni sort of like those whose name is Jonathan are sometimes called John.
@darthroden a miracle mustn't always be god-controlled. if my mom would shut her yap for a day, it would be a miracle to me, but as far as i know, my mom controls her mouth, not god. so the Emperor yawning was a miracle, but not a god-controlled one. or atleast, that was the intention of the scene in this **movie**. Or so i believe =)
I thought Salieri's Axum was pretty good! Salieri had good pieces, maybe the classical music world today could delve deeper into his works since Mozart has seemed to become worn out. i love Mozart but if I hear Rondo Alla Turca one more time, ill go insane
I see two tragic figures: one whose talent is unrecognized and his circumstance ruined in his attempts in challenging the establishment. The second who is tortured in receiving all the prestige but is aware and constantly reminded of his inferiority by Mozart.
It seemed to have a reputation of being about a rude arrogant jerk of a young genius, tormenting the well meaning but less talented Salieri. But all I see is resentful lesser talents trying to stab Motzart in the back just for being extraordinary. Salieri really a prick.
Its the same when anybody with an incredible gift for composing music comes into the presence of a great genius who writes and composes music of such quality that jelousy and admiration go hand in hand.
well i don't think that Salieri's opera is that bad at all(02:30 or so) from what i can hear. It's not comparable to Mozart's masterpieces but i consider it as good as the finale from "the abduction from the seraglio". (for example)
Still, i don't understand how could the viennese favor Salieri to mozart as a composer.
Fortunately, the real Salieri didn't have those negative sentiments towards Mozart. Both of them were competitors, of course, but they respected each other. The movie, however, wouldn't be half as interesting if the fictional Salieri liked Mozart, would it? ;-)
@springloadedchicken motzard was suppose to be.. with a MOZART! i've got to get a new keyboard, correcting typonese should not be redundant.... anyways.........
As entertaining as the movie is, I highly doubt tht history really played out like this. I dont necessarily believe Salieri's relationship with Mozart was how its potrayed in this movie.
Yes, in real life things were much less dramatic. :) There was no grand rivalry, nobody murdered Mozart, Salieri didn't torture himself for decades with his "mediocrity"... But reality isn't nearly as fascinating and striking on screen as fiction.
Anyway, thanks for uploading this movie, it's one of my all time favourites and this Don Giovanni scene in particular is unforgettable.
I watched this Opera on Tv . The Whole Final Scene was just ..... Which word to use here =) ... Sublimely Amazing !!!! It gave me so much Emotions that my Mind was flowing for the rest of the day.
I'm a heavy metal fan .....but what a comfort it is to know, would I ever turn away from heavy music......There is Mozart (or classical music in general) to catch me
@remotenightowl actually I despite being a huge opera fan have seen Iron Maiden twice in concer once in Rome and another in Warsaw. Their singer Bruce Dickinson I once read was a big fan of Pagannini
@remotenightowl I do a lot of writing on the subject of opera if you care to read some of my work perhaps you might google my name "Truvianni" and "Don Giovanni" and you will see some of the articles I have written on this particular opera.
@truvianni haha i see your comment is all over here... do you know if the dead commander was to represent his dead father? or is this just fiction ...
@truvianni Do you drink your coffee or tea with your pinky erect pointing outwards while you write your articles about opera while petting your 10th cat and sniffing the kitty litter and urine smelling old stale home brewed espresso stench field home you live in? Sorry, your comment and others remind me of a bunch of pretentious people I've known LOL! Comments just seem like people I've known. Just for fun, tell me if it resembles you or not?
@jmitterii2 do not say "sorry"! I always welcome all kinds of comments on my comments and you seem to have a vivid imagination of what I might be like or perhaps how I really am and who knows you maybe right. Of course, if you wish to read one of my articles just google my name "Gianni Truvianni"
@truvianni Actually I do have to say sorry, some of it was rude to presume. Was in a silly mood. And yes looked you up. Very interesting. My comment was based on several comments of everyone on here mixed with the way the 18th century folk acted very catty like, reminded me of people I know-- and not just the ones in the gay community. So thanks for humoring me.
