The 127 Minutes That Saved Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Requiem

On December 4th, 1791, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart knew he was dying. With roughly two hours of consciousness remaining, he orchestrated one of history's most desperate creative sprints—singing parts, humming melodies, and dictating instructions for his unfinished Requiem to his student Franz Süssmayr. What happened in those 127 minutes created both a masterpiece and a 233-year mystery about which notes were truly Mozart's.