Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific … Read Full Bio ↴Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition resulted in more than 800 works of virtually every Western classical genre of his time. Many of these compositions are acknowledged as pinnacles of the symphonic, concertante, chamber, operatic, and choral repertoire. Mozart is widely regarded as among the greatest composers in the history of Western music, with his music admired for its "melodic beauty, its formal elegance and its richness of harmony and texture".
Born in Salzburg, then in the Holy Roman Empire and currently in Austria, Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty. His father took him on a grand tour of Europe and then three trips to Italy. At 17, he was a musician at the Salzburg court but grew restless and traveled in search of a better position.
While visiting Vienna in 1781, Mozart was dismissed from his Salzburg position. He stayed in Vienna, where he achieved fame but little financial security. During his final years there, he composed many of his best-known symphonies, concertos, and operas. His Requiem was largely unfinished by the time of his death at the age of 35, the circumstances of which are uncertain and much mythologized.
Born in Salzburg, then in the Holy Roman Empire and currently in Austria, Mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and performed before European royalty. His father took him on a grand tour of Europe and then three trips to Italy. At 17, he was a musician at the Salzburg court but grew restless and traveled in search of a better position.
While visiting Vienna in 1781, Mozart was dismissed from his Salzburg position. He stayed in Vienna, where he achieved fame but little financial security. During his final years there, he composed many of his best-known symphonies, concertos, and operas. His Requiem was largely unfinished by the time of his death at the age of 35, the circumstances of which are uncertain and much mythologized.
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36String Quartet No. 13 in D Minor, K. 173: I. (Allegro ma molto moderato)5:26Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
47String Quartet No.15 In D Minor, K.421: 4. Allegro Ma Non Troppo - Più Allegro9:27Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
48String Quartet No.17 In B Flat, K.458 -"The Hunt": 1. Allegro Vivace Assai8:22Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
71String Quartet No.20 in D, K.499 "Hoffmeister": 2. Menuetto (Allegretto)3:02Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
83String Quartet No.21 in D, K.575 "Prussian No.1": 3. Menuetto (Allegretto)6:07Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
87String Quartet No.22 in B flat, K.589 "Prussian No.2": 3. Menuetto (Moderato)6:55Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
88String Quartet No.22 in B flat, K.589 "Prussian No.2": 4. Allegro assai3:37Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Mozart, W.a.: The String Quartets
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