@jmitterii2 I relieve you from having to give any apologies as I took no offense and found your sense of humor rather amusing and I am most glad you found my work interesting.
@67wert i have been listening to metal since i was 13 but as i got older i grew to appreciate other kinds of music as well especially classical music there is a lot of commonality between classical n metal music
@67wert my advice is for you to check out Wagner, a lot his music inspired heavy metal and he was considered as loud for his time as Maiden and Mettalica were for the 80s.
What I love about this is that even the highest praise from the Emperor isn't enough to satisfy Salieri. He knows his music too well to really believe he's the best... he knows Mozart is leagues ahead of him, and no amount of praise can soothe the pain that it causes him.
Nothing wrong with Salieri's opera... but Mozart's is just more innovative. New and fresh. That's all. Both opera's orchestrations were flacid compared to Russian opera :)
everyone who liked the part of le nozze de figaro they are watching now watch le nozze de figaro at the met 99 overture and duet to watch the best version yet.
"Through my influence I saw to it Don Giovanni was played only five times in Vienna. But in secret I went to every one of those five, worshipping the sound I alone seemed to hear."
I think that's my favorite line in the whole movie.
Salieri's relationship with Mozart is interesting -- he's faking friendship but at times his praise (and his desire for Mozart's praise in return) seems genuine.
@annenna in reallity they were sort of friens I think...Salliari even thought Mozart's son music later on and Salliari helped Mozart stage Figaro (despite what this film shows)
@annenna of coures his praise was genuine, that's the whole point. you wouldnt be jealous of someone if you didnt envy who they are and what they could do. he hated mozart cos he his talent clearly came from god and not from effort (like himself) he also hated him cos he was the type of man salieri looked down upon. he was vulgar and a some what of a degenerate. so salieri hated the fact that he admired a man like that but he still admired him all the same.
@annenna Very complex character. It's very human. Salieri can't help himself. He truly acknowledges Mozart's genius. Brilliantly written and portrayed.
I remember going to Vienna and attending the Burgthreater. Being in the same room where Mozart conducted Don Giovanni, was truly inspirational and haunting :))
PapagenoJuan2 1 week ago in playlist AMADEUS
Kick ass.
gialloLantern1 3 weeks ago 2
0_0.... the end of this video was quite captivating... and terrifying.. it obviously had meaning behind Mozart's father's death.
Dante121892 1 month ago
the demon flying down at the end...wow
randallmckay 1 month ago
Don Giovanni has to be one of the most powerful scores I've heard in the whole movie.
sleetarashi 1 month ago
Salearie's music must have been more simple and palatable to the masses, like pop music, while Mozart's was more intricate and difficult, like progressive metal, for instance.
toadman842 1 month ago
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Like Metal!? Errr....I doubt it. Metal hasn't been remember through the ages. If anything it's lost a lot of appeal.
brightlights456X 1 month ago
@toadman842 after hearing Salieri's music I can say that I do not think it was a matter of simplicity like pop music but of Salieri's music being more calculated and repeating the standard melodies used by others at the time. This while Mozart was an innovater.
truvianni 1 month ago
it's a good story. but poor salieri.
elenore88 2 months ago
I love how everyone in this movie conducts like they're rock stars.
ManticoreFire 3 months ago
@ManticoreFire Well the baton hadn't been invented/adopted yet, so they used their hands.
Added to which, populay classical composers WERE the rock stars of their day. This kind of music is highbrow to us today, but for the time, it was more accessible because musical experimentation wasn't as prevalent or diverse as it is today.
Theomite 2 months ago
@Theomite I know that. It's just the way they're conducting makes them look like MODERN rock stars. Seriously, play some 70's rock music whenever a scene of someone conducting comes up. It'll match perfectly.
ManticoreFire 2 months ago
@ManticoreFire Ahhhhhhhhhhh...gotcha.
