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Geoffrey Colman discovers Mark-Anthony Turnage's take on Mozart and composer rivalries like that between Mozart and Salieri in the film Amadeus.

In the fourth episode of Five Kinds of Amadeus, presenter Geoffrey Colman visits composer Mark-Anthony Turnage in his composer's study. There he learns what really goes on inside the mind of a composer with a musical range as broad as Mozart himself. He also discovers Mark's take on Mozart and composer rivalries like that between Mozart and Salieri in the film Amadeus.
Presenter: Geoffrey Colman
Producer: Jonathan Brunert

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