okay arianna, mozart flute, beethoven machete. >> i am going with mozart. >> stephen: mozart. >> yes. as you said, beethoven was deaf, so this little old man wouldn't hear the flute coming. ( laughter ) on top of it, on top of it, he was suffering from jaundice, chronic hepatitis, cirrhosisis of the liver, inflammatory degeneration of the artery. >> stephen: that just proves beethoven can take the punishment and keep on coming. >> no, it basically proves as modern insurance companies would take it, existing conditions, and on tom of it, magic. i always go with magic. who would you go with? >> stephen: so mozart with the magic flute. >> stephen: here's where you're wrong. here's where you're wrong, cambridge. because the magic flute must be heard by its victim, beethoven's deaf, he is immune to the powers of the flute. machete to the neck, mozart goes down. >> here's why are you wrong. it's not about beethoven hearing the magic flute. it's about all the animals that mozart can get to surround beethoven and attack him. ( applause ). >> stephen: strong argument. strong argument. >> there

mozart better look out. all right. >> don't fr. you said, you put a laser in the flute. magic... >> thank you!ay, the poll is now live on twitter. go to @stephenathome and vote on the question, "who would win in a fight, mozart with a magic machete?" you make the call! next up, are you ready? >> mmm-hmm. >> stephen: all right, a question that has baffled: which is more joyful, that feeling you get when a coworker shows you a photo of their new baby, or that feeling you get when you realize they forgot to charge you for the extra guac on your burrito? let's go to the tale of the tape, starting with your coworker's baby picture. tipping the scales at eight pounds, four ounces, six megapixels.o them. strengths include: seeing a baby's adorable toothless smile, building intimacy with your coworker, and making cooingead inside. weaknesses include: bringing up guilt about either your childlessness or your own that you hardly know this person, and anything stronger than "cute." trifled with: free guacamole. coming in at three ounces-- fiv

first of all-- >> stephen: mozart?? >> yes. as y y said, beethovov was df, so thisilitttt oldan wouldn't hear the fluteteomin ( laught ) top of it, on top of it, he was s fferg fromaundicic chronic patitis,s,irrhosis o the liver, inflammatory degeneraraon of the artery. >> s4sphen: : at j jt proves@s that beethoven can take th punishment and keep on coming. >> no, it sically prores, that as mododn insurance companieie would say it, evererpre-existing condition, andndn top of it, magic. i ways go with magic. who wod you go with, harry potter versus a mugggg? you always go with harry potter. >> stephen: so mozart with the magic flute. >> sphen: re'she you're wrong. cambridge. because the magic flututmust be heararby its vicicm,m,eethoven's's's deaf, he is immune to the powers of the flute. machete the neck, mozart t es dodo.>> here's why are yoyowrong. itis not about beethoven hearing e magic flute.. it's about a a the animama that mozart c get to o rround beetven and attackim. ( applause ) and-d)d)d-- >> stephen: strong argument

composer. - mozart allen? is he living yet? - not yet. (audience laughs) - maybe i didn't hear right. is he living yet? - not yet. - i heard right. um, what kind of music did he write? - well, the first thing he wrote was his symphony 97. - that's the first thing. - yeah. he figured he'd have a better chance if people didn't think he was just a beginner. - just a beginner. (audience laughs) i asked the question. successful? - oh, no, no, no, not right away. for many years he starved in a tiny room in san francisco and he was so discouraged and blue, that one day he would have cut his throat if it wasn't for the girl nextdoor. - she helped him? (audience laughs) - well, if it hadn't been for her, he wouldn't be living yet. - [both] not yet. (george mumbles) - well, anyway, it was so cold in his room, you see, he didn't have any heat, but he still practiced his piano 16 hours a day. - how did he keep warm? - well, he played it from the inside. (audience laughs) - but the starving genius kept on writing music. -