Theomite 2 months ago
Why does Mozart wear a brown wig when he is conducting Don Giovanni?
starrbeatlesqueen 3 months ago
@starrbeatlesqueen probably because it is a dark opera (at least the scene depicted) and his white or pink one wasn't appropriate
oliviarocker123 2 months ago
@oliviarocker123 yeah, he even wears the brown wig when he goes to see a parody of his opera.
starrbeatlesqueen 2 months ago
I dont understand what salieri meant by" wolfgang bad actually summoned his own dad to accuse his son..."
SuperTendril 3 months ago
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starrbeatlesqueen 3 months ago
@SuperTendril I think he meant Mozart's father never really appreciated him.
starrbeatlesqueen 3 months ago
i yawned when the emperor yawned...
h0wud0in2 3 months ago 2
so this is the result of my little experiment: alright so I pretty much listen to any genre as long as the song sound good . Now ive noticed that when listening to, say, the tune instantly appeals to me. With operas this happens for 2 or three tracks int he whole 2-3 hours. However, once I let it play over and over again in my ipod it becomes so very acoustically pleasant that there is no other music for which i would give up what im listening to.
h0wud0in2 3 months ago
In reality, Salieri and Mozart were friends, and Salieri never had malice towards Mozart. They likely were good acquaintances that respected each others work. Of course, that makes a very boring film
CIVDC 3 months ago 4
@CIVDC They are also friends in this movie...we as viewers know that Salieri is jealous and wants to kill Mozart because we are watching the movie.
ML678v 1 month ago
5:17 lol his hair is pink XD
startrekgirl258 4 months ago
i believe axur, finale inspired the "gong" show
devilxhlywood 4 months ago
This is not "Ah Tutti Contenti". This is "Contesa Perdono"
truvianni 4 months ago
The movie's depiction of Salieri as a dufus who couldn't compose is even worse than the perpetuation of the myth of rivalry between him and Mozart. Salieri was in fact a very influential composer who helped shape operatic form as we know it. Music would have been diminished without his contribution. Mozart's genius is unique and almost imcomprehensible. Comparing even an excellent composer to him is unfair.
pchantreau 4 months ago 21
@pchantreau I dont know about that Beethoven,Wagner,Puccini,Verdi,Tchaikowsky,Bach were definately on a par or at least in my opinion though I can not speak for others.
truvianni 3 weeks ago
Don Giovani.. 18th century's answer to Gwar...
groovylocks 5 months ago
Mozart, genial. Humano.
Mas, quem foi mesmo Salieri?
Armando1735 5 months ago
I just saw Don Giovanni in Vienna. My first opera ever and I loved it :)
Kaddinx 5 months ago
@Kaddinx it is my absolute favourite of all of them. I saw it once in Europe and i cried. It's really quite a sad, terrifying, miserable thing.
groovylocks 5 months ago
Don Giovanni, la ópera más negra que Mozart escribió. Gracias por los subtitulos en español. Ñ
robtolmex 5 months ago
Salieri was writing to the elites in power. Mozart was writing for the ages.
ExZonie 6 months ago 60
@ExZonie More than that.. most musicians write because they want to make music. People like mozart write because they have to make music. They do it for the same reason that a bird builds a nest. It's their nature.
groovylocks 5 months ago
@ExZonie Of course! It has nothing to do with talent per se, but with the freedom of character. Nietzsche for example, loved composing but he had no talent for it, so his compositions are horrible. Nonetheless, he did find a WAY to express his strong freedom-loving -- through philosophy. I am sure that ANYONE who is a free spirit, regardless of the talent, is able to find at least a semi-decent way to express their dignity in a beautiful way.
ididete 2 months ago
Too bad Salieri couldn't just switch careers from comoser to manager. He certainly recognized & appreciated Mozart. Had he only supported him instead of the futile competition with him, he wouldn't have the guilt , the world would have had more Mozart, & he would have learned the humility God eventually taught him anyway.
