Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

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Born: Jan 27, 1756; Austria   Died: Dec 5, 1791; Austria   Period: Classical
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was not only one of the greatest composers of the Classical period, but one of the greatest of all time. Surprisingly, he is not identified with radical formal or harmonic innovations, or with the profound kind of symbolism heard in some of Bach's works. Mozart's best music has a natural flow and irresistible charm, and can express humor, joy or sorrow with both conviction and mastery. His operas, especially his later Read more efforts, are brilliant examples of high art, as are many of his piano concertos and later symphonies. Even his lesser compositions and juvenile works feature much attractive and often masterful music.
Mozart was the last of seven children, of whom five did not survive early childhood. By the age of three he was playing the clavichord, and at four he began writing short compositions. Young Wolfgang gave his first public performance at the age of five at Salzburg University, and in January, 1762, he performed on harpsichord for the Elector of Bavaria. There are many astonishing accounts of the young Mozart's precocity and genius. At the age of seven, for instance, he picked up a violin at a musical gathering and sight-read the second part of a work with complete accuracy, despite his never having had a violin lesson.
In the years 1763 - 1766, Mozart, along with his father Leopold, a composer and musician, and sister Nannerl, also a musically talented child, toured London, Paris, and other parts of Europe, giving many successful concerts and performing before royalty. The Mozart family returned to Salzburg in November 1766. The following year young Wolfgang composed his first opera, Apollo et Hyacinthus. Keyboard concertos and other major works were also coming from his pen now.
In 1769, Mozart was appointed Konzertmeister at the Salzburg Court by the Archbishop. Beginning that same year, the Mozarts made three tours of Italy, where the young composer studied Italian opera and produced two successful efforts, Mitridate and Lucio Silla. In 1773, Mozart was back in Austria, where he spent most of the next few years composing. He wrote all his violin concertos between 1774 and 1777, as well as Masses, symphonies, and chamber works.
In 1780, Mozart wrote his opera Idomeneo, which became a sensation in Munich. After a conflict with the Archbishop, Mozart left his Konzertmeister post and settled in Vienna. He received a number of commissions now and took on a well-paying but unimportant Court post. In 1782 Mozart married Constanze Weber and took her to Salzburg the following year to introduce her to his family. 1782 was also the year that saw his opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail staged with great success.
In 1784, Mozart joined the Freemasons, apparently embracing the teachings of that group. He would later write music for certain Masonic lodges. In the early- and mid-1780s, Mozart composed many sonatas and quartets, and often appeared as soloist in the fifteen piano concertos he wrote during this period. Many of his commissions were for operas now, and Mozart met them with a string of masterpieces. Le nozze di Figaro came 1786, Don Giovanni in 1787, Cosě fan tutte in 1790 and Die Zauberflöte in 1791. Mozart made a number of trips in his last years, and while his health had been fragile in previous times, he displayed no serious condition or illness until he developed a fever of unknown origin near the end of 1791. Read less

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Mozart: Symphony Nos 38 - 41 / Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Mozart: Symphony Nos 38 - 41 / Mackerras, Scottish Chamber Orchestra
Release Date: 02/01/2008   Label: Linn Records  
Catalog: 308   Number of Discs: 2
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Mozart: Violin Concertos / Faust, Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico
Mozart: Violin Concertos / Faust, Antonini, Il Giardino Armonico
Release Date: 11/25/2016   Label: Harmonia Mundi  
Catalog: 902230   Number of Discs: 2
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Mozart: Requiem / Dunedin Consort
Mozart: Requiem / Dunedin Consort
Release Date: 02/23/2018   Label: Linn Records  
Catalog: 449   Number of Discs: 1
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Mozart & Myslivecek: Flute Concertos / De La Vega, English Chamber Orchestra
Mozart & Myslivecek: Flute Concertos / De La Vega, English Chamber Orchestra
Release Date: 06/22/2018   Label: Pentatone  
Catalog: 5186723   Number of Discs: 1
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Adagio - J.s. Bach, Albinoni, Marcello, Mozart, Bruch, Et Al
Adagio - J.s. Bach, Albinoni, Marcello, Mozart, Bruch, Et Al
Release Date: 01/04/1996   Label: Naxos  
Catalog: 8550994   Number of Discs: 1
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Work: Concerto for Piano no 21 in C major, K 467

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    Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 6 / Zacharias, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra
    Mozart: Piano Concertos, Vol. 6 / Zacharias, Lausanne Chamber Orchestra
    Label: Md&g (Dabringhaus & Grimm)   Catalog: 9401646 Release Date: 10/05/2010   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Christian Zacharias
    Conductor:  Christian Zacharias
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Lausanne Chamber Orchestra
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    Mozart: Piano Concertos No 21 & 20 / Vered, Katchen, Foster, Munchinger
    Mozart: Piano Concertos No 21 & 20 / Vered, Katchen, Foster, Munchinger
