Remembered as a child prodigy, how did Mozart craft the masterpieces that would remain well known over two hundred years after his death? Research from the Music Department has unearthed a new side to ...

Mozart’s compositions are usually identified with a ‘K’ number with reference to a catalogue of his music compiled by Ludwig von Köchel in 1862. These earliest compositions are known as K. 1a, 1b, and ...

Mozart's letters reveal an unpredictable man capable of every characteristic — ranging from childish pranks to vulgar humour, artistic passion, emotional yearning, melancholy, intellectual solemnity ...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is popularly acclaimed as the greatest musical genius of all time. A child prodigy who wrote his first musical pieces aged five, he produced more than 600 works before his ...

Mozart: The boyhood genius who took Classicism to unparalleled heights of mastery and perfection. Mozart is reputed to be the greatest composer of all – so how come he doesn’t make the top slot in ...

I’M STILL MOURNING that incredibly gifted musical genius who died way too young. Yes, he exhibited weird behavior. But what else would you expect from someone who was never allowed to have a normal ...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” (or “Die Zauberflöte”), with a libretto written by Emanuel Schikaneder, premiered in Vienna, Austria, on Sept. 30, 1791, just two months before the composer ...

Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Molto allegro Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: II. Andante Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: III. Minuetto. Allegretto ...

Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467: II. Andante "Elvira Madigan" Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K. 478: I. Allegro Piano Quartet No. 1 in G Minor, K. 478: II ...