MrLouie670 6 months ago
@MrLouie670 You're pontificating on a subject of which you are poorly informed. Salieri was a succesful composer in his days. He was a great teacher of voice and composition. His students included Schubert, Beethoven and Liszt. He offered more support to Mozart than most. Mozart's ill conducted carrer was largely his own doing. The movie is based on a myth, not reality. There was no competition between them, because of Salieri's position as Ialian Opera director, then Kappellmeister.
pchantreau 4 months ago
I believe mozarts father death effected him tremendously and which made him careless and evuantually causing his death.
mabeg11 7 months ago
Greatest opera ending ever!
Laudan08 7 months ago 2
at 5:32 is a moment which draws on the rest of a life from a son who has a father, who he loves, admires and is not always one opinion. so like I do. just great!
staudtwerner 8 months ago
If the opera shown in this clip is typical of Salieri's work, I can see why his work is not as good as Mozart's. Salieri's music doesn't seem as layered and also seems somehow... simpler than Mozart's music.
firesyde424 8 months ago
WOW. The best line in the whole movie. "I saw away, I could finally triumph, over God. Dam think about that for a few minutes...
aurosne 8 months ago
The Emperors comment to Salieri was like when your mother would say to you, "You are the best." Or "Yours was the best one." Even though you knew it wasn't. This is the feelling that Salieri always has with Mozart. The public/Emperor is "Mom".
aurosne 8 months ago
The Salieri opera? I regret it is not... too familiar.
anon23bf 8 months ago
it's silly to say the Commendatore is Leopold. The Stone Guest story goes back centuries to Tirso de Molina as another commenter noted...
MaxwellsDemon9 9 months ago
@MaxwellsDemon9 Yes the story is old, but what it meant 2 Mozart was the insight...duh!
MrLouie670 6 months ago
@MaxwellsDemon9 Silly? Yes the story is old, but what it meant 2 Mozart was the insight...duh! I don't think it was 'silly' to Mozart, it certainly wasn't 'silly' in hindsight since Salieri hit the nail on the head & accurately learned Mozart's fear of his fathers spirit...Yikes! Nothing silly about Mozart's interpretation of an old story, or about this masterpiece movies including this vital part of the plot. Just cuz YOU don't GET something,..doesn't make it silly!
MrLouie670 6 months ago
I love his diplomacy of saying nothing of meaning but saying something "I never knew music like that was possible"
truvianni 9 months ago
I know everything, just joking but I do know this however "Don Giovanni" is the story of "Don Juan" taken in part from the stories of the mythical Spanish seducer, bulador de Sevilla. In this story Don Juan kills a man whose daughter he has just had and at the end he comes back to take him to hell maybe Mozart got the idea from his own father to write this opera yet the idea of the commander is taken from Don Juan. He did write in this opea "long live freedom" about being free from his fahter.
truvianni 10 months ago
Don Giovani always creeps me out in a good way.
BTJFilms 10 months ago
Mozart was known to have hated his father and I think a certain amount of reason after all this was the man who made him play concert after concert as a child in order to make money of him even when he was sick. Mozart's sister was also a great musician and he also used her to make money and was the star of the family or at least till Wolfgang started showing talent as a composer.
truvianni 10 months ago
Mozart’s father in fact exploited his son as a child. Making him play when he was ill which made him sickly though out the rest of his life.
truvianni 10 months ago
I also wrote an article about this part of "Don Giovanni"
truvianni 10 months ago
Did you know the opera was featuring Don Giovanni? I could easily procure a couple of tickets, if you had any... cultural inclinations this evening. ;D
AngelBiLove 11 months ago
@AngelBiLove Well, I knew it was "Don Giovanni" and perhaps I might take up on that offer if it can be extended to include me of course. I have seen Don Giovanni so many times and have yet to not enjoy it.
truvianni 10 months ago
@truvianni i've never seen opera irl yet D: i'd love to see don giovanni
AngelBiLove 10 months ago
@AngelBiLove my advice is to hear some of the arias from Don Giovanni before going to see it to become familiar with at least some of the music and to read the story in order to know what is happening. Of course if you dont speak Italian than it would be a good idea to see in an opera house which offers translatoons. I speak Italian so I do not have this problem yet I do when I see German opera.
