A History of Mozart in a Dozen Objects

Object 6: A telescope and a musical clock

01.10.2011 - By BBC Radio 3Play

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In this episode Cliff Eisen concentrates on a 18th-Century state-of-the-art telescope and on a musical clock as a sign of the Mozarts’ interest in science and technology – a typical concern of the time, which Wolfgang reflected in his music.

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