Did Salieri Really Kill Mozart? Discover the SHOCKING truth! Homechoir's Deep Dive

Welcome to an exciting investigation into one of the most controversial mysteries in the world of classical music: did Antonio Salieri really kill Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart?

For years, rumours have circulated that Salieri, Mozart's rival and fellow composer, was involved in the untimely demise of the legendary Mozart. Some claim that Salieri was jealous of Mozart's incredible talent and success, and may have even poisoned him to secure his own position as the greatest composer of his time.

In this thrilling video, we'll examine the fascinating and complex relationship between Salieri and Mozart, which was marked by intense rivalry, jealousy, and admiration. You'll get a behind-the-scenes look at the cutthroat world of classical music in 18th-century Vienna, and discover the real-life drama that played out between these two great composers.

So sit back, relax, and get ready for a spine-tingling journey into the dark heart of one of history's greatest mysteries. Did Salieri really kill Mozart? The answer may surprise you!

[MrWoodCy]

Salieri and Mozart had an emotionally charged relationship. Occasional competitors and occasional colleagues. Salieri worked with many of the greats throughout the 18th and 19th century. Throughout his time in Vienna he worked with the large majority of composers who wrote music for the Italian opera company (he was music director). Outside of those, he also worked with many famous composers Hasse, Gassmann, Gluck, Mozart, FJ Haydn, Schubert, Beethoven, and as you discussed a young Liszt. Another note that is sometime obscured, is that Salieri’s works for the stage in Paris outlasted his works in Vienna, as Tarare and Danaides were performed into the 1820s.

[martiglesias]

Salieri was only 6 years older but in the movie he looks 20-25 years older.

[wendytwitchett]

Very interesting indeed. Thank you Ben.

[carolynsibley]

A fascinating deep dive thanks Ben for the new insights 👏👏👏

[agathavandoesburg]

Thanks for that introduction to his Requiem ❤😊

[ClymenetheFox]

Anyone here from Joseph Monticello? Lol I was reminded of this amazing film by his comparisons to it and one of the best wrestling rivalries in history

[DamsonElvira]

Really interesting. I have had no classical music education and this helps me make up for lost time. Thanks. This tendency to historically rewrite by people who weren’t there and move facts for dramatic purposes to make simple goodies and baddies is still going on and why I avoid films such as Titanic and Braveheart even the Crown. I do agree that infamy has helped us to remember several historical characters that would have been forgotten otherwise and has made interesting research for many biographies.

[martynasmatutis]

I fully agree that Salieri's treatment by history is nothing short of deplorable - the man gave lessons for free, helped everyone he could, and wrote a boatload of really great music. I think the trick with a lot of the operatic music of the 18th and early 19th Centuries is that you need to be able to improvise like mad if you're a soloist - heck, jazz singers might be better equipped to sing Salieri than anyone.

[dank]

It's almost as if the whole Salieri thing is a massive cope by society. Unable to square the fact that someone, who they now consider to be an obvious genius, died poor and ignored, they conjure up some conspiracy so they can ignore the real tragedy of his death.

[johnb]

You sound quite confident and may very well be right. May, indeed…

[waynecoleman-oute]

I remember owning the film: Amadeus, on VHS, brilliant film but not accurate.
There should be a more accurate film made.

[DenshaOtoko]

Maybe it was the count who deleted Mozart after conning him.

[ConsciousExpression]

I feel like the licenses they take are very much within the realm of possibility (other than the scene between Salieri and Stanze.... she probably wouldn't have had Salieri tutor jr, as you said). The scene where the Emperor says, "too many notes, " .... directly after one of Mozart's greatest operas ... actually happened! And we don't know that Salieri didn't do it, nor that he didn't die of poisoning. The strep diagnosis is speculative.

[DenshaOtoko]

Diabetes for Salieri and a sugar coma and alcohol and being buried alive in the film for Mozart.

[sigurfeanaro]

I am sorry, I don't believe that a streptococcus infection could last more than 2 months in a row in the 18th century <<what probably was killing Mozart lasted several months or even more>>. Mozart had bouts of happiness but various anecdotes and sad dialogues with friends and his wife the last years! of his life. He felt that death was soothing and the great solace of mankind, and this sadness probably was accompanied by a weakened condition <<that was way too long to be a bacterial infection>>. His body became swollen and inflamed, he had fevers and other maladies, and he had paralysis, if I am not mistaken, before dying, there were various other symptoms of poisoning.

If it was true that Count von Walsegg was working with Salieri, or some other scheme was being done to usurp the Requiem Aeternam from Mozart's hands, passing to be believed as someone's else, and the fact that Salieri could very well have lied and in a moment of desperation <<getting close to dying>> had accused himself, admitting of his crime...

The fact that the dear Contanze did not believe that Salieri had truly killed Mozart doesn't prove the contrary proposition was false, id est, that Salieri was poisoning or ordering the poisoning of Mozart.

[JC-jrhw]

To be clear, this video neither proved nor disproved anything as to who or what killed Mozart. Salieri certainly could’ve done it. First, this guy says they weren’t friends then later in the video, he says they were friends…he’s all over the place and he doesn’t have a fucking clue whether he killed him or not. There’s not enough evidence to say so one way or the other. Just use a bit of critical thought and you will arrive at the same conclusion.