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, Così 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: Da Ponte Operas / Harnoncourt, Zurich Opera House

Release Date: 07/29/2016 Label: Arthaus Musik
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Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro, Don Giovanni, Die Zauberflote / Royal Opera House

Release Date: 10/28/2014 Label: Opus Arte
Catalog: 7155 Number of Discs: 5

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Mozart: Don Giovanni / Krips, Siepi, Della Casa, Berry, Vienna PO

Release Date: 03/31/2009 Label: Decca
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Mozart: Abduction From The Seralio / Bohm, Auger, Schreier

Release Date: 1988 Label: Deutsche Grammophon
Catalog: 423459 Number of Discs: 2

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Mozart: Die Entfuhrung aus dem Serail / Matthews, Ticciati

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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 ...
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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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Greatest Works - Mozart

Label: Berlin Classics Catalog: 184322 Release Date: 08/12/2008 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Mozart, Chopin, Schumann, Grieg: Piano Concertos / Dino Lipatti

Label: Urania Records Catalog: 359 Release Date: 07/29/2008 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Frédéric Chopin, Robert Schumann, Edvard Grieg
Performer: Dinu Lipatti
Conductor: Herbert von Karajan, Alceo Galliera
Orchestra/Ensemble: Lucerne Festival Orchestra, Philharmonia Orchestra

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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
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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
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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
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Karajan - Complete Emi Recordings 1946-84 Vol 1 - Orchestral Works

Label: Warner Classics Catalog: 12038 Release Date: 04/01/2008 Number of Discs: 88
Composer: Johann Strauss Jr., Josef Strauss, E. Nikolaus von Reznicek, Johannes Brahms ...
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Ultimate Piano Concertos - The Essential Masterpieces

Label: Decca Catalog: 001079202 Release Date: 03/11/2008 Number of Discs: 5
Composer: Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Sergei Rachmaninov, Edvard Grieg, Felix Mendelssohn ...
Performer: Viktoria Postnikova, Cristina Ortiz, Jorge Bolet, Clifford Curzon ...
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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

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 ...
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Mozart: Piano Concertos 21 & 17 / V Ashkenazy, Philharmonia

Label: Decca Catalog: 411947 Release Date: 12/10/2007 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy
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Orchestra/Ensemble: Philharmonia Orchestra
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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
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Mozart: Piano Concertos No 21 & 12 / Lupu, Segal, English Co

Label: London/Decca Jubilee Catalog: 417773 Release Date: 11/13/2007 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Radu Lupu
Conductor: Uri Segal
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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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Gemini - Mozart: Piano Concertos / Eschenbach, London Po

Label: Warner Classics Catalog: 81793 Release Date: 04/24/2007 Number of Discs: 2
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Christoph Eschenbach
Conductor: Christoph Eschenbach
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Philharmonic Orchestra
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Mozart: Piano Concertos K 453 & K 467 / Maurizio Pollini

Label: Deutsche Grammophon Catalog: 000580502 Release Date: 04/10/2007 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Maurizio Pollini
Conductor: Maurizio Pollini
Orchestra/Ensemble: Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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Arthur Schnabel Plays Mozart

Label: Music & Arts Programs Of America Catalog: 1193 Release Date: 02/13/2007 Number of Discs: 5
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Artur Schnabel, Karl Ulrich Schnabel, Robert Mass, Germain Prévost ...
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Mozat: Piano Concertos No 20 & 21 / Schmidt, Masur, Et Al

Label: Berlin Classics Catalog: 8554 Release Date: 12/26/2006 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Annerose Schmidt
Conductor: Kurt Masur
Orchestra/Ensemble: Dresden Philharmonic Orchestra

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Mozart: The Piano Concertos Vol 3 / Kirschnereit, Beermann

Label: Arte Nova Catalog: 871470 Release Date: 11/14/2006 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Matthias Kirschnereit
Conductor: Frank Beermann
Orchestra/Ensemble: Bamberg Symphony Orchestra
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Ultimate Mozart - The Essential Masterpieces

Label: Decca Catalog: 000766002 Release Date: 11/14/2006 Number of Discs: 5
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Vladimir Ashkenazy, Karl Leister, Irena Grafenauer, Maria Graf ...
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Orchestra/Ensemble: Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Philharmonia Orchestra, Academy of St. Martin in the Fields ...

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Collectors Edition - Mozart: Piano Concertos / Rudolf Serkin

Label: Deutsche Grammophon Catalog: 000718702 Release Date: 10/10/2006 Number of Discs: 7
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Rudolf Serkin
Conductor: Claudio Abbado
Orchestra/Ensemble: London Symphony Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe

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Mozart: Piano Concertos No 20 & 21 / Jos Van Immerseel

Label: Channel Classics Catalog: 6002 Release Date: 10/10/2006 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Jos van Immerseel
Orchestra/Ensemble: Anima Eterna Orchestra

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Mozart: Piano Concerto No 21 & 23 / Pommier, Et Al

Label: Erato Catalog: 63292 Release Date: 09/12/2006 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Jean-Bernard Pommier
Conductor: Jean-Bernard Pommier
Orchestra/Ensemble: Sinfonia Varsovia

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Mozart Meets Marriner - Piano Concertos 18 & 21, Rondo / Brendel

Label: Philips Catalog: 000723602 Release Date: 08/08/2006 Number of Discs: 1
Composer: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Performer: Alfred Brendel
Conductor: Sir Neville Marriner
Orchestra/Ensemble: Academy of St. Martin in the Fields

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