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Best of Mozart: 11 essential works - and the recordings you need

Apologies to Schubert, Mendelssohn and a few others: but Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart must stand as music's most supremely gifted melodist. His vast back catalogue includes countless gems from most of the ...
The Atlantic

The Secret to Mozart’s Lasting Appeal

One of my favorite passages in all of Mozart sounds nothing like him. In the opening bars of his String Quartet No. 19 in C Major, quiet notes from the violins and violas ooze over the halting pulse ...
Artnet

Previously Unknown Mozart Composition Turns Up in a German Library

In his lifetime, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart composed upwards of 600 works—symphonies, operas, sonatas, and concertos—that have fixed him in the pantheon of Western Classical music. His known oeuvre, ...
The New York Times

Here’s What ‘the Most Important Mozart Discovery in Decades’ Sounds Like

A newly found notebook documenting the composer’s lessons with a student includes seven previously unknown compositions. By Jeffrey Arlo Brown See more of our coverage in your search results.Encuentra ...
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Mozart the idol: Searching for beauty in times of crisis

Mozart's music evokes lightness and beauty. In times of war and destruction, people often invoke the ideals of the classical era. But is this just an escape from reality? The Mozartfest Würzburg ...