truvianni 10 months ago
@AngelBiLove just as an extra comment my name happens to be Gianni which is connected to the name Giovanni as in fact those whose name is Giovanni are often called Gianni sort of like those whose name is Jonathan are sometimes called John.
truvianni 10 months ago
go Squidward! er' I mean Saleri!
tippitytop1 11 months ago
0:14....he called what happened a "miracle" ...an irony since he declared God his enemy.
darthroden 11 months ago
@darthroden a miracle mustn't always be god-controlled. if my mom would shut her yap for a day, it would be a miracle to me, but as far as i know, my mom controls her mouth, not god. so the Emperor yawning was a miracle, but not a god-controlled one. or atleast, that was the intention of the scene in this **movie**. Or so i believe =)
AngelBiLove 11 months ago
I thought Salieri's Axum was pretty good! Salieri had good pieces, maybe the classical music world today could delve deeper into his works since Mozart has seemed to become worn out. i love Mozart but if I hear Rondo Alla Turca one more time, ill go insane
MrMrmike5 11 months ago
I see two tragic figures: one whose talent is unrecognized and his circumstance ruined in his attempts in challenging the establishment. The second who is tortured in receiving all the prestige but is aware and constantly reminded of his inferiority by Mozart.
dielikeadogtoo 11 months ago
It's interesting see this movie again.
It seemed to have a reputation of being about a rude arrogant jerk of a young genius, tormenting the well meaning but less talented Salieri. But all I see is resentful lesser talents trying to stab Motzart in the back just for being extraordinary. Salieri really a prick.
charlesvan13 1 year ago
@charlesvan13 --Not in reality, they were friends.Remember, this is a movie albeit, a great one.:)
SlightlyLostPixie 11 months ago
Oh gosh. I love how that demon bird comes screaming and flying across the stage!!! And i also love the voice of the dead commander! marvelous tone !
navybluebutterfly9 1 year ago
Whats the name of this opera please tell me
Vesivian 1 year ago
@Vesivian Don Giovanni
notS0square 1 year ago
Apparently i heard Salieri was jealous of Mozart and poisoned him.
19GirlBad 1 year ago
Man, it must have sucked to live before the 21st century. Poor fuckers.
Stantzs 1 year ago
@Stantzs Your comment made my night, my good sir/madame.
QuinnthePrincess 1 year ago
2:52 I love Mozarts blank stare...
oliviarocker123 1 year ago 4
¿Que usual no?? lo que la gente piensa que es musica depende de la politica incluida.
punkaroline 1 year ago
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oliviarocker123 1 year ago
i just love how they DESTROY the stage at the end
ukuleleboi1 1 year ago 31
Neither actor, Hulce or Abraham, bothered to learn correct beat patterns in their conducting. A minor criticism.
dsrtflwr 1 year ago
5:38 gave me the chills
wilburscotia 1 year ago
Two points!
1. It's great to see Tom Hulce with a large ego. I've only seen him polite or shy before. I have the highest respect for versatile actors!
2. All classical music sounds the same to me. Heavenly until the very last note (even if there are too many!)
mrdobbyguy123 1 year ago 3
This movie does not show the relationship of Mozart and Salieri correctly. It has a bit of an artistic license
Chaney547 1 year ago
09:45 is where the real fun starts
RaedGamer 1 year ago
Its the same when anybody with an incredible gift for composing music comes into the presence of a great genius who writes and composes music of such quality that jelousy and admiration go hand in hand.
llandudnoboy 1 year ago
well i don't think that Salieri's opera is that bad at all(02:30 or so) from what i can hear. It's not comparable to Mozart's masterpieces but i consider it as good as the finale from "the abduction from the seraglio". (for example)
Still, i don't understand how could the viennese favor Salieri to mozart as a composer.
