Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
One of the great geniuses of classical music, Mozart produced a huge quantity of musical works before his early death in 1791.
Mozart's Life -- in a Nutshell
Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria, in 1756. He was a child prodigy -- he used to play at concerts when only five years old and always played from memory.Mozart used to tour Europe and play for royalty -- including Marie Antoinette.
He wrote a huge number of compositions -- more than 800 in all. He wrote religious works, operas, oratorios, symphonies, piano pieces, and more.
He was only 36 years old when he died in 1791.
Click here for more details about Mozart's short but amazing life.
Requiem by Mozart (conducted by Leonard Bernstein)
Mozart Quotes
-- Franz Schubert, Diary, 1816
Mozart should have composed Faust.
-- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, Conversations with Eckermann (1827)
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Eine Kleine Nachtmusik (A Little Night Music) by Mozart
With video of night views of Weingarten and Ravensburg, Germany
Mozart Music on CD
25 Mozart Favorites
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Mozart: The Great Piano Concertos, Vol. 1
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Don Giovanni
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Mozart - Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) / Levine, Battle, Serra, Metropolitan Opera
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Mozart: Requiem / McNair, Watkinson, Araiza, Lloyd; Marriner
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Mozart Edition: Complete Works (170 CD Box Set)
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Listen Up! The Top 4 Mozart CDs
- Mozart: Great Piano Concertos
- Conductor: Vladimir Ashkenazy
Orchestra: Philharmonia Orchestra of London - Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
- Conductor: Herbert von Karajan
Orchestra: Berliner Philharmoniker - Mozart - Requiem
- Conductor: Leonard Bernstein
Performer: Cornelius Hauptmann, Friedemann Winklhofer, Maria Ewing, Marie McLaughlin, Jerry Hadley
Orchestra: Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Bayerischen Rundfunkorchester - Mozart - Don Giovanni
- Don Giovanni is Mozart's most famous opera.
Recommended Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Resources
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Life and works of Wolgang Amadeus Mozart (article by William Smythe Rockstro, pianist and musical composer; author of A General History of Music from the Infancy of the Greek Drama to the Present Period and other works on the history of music).
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (article)
Category: Image - :Croce-Mozart-Detail.jpg|thumb|270px|right|Mozart circa 1780, by Johann Nepomuk della Croce
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (, full name Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Mozart's exact name involved many complications; for details see Mozart's name. (27 January 1756 ? 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical era. His over 600 compositions include works widely acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music. Mozart is among the most enduringly popular of classical composers, and many of his works are part of the standard concert repertoire.
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Gillie2tat
Super lens. Thanks for writing it! Posted February 19, 2008 |
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JaimeBonet
A Mozart lens is definitely a must, thanks for this. I would suggest featuring more Mozart videos for some of his well-known pieces, but also for less known ones that people should enjoy to discover. Keep up the good job and keep on developing this great resource! Posted February 12, 2008 |
