This film is a deeply satisfying gift to the viewer in honor of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s 250th birthday. The composer’s personal life and music are laid out in chronological order and animated with remarkable chamber, orchestral, and vocal performances. Modern-day street scenes of European cities visited by Mozart and well-chosen excerpts from his correspondence add to the visual and aural feast. Musicians such as Lang Lang and Renée Fleming discuss artistic choices and their personal relationship to Mozart’s art. Historians, conductors, and other experts weigh in when needed, but the film allows the music to come first.  NK