McMozart

Published by: Skylark on 17th Dec 2011 | View all blogs by Skylark

Mozart was, in fact, Scottish. He belonged to the little-known clan of McMozart, an offshoot of the slightly larger clan of McBach. One of his most popular works, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik was originally a celebration of Scottish folktunes however it turned out that there was a surprising level of anti-Scottish feeling in Vienna at the time he composed it and it caused riots everywhere it was played. Under duress, he rewrote it as the version most commonly known today. The earlier version only came to light a few years ago. It has since been played all over the world and enjoyed by audiences who appreciate the beauty of Scottish folk melodies.

 

http://youtu.be/dauw05nZ1E8

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10 Comments

  • Skylark
    by Skylark 5 months ago
    Tried to embed the youtube link but it doesn't seem to have worked. Should be able to copy and paste into browser though. Anyone tell me how I can embed it properly?
  • Tony
    by Tony 5 months ago
    Just listened. That is totally McBrilliant!
  • Skylark
    by Skylark 5 months ago
    Hehe, I know, the man was a genius ;-)
  • MinxieAD
    by MinxieAD 5 months ago
    McTastic!

    How do people manage to sit still and listen to them? I'd be a stone lighter in a week if I bought the CD!

    Maybe I'll add it to my xmas list?
  • Tony
    by Tony 5 months ago
    @ Skylark: Well, somebody was/is :-)
  • Gerry
    by Gerry 5 months ago
    An absolute hoots, mon!
  • Skylark
    by Skylark 5 months ago
    Minxie - me too! Gerry - glad you enjoyed it :-D
  • Skylark
    by Skylark 5 months ago
    Tony, a bit of googling reveals that it is someone called Teddy Bor.
  • Caducean Whisks
    by Caducean Whisks 5 months ago
    Very clever. I picked up lots of tunes that sounded familiar - even, I thought, a snatch of William Tell - but then I don't have a good aural memory so who knows? Very jolly though - a fun find.
  • Skylark
    by Skylark 5 months ago
    I'll have to listen again and see if I can hear that one - definitely got Scotland the Brave, Loch Lomond (I think) and Auld Lang Syne plus some other tunes that I don't know the names of. Love how it all fits in as if it's always been written like that :-)
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