The English Mozart

There are many parallels that draw Mozart and Thomas Linley the Younger together.

There are many parallels that draw Mozart and Thomas Linley the Younger together. As almost exact contemporaries, both were child prodigies who died tragically young without knowing the extent of success their music received. Linley, still little-known, is featured in this Rush Hour concert along with two other 18th Century music makers, Charles Avison and Thomas Arne.