Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Biography

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was not only one of the greatest composers of the Classical period, but one of the greatest of all time. Surprisingly, he is not identified with radical formal or harmonic innovations, or with the profound kind symbolism heard in some of Bach's works. Mozart's best music has a natural flow and irresistible charm, and can express humor, joy or sorrow with both conviction and mastery. His operas, especially his later efforts, are brilliant examples of high art, as are many of his piano concertos and later symphonies. Even his lesser compositions and juvenile works feature much attractive and often masterful music.

Mozart was the last of seven children, of whom five did not survive early childhood. By the age of three he was playing the clavichord, and at four he began writing short compositions. Young Wolfgang gave his first public performance at the age of five at Salzburg University, and in January, 1762, he performed on harpsichord for the Elector of Bavaria. There are many astonishing accounts of the young Mozart's precocity and genius. At the age of seven, for instance, he picked up a violin at a musical gathering and sight-read the second part of a work with complete accuracy, despite his never having had a violin lesson.

In the years 1763 - 1766, Mozart, along with his father Leopold, a composer and musician, and sister Nannerl, also a musically talented child, toured London, Paris, and other parts of Europe, giving many successful concerts and performing before royalty. The Mozart family returned to Salzburg in November 1766. The following year young Wolfgang composed his first opera, Apollo et Hyacinthus. Keyboard concertos and other major works were also coming from his pen now.

In 1769, Mozart was appointed Konzertmeister at the Salzburg Court by the Archbishop. Beginning that same year, the Mozarts made three tours of Italy, where the young composer studied Italian opera and produced two successful efforts, Mitridate and Lucio Silla. In 1773, Mozart was back in Austria, where he spent most of the next few years composing. He wrote all his violin concertos between 1774 and 1777, as well as Masses, symphonies, and chamber works.

In 1780, Mozart wrote his opera Idomeneo, which became a sensation in Munich. After a conflict with the Archbishop, Mozart left his Konzertmeister post and settled in Vienna. He received a number of commissions now and took on a well-paying but unimportant Court post. In 1782 Mozart married Constanze Weber and took her to Salzburg the following year to introduce her to his family. 1782 was also the year that saw his opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail staged with great success.

In 1784, Mozart joined the Freemasons, apparently embracing the teachings of that group. He would later write music for certain Masonic lodges. In the early- and mid-1780s, Mozart composed many sonatas and quartets, and often appeared as soloist in the fifteen piano concertos he wrote during this period. Many of his commissions were for operas now, and Mozart met them with a string of masterpieces. Le nozze di Figaro came 1786, Don Giovanni in 1787, Così fan tutte in 1790 and Die Zauberflöte in 1791. Mozart made a number of trips in his last years, and while his health had been fragile in previous times, he displayed no serious condition or illness until he developed a fever of unknown origin near the end of 1791.

