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Salzburg, Austria (1756 – 1791)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (born Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart; 27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) is among the most significant and enduring popular composers of European classical music. His enormous output includes works that are widely acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music. Many of his works are part of the standard concert repertoire and are widely recognized as masterpieces of classical music.
The central traits of the classical style can all be identified in Mozart’s music. Clarity, balance, and transparency are hallmarks, though a simplistic notion of the delicacy of his music obscures for us the exceptional and even demonic power of some of his finest masterpieces, such as the Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor, K. 491, the Symphony No 40 in G minor, K. 550, and the opera Don Giovanni. The famed writer on music Charles Rosen has written (in The Classical Style): “It is only through recognizing the violence and sensuality at the center of Mozart’s work that we can make a start towards a comprehension of his structures and an insight into his magnificence. In a paradoxical way, Schumann’s superficial characterization of the G minor Symphony can help us to see Mozart’s daemon more steadily. In all of Mozart’s supreme expressions of suffering and terror, there is something shockingly voluptuous.
The central traits of the classical style can all be identified in Mozart’s music. Clarity, balance, and transparency are hallmarks, though a simplistic notion of the delicacy of his music obscures for us the exceptional and even demonic power of some of his finest masterpieces, such as the Piano Concerto No 24 in C minor, K. 491, the Symphony No 40 in G minor, K. 550, and the opera Don Giovanni. The famed writer on music Charles Rosen has written (in The Classical Style): “It is only through recognizing the violence and sensuality at the center of Mozart’s work that we can make a start towards a comprehension of his structures and an insight into his magnificence. In a paradoxical way, Schumann’s superficial characterization of the G minor Symphony can help us to see Mozart’s daemon more steadily. In all of Mozart’s supreme expressions of suffering and terror, there is something shockingly voluptuous.
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| FULL TRACK Piano Sonata 13 - movement 3 (Mozart) | 5:41 | Free MP3 |
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douglasC280 wrote:
super......♥♥♥...
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Elodita wrote:
Happy 256th Birthday, Mozart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You still astonish the ears of many generations. What a legacy. I can't believe you were only 35 when you transitioned. God truly used you as a vessel!! [4]
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staywaivy wrote:
Wolfgang
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tiagohardrock wrote:
God!
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Glendrix wrote:
Happy 256th Birthday, Mozart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You still astonish the ears of many generations. What a legacy. I can't believe you were only 35 when you transitioned. God truly used you as a vessel!! [3]!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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jaseFX wrote:
Happy 256th Birthday, Mozart!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! You still astonish the ears of many generations. What a legacy. I can't believe you were only 35 when you transitioned. God truly used you as a vessel!! [2]!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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The Music Hall of Fame are delighted to induct Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart into the Class of 1945. Congratulations. Please join our group too see the latest inductees into the Music Hall of Fame http://www.last.fm/group/Music+Hall+of+Fame
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TOOTZIE77 wrote:
You have to listen Laudate Dominum in Vesperae Solemnes de Confessore. It's the best of the best. My favorite. I let you this special voice. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=51u3QBYA2EA&feature=related
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djendna wrote:
any recommendation for mozart's sonata works?
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tiagohardrock wrote:
God!
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Coja113 wrote:
New album, pls :)
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Dust1nS wrote:
weak shit
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Arcasto wrote:
If there is a God I really think He should bring Mozart back ;) . On the other hand if there is a God He's got to be Mozart... Now I've got myself confused... ;)
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Лучше метала только классика! [2]
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djendna wrote:
clarinet concerto
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wert100500 wrote:
Лучше метала только классика!
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FabioMckagan wrote:
Così fan tutte!
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Clairdeelune wrote:
feliz cumpleaños atrasado. te amo, eres el mejor Mozart.
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Nathaniel510 wrote:
This all sounds so familiar . Its like i heard all of this before without even knowing who made it
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