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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Magic Flute Overture — Complete work — Wikimedia Commons source record
Magic Flute Overture
PUBLIC DOMAIN RECORDINGWolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Magic Flute Overture — Complete work — Wikimedia Commons source recordWolfgang Amadeus Mozart · Wikimedia Commons source recordPlay full recording
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01 / The first 30 seconds
30-second entrance
Do not reduce it to “light.” Hear how each phrase ends; Mozart’s clarity often lives in the ending.
00:00–00:45: count the breaths between phrases, not how familiar the tune is.
02 / LISTEN FOR
Three things to wait for
- Phrase endings landing lightly
- Symmetry under brightness
- Polite handoffs between inner voices
03 / RIGHTS
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Mozart suffers from slickness. Good versions have spring, but do not turn every smile into a wink.