Biography by allmusic.com

All abums by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Cover	Album title	Year	Tracks	User rating	Preview
	Classics For Children	2007	15	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Classics For Children by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Requiem	2006	14	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Konzert fur Flote und Harfe	2004	5	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Konzert fur Flote und Harfe by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Requiem in D minor KV 626 (Herbert Von Karajan-Berliner Philharmoniker)	2004	14	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Requiem in D minor KV 626 (Herbert Von Karajan-Berliner Philharmoniker) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Symphonies 35, 38	2004	7	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Symphonies 35, 38 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Collection	2000	7	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Collection by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Mozart2	2000	6	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Mozart2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	The Best	1999	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album The Best by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	The Best of Mozart (1756-1791)	1997	14	0,0 / 0 votes	View album The Best of Mozart (1756-1791) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Concerto For Horn And Orchestra No 1, D Major, Kv 412	1995	11	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Concerto For Horn And Orchestra No 1, D Major, Kv 412 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Concerto For Horn and Orchestra No 1, D Major, Kv 412	1995	11	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Concerto For Horn and Orchestra No 1, D Major, Kv 412 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Symphonie No. 25 G-Moll, Kv 183	1995	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Symphonie No. 25 G-Moll, Kv 183 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Symphonie No. 25 G-Moll, Kv 183	1995	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Symphonie No. 25 G-Moll, Kv 183 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Symphony No 41, C Major, K 551 "Jupiter"	1995	8	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Symphony No 41, C Major, K 551 "Jupiter" by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Symphony No 41, C Major, K 551 Jupiter	1995	8	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Symphony No 41, C Major, K 551 Jupiter by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Violinekonzerte Cd1	1995	9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Violinekonzerte Cd1 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Violinekonzerte Cd1	1995	9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Violinekonzerte Cd1 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Violinekonzerte Cd2	1995	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Violinekonzerte Cd2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Violinekonzerte Cd2	1995	12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Violinekonzerte Cd2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Piano Concertos nos. 25 and 18	1991	6	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Piano Concertos nos. 25 and 18 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Concertos for 2 and 3 pianos and orchestra KV 365 and 242	1990	6	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Concertos for 2 and 3 pianos and orchestra KV 365 and 242 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Serenada ?10	1971	3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Serenada ?10 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Cien Obras Unicas De Musica Clasica - Volume 03		10	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Cien Obras Unicas De Musica Clasica - Volume 03 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Cosi Fan Tutte		41	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Cosi Fan Tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Cosi Fan Tutte		41	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Cosi Fan Tutte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Die Klaviersonaten (1)		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Die Klaviersonaten (1) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Die Klaviersonaten (10)		4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Die Klaviersonaten (10) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Die Klaviersonaten (11)		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Die Klaviersonaten (11) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Die Klaviersonaten (12)		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Die Klaviersonaten (12) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Die Klaviersonaten (13)		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Die Klaviersonaten (13) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Die Klaviersonaten (14)		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Die Klaviersonaten (14) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Die Klaviersonaten (15)		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Die Klaviersonaten (15) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Die Klaviersonaten (16)		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Die Klaviersonaten (16) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Die Klaviersonaten (17)		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Die Klaviersonaten (17) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Die Klaviersonaten (18)		4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Die Klaviersonaten (18) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Die Klaviersonaten (2)		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Die Klaviersonaten (2) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Die Klaviersonaten (3)		4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Die Klaviersonaten (3) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Die Klaviersonaten (4)		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Die Klaviersonaten (4) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Die Klaviersonaten (5)		4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Die Klaviersonaten (5) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Die Klaviersonaten (6)		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Die Klaviersonaten (6) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Die Klaviersonaten (7)		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Die Klaviersonaten (7) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Die Klaviersonaten (8)		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Die Klaviersonaten (8) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Die Klaviersonaten (9)		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Die Klaviersonaten (9) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Die Zauberflote		33	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Die Zauberflote by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Die Zauberflote		33	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Die Zauberflote by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Don Giovanni		59	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Don Giovanni		59	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Don Giovanni		4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Don Giovanni by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Eine Kleine Nachtmusik		16	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Eine Kleine Nachtmusik		16	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Eine Kleine Nachtmusik by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Energy Music Collection		10	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Energy Music Collection by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	fantasia in C minor, KV 475		1	0,0 / 0 votes	View album fantasia in C minor, KV 475 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Glenn Gould - The Piano Sonatas Vol 4		13	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Glenn Gould - The Piano Sonatas Vol 4 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Gould - The Piano Sonatas, Vol.1 - Disc 2		12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Gould - The Piano Sonatas, Vol.1 - Disc 2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Koncert ?21 Do Major		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Koncert ?21 Do Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Koncert ?23 A-Dur		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Koncert ?23 A-Dur by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Koncert ?24 Do Minor		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Koncert ?24 Do Minor by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Koncert ?26 Re Major		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Koncert ?26 Re Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Le Nozze Di Figaro		67	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Le Nozze Di Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Le Nozze Di Figaro (Cd1)		12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Le Nozze Di Figaro (Cd1) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Le Nozze Di Figaro (Cd3)		10	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Le Nozze Di Figaro (Cd3) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Piano