Doika86 1 year ago
Dammit Mozart, alittle humility and maybe Salieri wouldve backed off 1:32
tiemedown 1 year ago
@tiemedown
Humility wasn't exactly in the guy's vocabulary.
darthroden 11 months ago
Fortunately, the real Salieri didn't have those negative sentiments towards Mozart. Both of them were competitors, of course, but they respected each other. The movie, however, wouldn't be half as interesting if the fictional Salieri liked Mozart, would it? ;-)
HerrWagnerfreund 1 year ago
@HerrWagnerfreund Wasn't the rumor that Salieri poisoned Mozart?
Elainelps0421 1 year ago
i really wanna see Don Giovanni now...
xxxRaKixxx 1 year ago
the original kool-aid dude. JK.... i enjoy how they impliment how motzard was towarding himself into darkness.
springloadedchicken 1 year ago
@springloadedchicken motzard was suppose to be.. with a MOZART! i've got to get a new keyboard, correcting typonese should not be redundant.... anyways.........
springloadedchicken 1 year ago
so the italians love opera
the french love ballet
and the germans love classical music
though besides that, they r to me great formats of drama and music combined
TheCooltrix 1 year ago
@TheCooltrix Correction, the Russians are the ballet experts, not the French.
The French, Italians, Germans and Russians all love opera and classical music. Each one of these people had great composers.
Lumosnight 1 year ago
7:15-7:40 Chills
Brysaengr 1 year ago
Saw Von Karajan direct this great opera, greatness is his music not his life
DocMEDICK 1 year ago
i didn't like the don giovanni bit. i know that its a great opera etc but that was boring.
ntherewas1 1 year ago
I want to see Don Giovanni right now more than anything else
deathblade111 1 year ago
As entertaining as the movie is, I highly doubt tht history really played out like this. I dont necessarily believe Salieri's relationship with Mozart was how its potrayed in this movie.
derek44344 1 year ago
Salieri is tsundere for Mozart. "I-it's not like I like your music or anything..."
JuddCaster 1 year ago
Yes, in real life things were much less dramatic. :) There was no grand rivalry, nobody murdered Mozart, Salieri didn't torture himself for decades with his "mediocrity"... But reality isn't nearly as fascinating and striking on screen as fiction.
Anyway, thanks for uploading this movie, it's one of my all time favourites and this Don Giovanni scene in particular is unforgettable.
kragary 1 year ago
Leporello che la cena..fa che subito si porti!! ah padron ah padron!! ah padron siam tutti morti!!!
RossU2 1 year ago
Salliari's music doesn't sound half bad really...from the segement which is shown here.
Peadarisback 1 year ago
@Peadarisback Well, Salieri wasn't a bad composer, he just lacked of imagination.
DarkPascual 1 year ago
This opera scared the shit out of me.....It was that awesome....
101division44 1 year ago
in real life, Salieri would go on to instruct another genius. Ludwig Van Beethoven would be one of his pupils.....Can you imagine?
DerAlteFritz1 1 year ago
@DerAlteFritz1
man that guy just cant take a break huh.
firegoat 1 year ago
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DerAlteFritz1 1 year ago
would defnitely have you thinking of a career change ;-)
DerAlteFritz1 1 year ago
The actors are incredible!
hughlaurieismylife 1 year ago
mozart is the best, but salieri was also very good. a lot of people say is sucks, but i say, lets see you write 40 operas
nimalakers24 1 year ago
I watched this Opera on Tv . The Whole Final Scene was just ..... Which word to use here =) ... Sublimely Amazing !!!! It gave me so much Emotions that my Mind was flowing for the rest of the day.
IDidntComeUpWithName 1 year ago
"It is the best opera yet written!"
What an ironical situation
The very same line rebounded upon him
But, I think Salieri's music is so beautiful too
even though his "gift" is nothing like as good as Mozart's
eriya69on 1 year ago
9:07 "man titty" that's what the guy in black says! lol
erroll9621 1 year ago
On 10:46 when the wall scenery fell down, was that intentional or a mishap?
