Through my influence, I saw to it that Don Giovanni was only played five times in Vienna. But in secret, I went to every one of those five. Worshipping sound I alone seemed to hear.
That is my favorite line in "Amadeus"---it illustrates so perfectly the tortured state of Salieri's soul!! (IMHO F. Murray Abraham's performance is the greatest I've ever seen in film history!!)
nyterpfan What about Lee J. Cobb as Juror 3 and Henry Fonda as Juror 8 in 12 Angry Men? Or Al Pacino in The Godfather? How about Kevin Spacey in The Usual Suspects? Or Tatsuya Nakadai in Kagemusha? (All of these are great movies, btw)
Brandon Ramos - there’s a great version where instead of *Don Giovanni* being dragged to hell, *Leporello* and *Commendatore* are... *Don Giovanni* looks at the crowd and tosses his cigarette into the hole and walks away... Not what you’re talking about but *_definitely_* my favorite staging :)
Oh! OF course NOT! This is the ONLY ONE you know, but go find on RU-vid Kurt Moll's and Samuel Ramsey's version, or Cesare Siepi's and Dezső Ernster's one, and then come back.
I reckon profound love and wisdom. Mozart wasn't the giggling fool this movie makes him out to be, but the producers of Amadeus at least did the stunning music justice.
The experience of utter anguish; living on a majestic miracle of a planet, where the most evolved do everything they can to destroy it. It's worse for people like Mozart, who have an ear at God's/the Universe's door, and have to know the truth even more severely.
Mozart's abusive father had just passed away. His figure still haunted him to his death, which inspired a large portion of the opera this was from. Don Giovanni is definitely worth attending, just don't make the same mistake my middle school band director made in taking kids to see it 😅
So rose the dreadful ghost from his next and blackest opera. There on the stage, stood the figure of a dead commander. I knew, Only I understood that the horrifying apparition was Leopold, raised from the dead. Wolfgang had actually summoned up his own father to accuse his son, before all the world. It was terrifying and wonderful to watch. And now, the madness began in me, the madness of a man, splitting in half. 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 seem to hear. And as I stood there, understanding how that bitter old man was still possessing his poor son, even from beyond the grave. I began to see a way, A terrible way I could finally triumph over God.
Amadeus is a great movie but there are some history facts which were invented, for example Salieri was not jealous to Mozart, or the requiem was not written because Salieri wanted it.
Salieri was friend with Mozart And the emperor's friend . This means that he is close to the authority and has authority .He can harm Mozart in a legal way. Not as the film portrayed us.
Just in case anyone was wondering who actually sang the parts in this, here you go! -Richard Stilwell (Don Giovanni) -John Tomlinson (Commendatore) -Willard White (Leporello)
"Amadeus", the motion picture is masterpiece of its kind to all audience who enjoys naughty humor with Mozart's heavenly music 🎵🎶. It's a blessing as well as cool 😎 too.
@ pretty sure commendatore is a baritone, with leporello and don giovanni being bass voices
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@@chrisy367 Not really, Don Giovanni is a baritone and the Commander and Leporello are 2 Basses. In the cast, the commander is described as deep bass, basso profundo.
I just watched "Amadeus" for the first time today and this by far was the best scene in the whole movie. And as for this piece itself, 5:02 to the end is my favorite part. So dark and dramatic, I love it.
1985. Thirteen years old. You go to bed, and your parents play this soundtrack. A thunderstorm rages outside, you curl up into a fetal position and dwell on the imminence of Death. Now THAT'S music!
Mozart was likely born gifted, and that glued him to the hands of the Freemasons (or whomever) for his lifetime way early on. He probably got to enjoy those circumstances (it's not impossible), but those cults will really do some damage after a while.
This is by far the best sounding version. I’ve heard it sung by different people and it never has that right sound I like. This one sounds the best by far.
this is honestly the best version of this trio. Mostly every other version Leporello whimpers, it's annoying. Singing is always more important in opera than acting. If you want to put emotion in it, you should never compromise the singing. And here they didn't.
If you like this version, check out the 2001 Zurich version with Rodney Gilfry (as Don), Laszlo Polgar (as Leporello), and Matti Salminen (as Commendatore). That version is honestly better than this, also Leporello doesn't whimper and actually sounds good. They also somehow do amazing acting for the scene too. I'd recommend.
this movie is what made me a classical music fan for life. It forever changed my life and forever i studied Mozart, Beethoven, and Bach. Mozart was still overall the most talented in my eyes. I appreciate Bach, but he did spend over 50+ years writing so im going to go with mozart as definitely the most talented.