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 425506 Release Date: 06/17/2010   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Ilana Vered,  Julius Katchen
    Conductor:  Lawrence Foster,  Karl Münchinger
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Royal Philharmonic Orchestra,  Stuttgart Chamber Orchestra
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    Mozart: The Piano Concertos / Schmidt, Masur
    Mozart: The Piano Concertos / Schmidt, Masur
    Label: Berlin Classics   Catalog: 300035 Release Date: 06/08/2010   Number of Discs: 10
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Annerose Schmidt
    Conductor:  Kurt Masur
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Mozart: Piano Concertos K 271 & 467 / Wurtz, Vermeulen
    Mozart: Piano Concertos K 271 & 467 / Wurtz, Vermeulen
    Label: Brilliant Classics   Catalog: 93896 Release Date: 02/09/2010   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Klára Würtz
    Conductor:  Dirk Vermeulen
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Prima La Musica
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    Mozart: Piano Concertos No 16 & 21 / Katsaris
    Mozart: Piano Concertos No 16 & 21 / Katsaris
    Label: Piano 21   Catalog: 25 Release Date: 10/13/2009   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Cyprien Katsaris
    Conductor:  Yoon K. Lee
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Salzburg Chamber Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Mozart: Piano Concertos No 21 & 25 / Diana Ambache
    Mozart: Piano Concertos No 21 & 25 / Diana Ambache
    Label: Erato   Catalog: 91459 Release Date: 09/24/2009   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Diana Ambache
    Conductor:  Diana Ambache
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Ambache Chamber Orchestra
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    Icon - Artur Schnabel - Scholar of the Piano
    Icon - Artur Schnabel - Scholar of the Piano
    Label: Warner Classics   Catalog: 65064 Release Date: 04/21/2009   Number of Discs: 8
    Composer:  Johann Sebastian Bach,  Ludwig van Beethoven,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Franz Schubert
    Performer:  Artur Schnabel,  Karl Ulrich Schnabel,  Claude Hobday
    Conductor:  Sir Adrian Boult,  Sir Malcolm Sargent
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  London Symphony Orchestra,  Pro Arte String Quartet
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    Dresden Philharmonic - Legendary Masterworks Recordings
    Dresden Philharmonic - Legendary Masterworks Recordings
    Label: Berlin Classics   Catalog: 184522 Release Date: 02/10/2009   Number of Discs: 8
    Composer:  Antonín Dvorák,  Johannes Brahms,  Aram Khachaturian,  Gerhard Rosenfeld  ... 
    Performer:  Mirka Pokorná,  Gustav Schmahl,  Annerose Schmidt,  Nelson Freire
    Conductor:  Heinz Bongartz,  Horst Förster,  Kurt Masur,  Günther Herbig  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra
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  • 84.
    Mozart: Piano Concertos No 1, 21 & 25 / Freeman, Han, Philharmonia Orchestra
    Mozart: Piano Concertos No 1, 21 & 25 / Freeman, Han, Philharmonia Orchestra
    Label: Brilliant Classics   Catalog: 93288 Release Date: 02/10/2009   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Derek Han
    Conductor:  Paul Freeman
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
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  • 85.
    Best Of Mozart - Clarinet Concerto, Piano Concerto No 21, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
    Best Of Mozart - Clarinet Concerto, Piano Concerto No 21, Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
    Label: Berlin Classics   Catalog: 2872 Release Date: 12/03/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Annerose Schmidt,  Oskar Michallik
    Conductor:  Siegfried Kurz,  Max Pommer,  Kurt Masur
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra,  Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra,  Dresden Staatskapelle
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    Herbert Von Karajan - Salzburg Festival 1957 - Bruckner, Brahms, Berger, Einem, Honegger, Mozart
    Herbert Von Karajan - Salzburg Festival 1957 - Bruckner, Brahms, Berger, Einem, Honegger, Mozart
    Label: Orfeo D'or   Catalog: 773084 Release Date: 11/25/2008   Number of Discs: 4
    Composer:  Anton Bruckner,  Johannes Brahms,  Theodore Berger,  Gottfried von Einem  ... 
    Performer:  Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau,  Lisa Della Casa,  Gerty Herzog,  Géza Anda
    Conductor:  Herbert von Karajan
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra,  Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Mozart: Piano Concertos No 21 & 22 / Jonathan Biss
    Mozart: Piano Concertos No 21 & 22 / Jonathan Biss
    Label: Emi Classics   Catalog: 17270 Release Date: 10/14/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Jonathan Biss
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orpheus Chamber Orchestra
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  • 88.
    Dinu Lipatti - The Master Pianist
    Dinu Lipatti - The Master Pianist
    Label: Warner Classics   Catalog: 07318 Release Date: 09/02/2008   Number of Discs: 7
    Composer:  Frédéric Chopin,  Franz Schubert,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Johann Sebastian Bach  ... 
    Performer:  Dinu Lipatti
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  • 89.
    Mozart: Piano Concertos No 20 & 21 / Bilson, Gardiner
    Mozart: Piano Concertos No 20 & 21 / Bilson, Gardiner
    Label: Archiv Produktion (Dg)   Catalog: 419609 Release Date: 08/18/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Malcolm Bilson
    Conductor:  John Eliot Gardiner
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Baroque Soloists
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  • 90.
