A Genius Called Mozart | Flash Post 322

What is that music you play every night? Haven’t you grown tired of it?

Button, what I listen to every single night is a Clarinet Concerto in A Major K. 622 and a Clarinet Quintet also in A Major played by different artists and, ofcourse, the composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart himself. And, no, I can listen to it forever and never tire of it.

Is there a reason why you listen to it night after night?

Well, there’s a little story behind it.

A story! Can you share it with us please?

One day, I casually mentioned to Dr Farokh Udwadia–who I’d gone to consult for stubborn headaches– about the anxiety and depression I had earlier gone through. There were a few things he advised me to follow like going for early morning walks to a park instead of walking on a treadmill at home. He also advised me to listen to the Concerto at the time of going to bed and asked my daughter who was accompanying me to download it for me. During one of his regular rounds at the Breach Candy Hospital where I was admitted for an infection I had contracted, he asked me if I was listening to the Concerto he’d instructed me to listen to.

So that is the music you listen to every night?

I do. He also told me that a research that had been carried out had found that this particular Concerto seemed to have a positive effect on those battling anxiety and depression.

Is that why you play it every night?

Absolutely. I also want to send out a message to all those fighting anxiety and depression to listen to this particular Concerto by Mozart at the time of going to sleep. It has an extremely calming effect on the mind and imparts peaceful sleep.

14 Comments

farida azmi November 19, 2018 at 6:24 am

Thank you for this wonderful information author..it is very useful for people like us who may not have access to world class doctors like Dr Udwadia. I have already downloaded this onto my phone and it is simply breathtaking! Given that I have been a disturbed sleeper all my life, I am crossing my fingers and hoping that this will help me.

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- author November 22, 2018 at 11:56 am
  
  Dear Farida,
  
  I am so glad that so many of my readers have loved this piece and downloaded it on their phones so they can listen to it anytime they want to.
  
  Be positive. Believe it will lull you to sleep and it will.
  
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Ruby Mascarenhas November 19, 2018 at 6:28 am

Have you watched Amadeus author? If you love Mozart, you HAVE to watch this film. It is a legend. But it is an old movie and I don’t know if one of the digital platforms have it yet. I’ll do a search and let you know. Else you’ll have to get a dvd.

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- author November 22, 2018 at 11:53 am
  
  Dear Ruby,
  
  I have indeed. Many times over. It’s a film you can watch again and again and, that cackle of his is to die for. Remember?
  
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Harsh November 21, 2018 at 5:34 am

I just made my sister listen to this track and we both fell in love with it. What a masterpiece! There is and will only be one Mozart. I have downloaded the entire album onto my phone…and will listen to them at night when I tuck myself in.

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- author December 3, 2018 at 9:25 am
  
  Dear Harsh,
  
  Wonderful. Have you started playing them after tucking yourself in bed? What was the experience like? I must also download the album and listen to all the concertos.
  
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zayd haji November 21, 2018 at 5:37 am

I am an insomniac author and I have been living with it since I was a child. I go to bed at nothing before 3-4 in the morning because I just don’t feel sleepy at all. Once I lie down in bed, I’m tossing and turning for at least an hour before my eyes close..when my eyes close I wake up in about an hour or two not being able to go back to sleep again..no doctor has been able to help me. I am so desperate for that one night of peaceful 8 hour sleep. i will try this tonight and I pray it helps…

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- author November 22, 2018 at 11:43 am
  
  My dear Zayd,
  
  Have you read Meet’s response to your call for help? Ofcourse, it’s up to you to do what you think is best.
  
  Have you listened to the concerto yet? Has it helped? Have faith: It can help you move mountains!
  
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Meet Shah November 22, 2018 at 6:59 am

Hi Zayd, I had a sleeping disorder for a very long time till someone recommended Melatonin to me. It’s a natural pill that produces more Melatonin in the brain at night and gives you good sleep. It has worked wonderfully well for me. You can find it at any chemist or even online. You’ll get it in pills, liquid and chewable forms. Whatever works best for you…highly recommended!

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- author November 22, 2018 at 11:38 am
  
  Dear Meet,
  
  It’s so sweet of you to lend a helping hand to Zayd because that is what this platform is all about. Hopefully he will read your post and do what he thinks is right.
  
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kinjal majgaonkar November 22, 2018 at 7:02 am

Actually I have quite the opposite syndrome. I can fall asleep anytime of the day! I am always hungry for sleep. By the way, this is a mesmerising track author. Thank you for sharing. I have downloaded it onto my phone and listen to it quite often. Not for sleep but just calming my nerves and for peace. It takes you into another world altogether.

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- author November 22, 2018 at 11:33 am
  
  Dear Kinjal,
  
  Some years back, I too could fall asleep anywhere and anytime but not so anymore. I am glad that you’ve downloaded it onto your phone–it makes it that much easier to listen to it whenever and wherever you wish to. I, too, have it on my phone so, even when I am travelling, I listen to it minus the speakers which is as good.
  
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lovina shastri November 22, 2018 at 7:06 am

I don’t know about sleep but this is a scintillating piece of music. And I love western classical music. My parents used to make me listen to a lot of this type of music when I was a kid. So I first played it for them and they loved it! Very often, we three sit together once we’re all back from work and just listen to western classical (or sometimes indian classical too) and we find it takes away the day’s stress and exhaustion…

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- author November 22, 2018 at 11:25 am
  
  My dear Lovina,
  
  It indeed is. I, too, love Western classical music and Mozart happens to be one of my favourite composers. I have been listening to this concerto for a while now and it seems to grow on me every time I play it.
  
  If you hear something that’s just as great or better, write to me so I can listen to it too.
  
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