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In review--Mozart!

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Petra Mullejans and Kristian Bezuidenhout Mozart Sonatas for fortepiano and violin Harmonia Mundi Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart needs little introduction to this blog or to anyone seeking the healing effects of music. "The Mozart Effect" both a book by Don Campbell and a concept from the late Doctor Alfred Tomatis, (the famous ear nose and throat specialist), caused Mozart's popularity to rise among young mothers, children with disabilities, and students on a quest to raise their IQ levels. And other medical miracles have also been accredited to the music of Mozart, a child prodigy and genius who died a pauper while still in his early thirties. While I tend to favor Mozart's concertos, Clarinet Concerto in B-flat major , Piano Concerto No. 21 in C major and Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-flat major , along with Mozart's operas, I am delighted to review, Mozart Sonatas for fortepiano and violin performed by German violinist Petra Mullejans and South African pianis