Thejin2027 1 year ago
why would Salieri think that Mozart had somehow wrote Leopold into opera? Mozart wrote the music not the libretto.
cntstndya 1 year ago
@cntstndya
maybe. then again, he chose that libretto
repinshtrad 1 year ago
which opera is the one with the ghost?
Guitarifflessons 1 year ago
Ive seem Don Giovanni 6 times in my life. For me, its the greatest opera ever written.
b42baritone 1 year ago 2
does anybody know which opera salieri wrote @ 2:35????
bomvollen 1 year ago 2
@bomvollen I believe that the Salieri opera shown is "Axur, re d'Ormus", at the finale.
ThatZazenIdiot 1 year ago
Salieri piece sounded pretty good to me!!
bama4720 2 years ago 5
I'm a heavy metal fan .....but what a comfort it is to know, would I ever turn away from heavy music......There is Mozart (or classical music in general) to catch me
67wert 2 years ago 74
@67wert same here man
JoKiMETAL 1 year ago
@67wert That's interesting. It was Tarja Turunen from metal band Nightwish that introduced me to classical and opera music.
BethGoth15 11 months ago
@67wert, AMEN!!!!! Maiden are my musical heroes, but I play violin, as well as guitars, so Mozart is VERY refreshing at times!!!!!
remotenightowl 11 months ago
@remotenightowl actually I despite being a huge opera fan have seen Iron Maiden twice in concer once in Rome and another in Warsaw. Their singer Bruce Dickinson I once read was a big fan of Pagannini
truvianni 10 months ago
@truvianni, Awesome!!!
remotenightowl 10 months ago
@remotenightowl I do a lot of writing on the subject of opera if you care to read some of my work perhaps you might google my name "Truvianni" and "Don Giovanni" and you will see some of the articles I have written on this particular opera.
truvianni 10 months ago
@truvianni haha i see your comment is all over here... do you know if the dead commander was to represent his dead father? or is this just fiction ...
KennyParkz 10 months ago
@truvianni Do you drink your coffee or tea with your pinky erect pointing outwards while you write your articles about opera while petting your 10th cat and sniffing the kitty litter and urine smelling old stale home brewed espresso stench field home you live in? Sorry, your comment and others remind me of a bunch of pretentious people I've known LOL! Comments just seem like people I've known. Just for fun, tell me if it resembles you or not?
jmitterii2 1 month ago
@jmitterii2 do not say "sorry"! I always welcome all kinds of comments on my comments and you seem to have a vivid imagination of what I might be like or perhaps how I really am and who knows you maybe right. Of course, if you wish to read one of my articles just google my name "Gianni Truvianni"
truvianni 1 month ago
@truvianni Actually I do have to say sorry, some of it was rude to presume. Was in a silly mood. And yes looked you up. Very interesting. My comment was based on several comments of everyone on here mixed with the way the 18th century folk acted very catty like, reminded me of people I know-- and not just the ones in the gay community. So thanks for humoring me.
jmitterii2 1 month ago
@jmitterii2 I relieve you from having to give any apologies as I took no offense and found your sense of humor rather amusing and I am most glad you found my work interesting.
truvianni 1 month ago
@67wert i have been listening to metal since i was 13 but as i got older i grew to appreciate other kinds of music as well especially classical music there is a lot of commonality between classical n metal music
SoundwaveSuperior373 10 months ago
@67wert my advice is for you to check out Wagner, a lot his music inspired heavy metal and he was considered as loud for his time as Maiden and Mettalica were for the 80s.
truvianni 10 months ago
@67wert So, u should know that at 0:59, the phrase said is being used in the song Accept The Fact by Warmen? haha
Asael090 8 months ago
What I love about this is that even the highest praise from the Emperor isn't enough to satisfy Salieri. He knows his music too well to really believe he's the best... he knows Mozart is leagues ahead of him, and no amount of praise can soothe the pain that it causes him.
melosebrainuhoh 2 years ago 31
"And now....the madness began in me. The madness of a man splitting in half." One of the best lines in film ever in my view.
