Returning again to the Maestro, this time at 23 years of age, with this light and airy concertante symphony written for both violin and viola. Many will recognise the passage at (4:08), even if they haven’t heard the whole movement.…
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Sinfonia Concertante for Violin, Viola and Orchestra, K. 364 Mov. 1 (1779) – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Symphony No. 29 in A major, K. 201; 1st Movement, Allegro Moderato (1774) – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was just 17 years old when he wrote this. Let that sink in for a moment. It’s hard to imagine the kind of beauty that must have stirred in him as he composed it – something almost…
The Marriage of Figaro (Overture) 1786 – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Marriage of Figaro (Italian: Le nozze di Figaro), K. 492, is an opera buffa (comic opera) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte. Today’s featured piece the…
Piano Concerto No. 10 (Concerto For Two Pianos), K. 365; 3rd Movement (1779) – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
I let this jubilant and playful finale play in the background this morning as I tended to a few things and I couldn’t help feel more buoyant and lightness. I first heard it as a teenager in the Amadeus movie…
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Requiem in D Minor K. 626 (1791) – Wolfang Amadeus Mozart
If I was restricted to choose just one piece of music (of all the music I have had the privilege to hear in my life) to take with me to a Desert island it would be Requiem in D Minor.…
Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K.525 (1787) – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
No other classical music composer has featured here more than Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756 – 1791). Today’s serenade Eine Kleine Nachtmusik translated as A Little Night Music is one of the composers most recognisable and delectable pieces. In a catalog…
Mass in C minor, K. 427 (Kyrie) (1783) – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
The Mass in C minor is the 13th piece of music to be presented here so far by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. I first heard this in the movie Amadeus (1984), which possesses the greatest musical soundtrack I have ever heard. There’s…
Piano Concerto No 21 In C Major K467 Andante (1785) – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
It’s staggering what Mozart wrote around this time period, like the Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni and The Abduction from the Seraglio amongst many other great works written about here. Today’s featured piece – Piano Concerto No. 21 was completed just 4 weeks after he completed Piano…
The Marriage of Figaro Act IV Ah Tutti Contenti (Ah, All Content) (1786) – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
This is the second piece to feature here from one of Mozart’s most adored Operas – The Marriage of Figaro. More background information about the Opera’s conception and story and can be found in my post Ecco la Marcia Act…
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Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620 (1791) – Overture – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) K.620 Overture is the second piece to appear hear from Mozart’s famous Opera. This is so good. It premiered just 2 months prior to the composer’s death. A synopsis of the Opera can be found…
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