Concertos (07 of 12)		9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Piano Concertos (07 of 12) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Piano Concertos (08 of 12)		6	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Piano Concertos (08 of 12) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Piano Concertos (09 of 12)		6	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Piano Concertos (09 of 12) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Piano Concertos (10 of 12)		6	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Piano Concertos (10 of 12) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Piano Concertos (11 of 12)		6	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Piano Concertos (11 of 12) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Piano Concertos (12 of 12)		6	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Piano Concertos (12 of 12) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Rekviem Re Minor Kv626		12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Rekviem Re Minor Kv626 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Rekviem Re Minor Kv626		12	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Rekviem Re Minor Kv626 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Requiem		14	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Requiem		14	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Requiem by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Romantic Classic		18	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Romantic Classic by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Simfonia 25 Sol Minor, K183		4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Simfonia 25 Sol Minor, K183 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Simfonia 25 Sol Minor, K183		4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Simfonia 25 Sol Minor, K183 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Simfonia 29 La Major, K201		4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Simfonia 29 La Major, K201 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Simfonia 31 Re Major, Paris, K297		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Simfonia 31 Re Major, Paris, K297 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Simfonia 31 Re Major, Paris, K297		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Simfonia 31 Re Major, Paris, K297 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Simfonia 33 Si-Bemol Major, K319		4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Simfonia 33 Si-Bemol Major, K319 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Simfonia 33 Si-Bemol Major, K319		4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Simfonia 33 Si-Bemol Major, K319 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Simfonia 34 Do Major, K338		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Simfonia 34 Do Major, K338 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Simfonia 34 Do Major, K338		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Simfonia 34 Do Major, K338 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Simfonia 35 Re Major, Haffner, K385		4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Simfonia 35 Re Major, Haffner, K385 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Simfonia 35 Re Major, Haffner, K385		4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Simfonia 35 Re Major, Haffner, K385 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Simfonia 36 Do Major, Linz, K425		4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Simfonia 36 Do Major, Linz, K425 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Simfonia 36 Do Major, Linz, K425		4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Simfonia 36 Do Major, Linz, K425 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Simfonia 38 Re Major, Prague, K504		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Simfonia 38 Re Major, Prague, K504 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Simfonia 38 Re Major, Prague, K504		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Simfonia 38 Re Major, Prague, K504 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Simfonia 40 Sol Minor, K550		4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Simfonia 40 Sol Minor, K550 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Skripichnye Sonaty		17	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Skripichnye Sonaty by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Skripichnye Sonaty		17	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Skripichnye Sonaty by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	sonata in A minor, KV 310-300d		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album sonata in A minor, KV 310-300d by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	sonata in A, KV 331-300i		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album sonata in A, KV 331-300i by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	sonata in B flat, KV 281-189f		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album sonata in B flat, KV 281-189f by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	sonata in B flat, KV 333-315c		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album sonata in B flat, KV 333-315c by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	sonata in B flat, KV 570		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album sonata in B flat, KV 570 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	sonata in C KV 545 (eine klaviersonate fur anfanger)		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album sonata in C KV 545 (eine klaviersonate fur anfanger) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	sonata in C minor, KV 457		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album sonata in C minor, KV 457 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	sonata in C, KV 279-189d		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album sonata in C, KV 279-189d by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	sonata in C, KV 309-284b		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album sonata in C, KV 309-284b by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	sonata in C, KV 330-300h		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album sonata in C, KV 330-300h by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	sonata in D KV 284-205b (Durnitz)		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album sonata in D KV 284-205b (Durnitz) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	sonata in D, KV 311-284c		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album sonata in D, KV 311-284c by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	sonata in D, KV 576		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album sonata in D, KV 576 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	sonata in E flat, KV 282-189g		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album sonata in E flat, KV 282-189g by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	sonata in F, KV 280-189e		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album sonata in F, KV 280-189e by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	sonata in F, KV 332-300k		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album sonata in F, KV 332-300k by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	sonata in F, KV 533 and 494		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album sonata in F, KV 533 and 494 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	sonata in G, KV 283-189h		3	0,0 / 0 votes	View album sonata in G, KV 283-189h by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Sonats for Violin and Piano vol I		10	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Sonats for Violin and Piano vol I by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Sonats for Violin and Piano vol II		9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Sonats for Violin and Piano vol II by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Sonaty Dlja Fortepiano (Gould)		9	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Sonaty Dlja Fortepiano (Gould) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	String Quartets		11	0,0 / 0 votes	View album String Quartets by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Symphonic Highlights		10	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Symphonic Highlights by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Symphonic Highlights		10	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Symphonic Highlights by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Symphony No.33 In B Major		4	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Symphony No.33 In B Major by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	The Best of Opera Mozart. The.Marriage of Figaro		1	0,0 / 0 votes	View album The Best of Opera Mozart. The.Marriage of Figaro by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	The Most Admired Piano Concertos		6	0,0 / 0 votes	View album The Most Admired Piano Concertos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Zauberflvte (The Magic Flute)		13	0,0 / 0 votes	View album Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart - Die Zauberflvte (The Magic Flute) by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
	[320] The Most Admired Piano Concertos CD2		7	0,0 / 0 votes	View album [320] The Most Admired Piano Concertos CD2 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart