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: Violin Concertos / Fischer, Kreizberg
Mozart: Violin Concertos / Fischer, Kreizberg
Release Date: 01/25/2011   Label: Pentatone  
Catalog: 5186453   Number of Discs: 4
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Mozart: Flute Quartets / Schaaff, Boge, Willwohl, Beckert
Mozart: Flute Quartets / Schaaff, Boge, Willwohl, Beckert
Release Date: 08/04/2017   Label: Pentatone  
Catalog: 5186567   Number of Discs: 1
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Mozart: Piano Concertos Vol. 4
Mozart: Piano Concertos Vol. 4
Release Date: 02/15/1994   Label: Naxos  
Catalog: 8550204   Number of Discs: 1
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Mozart: Piano Concertos No 20 & 21 / Jandó, Ligeti
Mozart: Piano Concertos No 20 & 21 / Jandó, Ligeti
Release Date: 02/15/1994   Label: Naxos  
Catalog: 8550434   Number of Discs: 1
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Mozart: Piano Concertos Vol 2 - Nos 9 & 17 / Howard Shelley
Mozart: Piano Concertos Vol 2 - Nos 9 & 17 / Howard Shelley
Release Date: 10/28/1992   Label: Chandos  
Catalog: 9068   Number of Discs: 1
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  • 51.
    Mozart: Don Giovanni - Highlights / Leinsdorf, Siepi, Nilsson, Price
    Mozart: Don Giovanni - Highlights / Leinsdorf, Siepi, Nilsson, Price
    Label: London/Decca Opera Gala Series   Catalog: 421875 Release Date: 02/13/2009   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Cesare Valletti,  Eugenia Ratti,  Leontyne Price,  Birgit Nilsson  ... 
    Conductor:  Erich Leinsdorf
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra
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    Berehmte Arien aus Mozart-Opern / Prey [Vinyl]
    Berehmte Arien aus Mozart-Opern / Prey [Vinyl]
    Label: Berlin Classics   Catalog: 33251 Release Date: 10/14/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Hermann Prey
    Conductor:  Otmar Suitner
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Dresden Staatskapelle
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    Erwin Schrott - Arias
    Erwin Schrott - Arias
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 001183802 Release Date: 09/23/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Giacomo Meyerbeer,  Giuseppe Verdi,  Charles Gounod,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart  ... 
    Performer:  Erwin Schrott,  Boris Tonkov,  Rafat Jezierski
    Conductor:  Riccardo Frizza
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Orquestra de la Comunitat Valenciana
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    Jorma Hynninen- Opera Arias
    Jorma Hynninen- Opera Arias
    Label: Ondine   Catalog: ODE731 Release Date: 09/18/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Peter Ilyich Tchaikovsky,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Giuseppe Verdi,  Ruggero Leoncavallo
    Performer:  Jorma Hynninen
    Conductor:  Eri Klas
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Estonian State Symphony Orchestra
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  • 55.
    Basics - Mozart: Opera Arias / Schreier, Prey, Suitner, Et Al
    Basics - Mozart: Opera Arias / Schreier, Prey, Suitner, Et Al
    Label: Berlin Classics   Catalog: 149342 Release Date: 09/09/2008   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Hermann Prey,  Peter Schreier,  Walter Olbertz
    Conductor:  Otmar Suitner
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Dresden Staatskapelle
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  • 56.
    Mozart: Arias / Hermann Prey
    Mozart: Arias / Hermann Prey
    Label: Berlin Classics   Catalog: 1318 Release Date: 07/08/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Hermann Prey
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    Prima Voce - Tito Gobbi
    Prima Voce - Tito Gobbi
    Label: Nimbus   Catalog: 7946 Release Date: 03/11/2008   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Giuseppe Verdi,  Gaetano Donizetti,  Gioachino Rossini  ... 
    Performer:  Tito Gobbi,  Nicola Monti
    Conductor:  Umberto Berrettoni,  James Robertson,  Gabriele Santini,  Alberto Erede  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Milan Teatro alla Scala Orchestra,  Philharmonia Orchestra,  Rome Opera House Orchestra  ... 
