Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Story
Mozart was born in Salzburg to a musical family. From an early age, the young Mozart showed all the signs of a prodigious musical talent. By the age of five he could read and write music, and he would entertain people with his talents on the keyboard. By the age of six he was writing his first compositions. Mozart was generally considered to be a rare musical genius, although he was also diligent in studying other great composers such as Haydn and Bach.
During his childhood, he would frequently tour various palaces around Europe playing for distinguished guests. Aged 17, he accepted a post as a court musician in Salzburg; although this did not suit him very well, the next few years were a time of prolific composition. In 1781, he moved permanently to Vienna where he stayed for the remainder of his life. In Vienna, he became well known and was often in demand as a composer and performer.
“I pay no attention whatever to anybody’s praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.”
– Mozart
However, despite his relative fame he struggled to manage his finances and moved between periods of poverty and prosperity. This difficulty was enhanced when, in 1786, Austria was involved in a war which led to lower demand for musicians. In 1782, he married against the wishes of his family; he had six children but only two survived infancy.
The work of Mozart is epic in scope and proportion. There were few branches of music Mozart did not touch. He composed operas, symphonies, concertos, and solo pieces for the piano. His work spanned from joyful light-hearted pieces to powerful, challenging compositions which touched the emotions. In the beginning of his career, Mozart had a powerful ability to learn and remember from the music he heard from others. He was able to incorporate the style and music of people such as Haydn and J.S. Bach. As he matured he developed his very own style and interpretations. In turn, the music of Mozart very much influenced the early Beethoven.
Mozart was brought up a Roman Catholic and remained a member of the church throughout his life.
“I know myself, and I have such a sense of religion that I shall never do anything which I would not do before the whole world.”
Some of his greatest works are religious in nature such as Ave Verum Corpus and the final Requiem.
Mozart was very productive until his untimely death in 1791, aged 35.
“I never lie down at night without reflecting that young as I am I may not live to see another day.”
In the last year of his life, he composed the opera The Magic Flute, the final piano concerto (K. 595 in B-flat), the Clarinet Concerto K. 622, a string quintet (K. 614 in E-flat), the famous motet Ave verum corpus K. 618, and the unfinished Requiem K. 626.
Details
- Composer
- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
- Date of birth
- January 27th, 1756
- Nationality
- Austrian
- Albums
- 71
- Tracks
- 1981
71 albums
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Antonín Dvořák, Maurice Ravel and 12 others
Adagios
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Edward Elgar, Georges Bizet and 27 others
Beautiful Classical Melodies
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Gioacchino Rossini, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and 19 others
Clarinet Concertos
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Guiseppe Ferlendis and 2 others
Classical Oboe Concertos
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Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and 17 others
Classical Piano Music
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Fantasia: Mozart on the Organ
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Carl Philipp Emanuel Bach and 9 others
Flute Concertos
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Camille Saint-Saëns, Anonymous and 23 others
Horn Concertos
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Schubert and 5 others
Klara Würtz, Super Audio Collection
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Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Franz Schubert
Klára Würtz: Celebration Vol. 1
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Maurice Ravel, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and 11 others
Klára Würtz: Celebration Vol. 5
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Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and 10 others
Liebestraum: Romantic Piano Melodies
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Mozart: 'Posthorn' Serenade K320, Gallimathias Musicum K32
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Mozart: Apollo et Hyacinthus, K. 38
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Mozart: Ascanio in Alba, K. 111
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Mozart: Chamber Music
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Nikolai Medtner and 2 others
Mozart: Complete Divertimenti & Serenades
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Mozart: Complete Divertimenti & Serenades
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Mozart: Complete Keyboard Works
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Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Antoine-Laurent Baudron
Mozart: Complete Pianoforte Works
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Mozart: Complete Symphonies
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Mozart: Complete Violin Concertos
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Mozart: Complete Wind Concertos
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Mozart: Concert Arias Complete
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Mozart: Cosí fan tutte, arranged for Wind Quintet
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Mozart: Der Schauspieldirektor, K. 486
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Mozart: Divertimento KV563
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Mozart: Eine kleine Nachtmusik / Serenata notturna D-Dur / Serenade F-Dur / Notturno D-Dur
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Mozart: Flute Quartets
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Mozart: Gehn wir im Prater, Secular Canons
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Mozart: Gran Partita
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Mozart: La clemenza di Tito, K. 621
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Mozart: Lodron Night Music, Divertimenti K247 & 287
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Mozart: Mass in C Minor
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Mozart: Organ Music
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Mozart: Piano Concertos No. 9 & 21
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Mozart: Piano Sonatas
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Mozart: Piano Sonatas, K. 311, K. 330 & K. 331
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Mozart: Requiem, K. 626
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Mozart: Requiem, K. 626
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Mozart: Symphonies
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Mozart: Symphonies 40 & 41
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Mozart: Symphonies, K. 504, K. 543, K. 550 & K. 551
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Mozart: The Early Operas, Il rè pastore
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Mozart: The Great Masses
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Mozart: The Great Piano Concertos, Vol. 1
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Mozart: The Great Piano Sonatas
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Mozart: The Great Symphonies, Vol. 1
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Louis Spohr and 5 others
Music for Violin and Viola
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Giacomo Puccini, Vincenzo Davico and 11 others
Ninna Nanna: Lullabies
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Richard Wagner, Giuseppe Verdi and 15 others
Opera Overtures, Choruses and Duets
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George Frideric Handel, Georges Bizet and 5 others
Overtures for Organ Four Hands
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Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and 4 others
Piano Music for Children: Kinderszenen, Children's Corner, Für Elise, Rondo alla turca
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Lowell Liebermann and 2 others
Piccolo Concertos
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Quintessence Mozart: Complete Piano Sonatas
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Giuseppe Verdi, Giacomo Puccini and 29 others
Requiem
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George Frideric Handel, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and 4 others
Romantic Harp Concertos
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Johann Sebastian Bach, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and 6 others
Sergio Fiorentino: The Legacy, Vol. 3
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Louis Spohr
Spohr: Songs for Voice and Guitar
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George Frideric Handel, Richard Wagner and 15 others
Sunday Morning Classics
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Best of Mozart
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Camille Saint-Saëns, Gabriel Fauré and 37 others
The Romantic Age, 500 Years of Classical Music
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Camille Saint-Saëns, Gabriel Fauré and 15 others
Top 30 Favourite Classical Chillout Tunes
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George Frideric Handel, Maurice Ravel and 21 others
Top 30 Funeral Classics
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Camille Saint-Saëns, Gabriel Fauré and 19 others
Top 40 Favourite Classical Melodies
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Edward Elgar, Gabriel Fauré and 23 others
Top 50 Classical Voices
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Maurice Ravel, Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky and 12 others
Top 50 Most Popular Classical Piano
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Richard Wagner, Edward Elgar and 36 others
Top 50 Most Popular Classical Violin
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Piotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and 8 others
Top 50 Most Popular Classics for Kids
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Top 50 Mozart