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a piece of music composed by mozart has recently been discovered. "the cantata" was considered lost for more than 200 years... after being written in 17-85... by mozart and two other musicians. the czech museum of music got the sheet music in 19- 50... but didn't recognize the authors. a german musicologist figured out the mystery last year - when he was browsing the museum's online catalogs! a shanghai mall is hoping this multi- story.... flowered slide will entice shoppers to visit. it curlicues from the top floor.... 5 stories down to the ground. the b-b-c reports the slide will open in a few weeks... and it takes 16-seconds to ride down. 9neighborhoods series.... by heading out to edgewater. we'll look at why people love this community - and what makes them stay. but first - lets check in with marty and amelia. today we continue we've talked about lowry, 5 points and today we head to edgewater.... amelia- people have been chatting with you via social media about thier neighborhoods...an d why they think thiers is the best. edgewater, co , named

if you heard a new mozart symphony in mozart's time, undoubtedly, it was the language of mozart and youie -- you could dive right into it without any ramp up time. today, you hear a piece and it might be for silence in orchestra, it might be for crazy instruments in orchestra. it might be rich, it might be tonal. getting into new pieces is daunting and difficult. sometimes, i like to play things twice because the second time through you inevitably get more because you have already accustomed your ear to the new language. almost by definition, anything that is great has an element of newness to it. and newness is harder now than i think ever before to approach in music. it is because of the wide range of styles and approaches people have. it was never that way until the last 50 years. ♪ charlie: here is what you have said. musical quality, charisma, and artistic magic are among the desirable qualities for a conductor. what is artistic magic? alan: there was a time about 20 years ago when i was studying in school in which there was a strong sense that there was a right way to approach mus

if you heard mozart's symphony in mozart's time it was mozart.could start into it without any ramp up time. today you hear a piece that might be orchestra it may be forecrazy instruments in orchestra, it might be very rich and tonal. getting into new pieces is daunting and difficult sometimeÑ i like to play things twice because the second you inevitably get more because you sort of accustomed your ear to the new language. almost by deaf anything that's great has an element of newness to it. newness is harder to approach now than ever before in music because of the wide range of styles and approaches that people have. it was never that way the last 50 years. >> rose: the musical conductor and director of the new york philharmonic. you conduct around the world. you have a mission to see that music has an expanded role in touching the human condition and at the same time serving as a kind of kneeling ground at times of conflict and tragedy. you are conducting orchestral studies at julliard. what else did you want to do that you're not doing? >> soun

when any other piece by mozart may be discovered. it could be soon.could also be in another hundred years. least, thenterim at museum will be able to display its new discovery with pride. anchor: again, musical masterpiece rediscovered. it is 9:20 in paris. let's give you a reminder of our top stories. nicholas sarkozy is under formal investigation amid claims he knew his 2012 reelection campaign broke legal financing limits. bandsotional return for an fans to the -- unlike. -- alike. the eagles of death metal are holding a special concert in paris. political turmoil in the ukraine. the government surviving a vote of no confidence after the governor asked his prime minister to resign. now with markus karlsson. we arealking aut majoril prucers of the world, ying take acon of the w price of the valuablproduct. >> we are hurting in the oil markets. russia, venezuela, and qatar have agreed to freeze production for the firstels time since a price slide started. for the freezets to go ahead, other automakers makers like iran and iraq will have to join in, e

it was co-written in 1785 by wolfgang amadeus mozart and two other composers. its name roughly translates to for the health of ophelia and was meant as a tribute to an opera singer who returned to stage after losing her voice. j.c.: early risers yesterday on , the eye opener we shared the happy news that olessa stepanova got engaged this weekend. now we' re seeing how her fiance , joe, popped the question. >> take the blindfold off. >> would you do me the honor of being my wife? >> oh my gosh. yes. j.c.: yay. we love it. the ring is gorgeous. look how thrilled she is. i love seeing that. [laughter] she posted some really wonderful pictures. phil: and that was real time. it was spectacular. i wish them all the best. j.c.: harvey she will be looking to you for good weather, come wedding day. this is not that. harvey: congratulations. we do have whether that is going on around the region. right around cape ann, and cutting through cape cod. it is not as strong as the first one, but that is what has been having very strongest wind associated with it and tremendous

jane: unlike humans who can appreciate everything from 'stallica to mozart, a cat range is limited.e upper range of the cats vocalizations -- it gets much higher than this -- it gets irritating for everybody, including cats. jane: we put his music to the test at washington's crumbs & whiskers cat cafe where they listened in perfect harmony. cats seem happy and are not distressed by the music. that is a good start. cats being cats, it is difficult to tell what is going on. more rigorous testing was carried out by the university of wisconsin where researchers took for catsit to respond to human and cat music and respond with pleasure. six out of 10 cats preferred cat music. all,: it doesn't appear to -- appeal to all, some pay no attention. but according to the study, the majority of cats do appreciate it and are calmed by it. jane: roll over beethoven and keep your bark for the dog's. music for cats is where it's at. news,'brien, bbc washington. katty: i'm not sure i would believe it if it was not jane reporting. that brings the program to a close. you can find out more on our websit