    Greatest Works - Mozart
    Greatest Works - Mozart
    Label: Berlin Classics   Catalog: 184322 Release Date: 08/12/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Achim Beyer,  Ulrike Petersen,  Gernot Sussmuth,  Friedemann Weigle  ... 
    Conductor:  Max Pommer,  Otmar Suitner,  Kurt Masur,  Johannes Goritzki
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  • 91.
    Edition Geza Anda Vol 1- Mozart
    Edition Geza Anda Vol 1- Mozart
    Label: Audite   Catalog: 23407 Release Date: 07/08/2008   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Géza Anda
    Conductor:  Joseph Keilberth
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Cologne Radio Symphony Orchestra,  Salzburg Camerata Academica Orchestra
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  • 92.
    Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 21 & 24 / Lhévinne, Gould
    Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 21 & 24 / Lhévinne, Gould
    Label: Cbs Masterworks Portrait   Catalog: 44845 Release Date: 05/30/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Rosina Lhévinne,  Glenn Gould
    Conductor:  Jean Paul Morel,  Walter Susskind
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Juilliard Orchestra,  BBC Symphony Orchestra
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  • 93.
    Mozart: The Great Concertos For Piano / Maria Joao Pires
    Mozart: The Great Concertos For Piano / Maria Joao Pires
    Label: Erato   Catalog: 4696869 Release Date: 05/26/2008   Number of Discs: 5
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Maria-Joao Pires
    Conductor:  Theodor Guschlbauer,  Armin Jordan
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Lisbon Gulbenkian Foundation Orchestra,  Orchestre de Chambre de Lausanne,  Lausanne Chamber Orchestra  ... 
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  • 94.
    Ultimate Piano Concertos - The Essential Masterpieces
    Ultimate Piano Concertos - The Essential Masterpieces
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001079202 Release Date: 03/11/2008   Number of Discs: 5
    Composer:  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,  Edvard Grieg,  Felix Mendelssohn,  Robert Schumann  ... 
    Performer:  Viktoria Postnikova,  Jorge Bolet,  Clifford Curzon,  Stephen Kovacevich  ... 
    Conductor:  Gennadi Rozhdestvensky,  Riccardo Chailly,  Hans Knappertsbusch,  Sir Colin Davis  ... 
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    Klavier - Greatest Concertos - Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Schumann / Rösel, Schmidt, Et Al
    Klavier - Greatest Concertos - Mozart, Beethoven, Tchaikovsky, Schumann / Rösel, Schmidt, Et Al
    Label: Berlin Classics   Catalog: 1281 Release Date: 03/04/2008   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Robert Schumann,  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,  Ludwig van Beethoven,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Peter Rösel,  Annerose Schmidt
    Conductor:  Kurt Masur,  Claus Peter Flor
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Leipzig Gewandhaus Orchestra,  Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra,  Berlin Symphony Orchestra
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    101 Piano Masterpieces - 10 Cd Box Set
    101 Piano Masterpieces - 10 Cd Box Set
    Label: Zyx Records   Catalog: 9528670 Release Date: 02/26/2008   Number of Discs: 10
    Composer:  Robert Schumann,  Frédéric Chopin,  Franz Liszt,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  ... 
    Performer:  Magda Bergreich,  Hans-Christoph Becker-Foss,  Robert Titze,  Christa Lehnert  ... 
    Conductor:  Vladimir Petroschoff,  Robert Wagner,  Ernst Delgado,  Henry Adolf  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Munich Symphony Orchestra,  Nurnberger Symphoniker
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    Mozart: Piano Concertos 21 & 17 / V Ashkenazy, Philharmonia
    Mozart: Piano Concertos 21 & 17 / V Ashkenazy, Philharmonia
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 411947 Release Date: 11/21/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Vladimir Ashkenazy
    Conductor:  Vladimir Ashkenazy
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Philharmonia Orchestra
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    Instant Classics - Mozart: Concertos Pour Piano No 9 & 21
    Instant Classics - Mozart: Concertos Pour Piano No 9 & 21
    Label: Naive   Catalog: 5109 Release Date: 11/20/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Patrick Cohen
    Conductor:  Christophe Coin
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Limoges Baroque Ensemble
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    Mozart: Piano Concertos No 21 & 12 / Lupu, Segal, English Co
    Mozart: Piano Concertos No 21 & 12 / Lupu, Segal, English Co
    Label: London/Decca Jubilee   Catalog: 417773 Release Date: 10/26/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Radu Lupu
    Conductor:  Uri Segal
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber Orchestra
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    Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 20 & 21 / Géza Anda, Vienna So
    Mozart: Piano Concertos Nos 20 & 21 / Géza Anda, Vienna So
    Label: Rca Silver Seal   Catalog: 60484 Release Date: 07/02/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Géza Anda
    Conductor:  Géza Anda,  Fritz Reiner
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Symphony Orchestra,  Chicago Symphony Orchestra
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