Agreed on both counts. I haven’t been able to find “Amadeus” on any of the streaming services, unfortunately, so I can’t rewatch it as I would like to. Have to scrounge around and see if I can find or borrow a DVD copy.
The counterpoint in the Introitus, and that brief but soaring solo. Then there’s the Lacrimosa, and the thunderbolts of Dies Irae. He was indeed taking dictation from heaven. Sublime.
That was the music for Chopin’s funeral, btw. Amadeus the film is brilliant.
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