Interesting as well as informative podcasts from BBC, “A History of Mozart in a Dozen Objects.” What’s it all about? The series of podcasts provide Mozart’s world rediscovered in objects of his time. Professor Cliff Eisen, a leading expert on Mozart’s life, looks at the composer’s 18th century world through objects that were close to him. BBC – Podcasts – A History of Mozart in a Dozen Objects www.bbc.co.uk The 10 Podcasts / Recent Episodes: (Downloads for non-commercial use are available from the BBC Radio3 podcasts. Please be guided by BBC policy for downloading podcasts. Thank you.) Prog. 11 Objects: Blood letting device (Duration: 12 mins.) In this final episode Cliff Eisen focuses on medicine in the second half of the 18th century, and contemporary views on science and death. We explore today’s object: a scarifier,used to bleed Mozart’s mother before her death in Paris, and hear a moving account of …Read more text