@@Johnadams20760 Att the same time, they had very different lives. Betthoven only started composing at age 22, Mozart was pushed by his father to learn it as early as 5.
@@Noah-ws8ho they did, however, while his dad (mozart)s dad pushed him,, it was actaully woflgang himself that was watching his older sister lean and he began on his own, and always exceeded what his father was teaching him and wanted to learn more. it wsan't simply that he pushed him.
@@Noah-ws8ho Speaking of Schubert, can you guess the Schubert symphony that I'm almost 99% sure was inspired by this don Giovanni act in this video? Hint: it's unfinished! Listen to it and you'll hear the don Giovanni throughout. Schubert k ew who to study for dramatic effect. Obviously not just Beethoven.
"So rose the dreadful ghost from his next, and blackest opera. There on the stage stood the figure of a dead commander, and I knew, only I understood, that the horrifying apparition was Leopold. Raised from the dead. Wolfgang had actually summoned his own father to accuse his son before all the world. It was...terrible and wonderful to watch. And now...a madness began in me...the madness of a man splitting in half. 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 sounds I alone seemed to hear. And as I saw how that bitter old man was still tormenting his poor son, even from beyond the grave, I began to see a way, a terrible way that I could finally triumph over God."
Through my influence I saw that 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.
Agree with others that THIS version (recording) of Commendatore Scene is the best( I've heard). In others, the vocals are too loud and embellished. I esp. like the way the woodwinds at 0:29 enter in so beautifully.
Mozart's memory was fantastic and second to none in the world of music. Since he was also a talented musician, it gave him a huge distinct advantage. He didnt live long enough to convince the Bach and Beethoven folks, but he easy convinced me as the no doubt the most talented musical genius in history.
Michael Onstad I will have to agree with you on this although Bach and Beethoven are completing the magical trio but Mozart comes from an unknown planet.My goodness how this kind of human beings could have existed
because Davit, it was Mozart laughing , it was g-d, laughing through that obscene giggle. so in retalitation someone thought maybe he could compose a requiem mass than kill the poor man, at the funeral, there would be music played in the middle, Mozart's little coffin, with a music, a divine music, that bursts out above them all, and g-d forced, forced to listen to him for once.
@@codonauta I don't think Bach and beethoven were as "talented" as mozart. Maybe Bach, but beethoven no way. I love beethoven. He had a huge heart and was the greatest copier of mozart in the history of music. Beethoven was an excellent composer even though it took him years to do anything. I'm going based on talent. Mozart wrote a masterpiece for every genre of his time. The same can't be said for beethoven. In mozarts times it was definitely mozart and then everyone else. Mozart was so light years ahead of his peers it wasn't even funny. It's arguable that schubert was more talented than beethoven during his time. Just my opinion!
You haven’t heard a lot of classical music then. Have you ever heard Wagner’s Tristan, or the adagio from Mahler’s 3rd, or Mozart’s Requiem, all considered among the greatest of all time.
This and mozarts requiem written in d minor. Also isn't it amazing how beethovens 9th is also in d minor and I also believe schubert studied Don Giovanni and was his inspiration for his unfinished 8th symphony. I believe I'm the first one to ever mention it as I see no info on it. If you listen to symphony #8 carefully you can hear how this overture inspired the power in this symphony. Another man who "borrowed: from mozart quite a bit
Mozart's music touches me so very much that i am moved to tears and goosebumps his muisc is like pure Heroin seriously ❤ so full of beauty and emotions.
I'm so happy I found this! I always loved this particular rendition of the commendatore scene from Amadeus but hated that Salieri talked all the way through it.
+Michifer According to IMDB, the Commendatore was played by Jan Blazek, and Giovanni was played by Karel Fiala. www.imdb.com/title/tt0086879/fullcredits?ref_=tt_cl_sm#cast
So they used this exact same version from this movie, in Sherlock Holmes a game of shadows? They way he sings Patron, Sounds exactly like it does in the movie sherlock
I saw the play a a college theater event my junior year in college, where I was in a workshop for theater criticism. It is one of the great plays of the 20th century, without a doubt. Salieri's jealousy becomes a tragic flaw, destroying piece by piece everything that was good in himself. And, of course, all his efforts proved futile and Mozart is deservedly revered (flaws and all). I still have not seen the film after all these years, though.