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    Prima Voce - Cesare Siepi
    Prima Voce - Cesare Siepi
    Label: Nimbus   Catalog: 7942 Release Date: 11/13/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Vincenzo Bellini,  Gioachino Rossini,  Amilcare Ponchielli,  Giuseppe Verdi  ... 
    Performer:  Cesare Siepi
    Conductor:  Alfredo Simonetto,  Arturo Basile
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Italian Radio Symphony Orchestra
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  • 59.
    Mozart: Harmoniemusik From His Late Operas
    Mozart: Harmoniemusik From His Late Operas
    Label: Coviello Classics   Catalog: 50712 Release Date: 07/24/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  German Chamber Philharmonic Bremen Wind Soloists
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  • 60.
    Georg Ots Vol 1 - Recordings 1958-1968
    Georg Ots Vol 1 - Recordings 1958-1968
    Label: Hafg   Catalog: 10352 Release Date: 06/12/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Gaetano Donizetti,  Giuseppe Verdi,  Ruggero Leoncavallo
    Performer:  Georg Ots,  Margarita Voltes,  Teo Meiste,  Anu Kaal
    Conductor:  Jarvi,  Kirill Raudsepp
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Estonian Radio Symphony Orchestra,  Estonian State Symphony Orchestra
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  • 61.
    Eterna Collection - Grosse Sänger / Karl Schmidt-walter
    Eterna Collection - Grosse Sänger / Karl Schmidt-walter
    Label: Berlin Classics   Catalog: 3309 Release Date: 02/13/2007   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Gaetano Donizetti,  Albert Lortzing  ... 
    Performer:  Karl Schmitt-Walter,  Hilde Scheppan,  Wilhelm Lang
    Conductor:  Arthur Rother,  Horst Stein,  Hanns Steinkopf,  Otto Dobrindt
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra,  Berlin Deutsche Oper Chorus
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  • 62.
    Tutto Mozart / Bryn Terfel
    Tutto Mozart / Bryn Terfel
    Label: Deutsche Grammophon   Catalog: 000719402 Release Date: 11/14/2006   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Bryn Terfel,  David Watkin,  Christine Rice,  Miah Persson  ... 
    Conductor:  Sir Charles Mackerras
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Scottish Chamber Orchestra
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  • 63.
    Heinrich Schlusnus - Baritone
    Heinrich Schlusnus - Baritone
    Label: Berlin Classics   Catalog: 3306 Release Date: 10/24/2006   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi,  Jacques Offenbach,  Richard Wagner,  Heinrich Marschner  ... 
    Performer:  Heinrich Schlusnus,  Helge Rosvaenge
    Conductor:  Arthur Rother,  Johannes Schüler,  Leo Blech,  Hanns Steinkopf  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Berlin Staatskapelle Orchestra,  Berlin Symphony Orchestra,  Berlin Radio Symphony Orchestra
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  • 64.
    Mozart: Arias / Theo Adam
    Mozart: Arias / Theo Adam
    Label: Berlin Classics   Catalog: 1376 Release Date: 10/24/2006   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Walter Olbertz,  Theo Adam
    Conductor:  Otmar Suitner
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Dresden Staatskapelle
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  • 65.
    Mozart: Don Giovanni (Highlights) / Harding, Et Al
    Mozart: Don Giovanni (Highlights) / Harding, Et Al
    Label: Erato   Catalog: 63304 Release Date: 09/12/2006   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Gilles Cachemaille,  Lisa Larsson,  Peter Mattei,  Carmela Remigio  ... 
    Conductor:  Daniel Harding
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Mahler Chamber Orchestra
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  • 66.
    Mozart Jubileum / Isokoski, Garanca, Et Al
    Mozart Jubileum / Isokoski, Garanca, Et Al
    Label: Ondine   Catalog: 1078 Release Date: 06/27/2006   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Elina Garanca,  Jorma Hynninen,  Kari Kriikku,  Soile Isokoski  ... 