ThatZazenIdiot 2 years ago 10
Nothing wrong with Salieri's opera... but Mozart's is just more innovative. New and fresh. That's all. Both opera's orchestrations were flacid compared to Russian opera :)
thesilvershining 2 years ago 10
I like the Salieri piece.
LogInForPaper 2 years ago
Genuine Salieri opera being played here.
bookkeeper57 2 years ago 4
The Don GioVANNI scene was INTENSE!!!!!!
6684lillian 2 years ago 7
esa risa de mozart es bien costeña jejejeje!!!!
sararonald 2 years ago
Salieri's opera is great.
hisvorpalsword 2 years ago 2
I LOVE the laugh. :-)
mjZstargirl 2 years ago 7
so much intensity, passion in the music...
Don Giovanni meets Darth Vader
chopinandliszt 2 years ago 12
Haha...so true!
NightMerrit 2 years ago
Don Giovanni is fuckin amazing...my favorite play of the whole movie, and I really don't listen to much classical, I'm not a music major either.
drunkdonutboy 2 years ago 7
I'm sure you'll love the last movement of the G minor symphony K550
chopinandliszt 2 years ago
Which opera of Salieri's is being played in this scene? Does anyone know?
Anjoucat 2 years ago
Axur, re d'Ormus.
bandgeek8986 2 years ago
Makes you wonder what the extras playing the band were saying to him "hi sir loved you in Scarface"
Zoomer30 2 years ago
That high note made me wanna laugh and panic at the same time; same thing with the crash on the stage!
littleprincess3755 2 years ago
everyone who liked the part of le nozze de figaro they are watching now watch le nozze de figaro at the met 99 overture and duet to watch the best version yet.
lenozzedifigarofan15 2 years ago
this is the best film in the world abaut the life of mozart ...the greatest composer in the history.
93mozartina 2 years ago 3
Yes,i've seen this movie in four diffrent languages,and might i say it's amazing.
interr28 2 years ago
one of the greatest composers in history
CBasie2856 2 years ago
amazing...
lucard001 2 years ago
Best part of the movie right here!
Drummerdude4222 2 years ago
wow
gooznr1 2 years ago
You know when I'm watching this movie, I come to a thought that in that time almost everyone was a liar...
Slance1Himself 2 years ago 4
Salieri's opera is really good :)
esgeth 2 years ago 6
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SALIERI HIJO DE LA GRAN PUTA
jokermot 2 years ago
Pero hombre, que es ficción, no te lo tomes así...
marianmus 2 years ago 15
"Through my influence I saw to it Don Giovanni was played only five times in Vienna. But in secret I went to every one of those five, worshipping the sound I alone seemed to hear."
I think that's my favorite line in the whole movie.
Salieri's relationship with Mozart is interesting -- he's faking friendship but at times his praise (and his desire for Mozart's praise in return) seems genuine.
annenna 2 years ago 60
Roger Ebert wrote: Salieri hates Mozart, but loves music more.
jamme1011 2 years ago 9
@annenna in reallity they were sort of friens I think...Salliari even thought Mozart's son music later on and Salliari helped Mozart stage Figaro (despite what this film shows)
Peadarisback 1 year ago
@annenna of coures his praise was genuine, that's the whole point. you wouldnt be jealous of someone if you didnt envy who they are and what they could do. he hated mozart cos he his talent clearly came from god and not from effort (like himself) he also hated him cos he was the type of man salieri looked down upon. he was vulgar and a some what of a degenerate. so salieri hated the fact that he admired a man like that but he still admired him all the same.
slimithy12 1 year ago
@annenna Very complex character. It's very human. Salieri can't help himself. He truly acknowledges Mozart's genius. Brilliantly written and portrayed.
nooyawkfun 1 year ago
@annenna
He admired and hated Mozart at the same time, or rather his talent.
darthroden 11 months ago