    Conductor:  Alexander Vilumanis,  Eri Klas,  John Storgĺrds,  Peter Schreier  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Latvian National Symphony Orchestra,  Estonian State Symphony Orchestra,  Tapiola Sinfonietta  ... 
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    Paolo Silveri, Caterina Mancini - Recordings 1946-1951
    Paolo Silveri, Caterina Mancini - Recordings 1946-1951
    Label: Hafg   Catalog: 10156 Release Date: 04/27/2006   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Gaetano Donizetti,  Gioachino Rossini  ... 
    Performer:  Paolo Silveri,  Caterina Mancini,  Giulietta Simionato
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    Mozart: Don Giovanni (Highlights) / Halász, Skovhus, Et Al
    Mozart: Don Giovanni (Highlights) / Halász, Skovhus, Et Al
    Label: Naxos   Catalog: 8557893 Release Date: 04/18/2006   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Adrianne Pieczonka,  Renato Girolami,  Janusz Monarcha,  Bo Skovhus  ... 
    Conductor:  Michael Halász
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Nicolaus Esterházy Sinfonia,  Hungarian Radio Chorus
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    Karaoke Opera 1 - Nessun Dorma
    Karaoke Opera 1 - Nessun Dorma
    Label: Musical Concepts   Catalog: 111 Release Date: 04/11/2006  
    Composer:  Giuseppe Verdi,  Giacomo Puccini,  Gaetano Donizetti,  Ruggero Leoncavallo  ... 
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    Mozart 250 - A Celebration
    Mozart 250 - A Celebration
    Label: Sony   Catalog: 75944 Release Date: 02/07/2006   Number of Discs: 3
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Lin Cho-Liang,  Jaime Laredo,  Alicia de Larrocha,  James Galway  ... 
    Conductor:  Raymond Leppard,  Sir Colin Davis,  Eduardo Mata,  Erich Leinsdorf  ... 
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  English Chamber Orchestra,  London Symphony Orchestra,  New Philharmonia Orchestra  ... 
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  • 71.
    Mozart: Opera Arias / Prey, Suitner, Dresden Staatskapelle
    Mozart: Opera Arias / Prey, Suitner, Dresden Staatskapelle
    Label: Berlin Classics   Catalog: 3261 Release Date: 10/01/2005   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    Performer:  Hermann Prey
    Conductor:  Otmar Suitner
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Dresden Staatskapelle
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  • 72.
    Art Of Gerard Souzay
    Art Of Gerard Souzay
    Label: Video Artists International   Catalog: 4312 Release Date: 08/09/2005   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Christoph W. Gluck,  Gabriel Fauré,  Henri Duparc,  Charles Gounod  ... 
    Performer:  Gérard Souzay
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  • 73.
    Classic Recitals - Tom Krause - The Heroic Baritone / Quadri
    Classic Recitals - Tom Krause - The Heroic Baritone / Quadri
    Label: Decca   Catalog: 4756814 Release Date: 08/09/2005   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Gioachino Rossini,  Richard Wagner,  Alexander Borodin,  Umberto Giordano  ... 
    Performer:  Tom Krause
    Conductor:  Argeo Quadri
    Orchestra/Ensemble:  Vienna Opera Orchestra
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    Prima Voce - Emilio De Gogorza
    Prima Voce - Emilio De Gogorza
    Label: Nimbus   Catalog: 7922 Release Date: 06/14/2005   Number of Discs: 2
    Composer:  Charles Gounod,  Ambroise Thomas,  Jules Massenet,  Emile Paladilhe  ... 
    Performer:  Emilio de Gogorza,  Marcella Sembrich,  Emma Eames
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    Jane Curtis Plays Zither Music From Vienna
    Jane Curtis Plays Zither Music From Vienna
    Label: Jane Curtis   Catalog: 5637335333 Release Date: 05/31/2005   Number of Discs: 1
    Composer:  Folk,  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart,  Fritz Kreisler,  Traditional  ... 
    Performer:  Jane Curtis
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