Born on January 27 1756 in Salzburg, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart would go on to be one of the most-loved classical composers of all time. His operas, concertos, symphonies and sonatas went on to shape ...

The opening Allegro immediately delivers a feeling of restlessness, as divided violas accompany the principal subject in quiet agitation. The tone of this subject is both poignant and tense, and ...

Add articles to your saved list and come back to them any time. Scholars have never been quite sure why Mozart wrote the three symphonies that were to be his last, or if they were even performed ...

The music of Mozart and Haydn is rarely as simple as it looks, and indeed, much of it is riddled with enough traps to trip up unwary performers. Some try to sidestep the land mines by making ...

Almost any recording of a Mozart symphony by Austrian conductor Karl Bohm 18941981 is a sure thing excellent sound and sensible solid nonsentimental interpretation This DVD has 3 Mozart Symphonies all ...

Mozart symphonies from one of the most important periods of his composing life have been wrongly dated, a British scholar has discovered. John Arthur believes he has made what is arguably the most ...

There are now so many recorded approaches to Mozart’s symphonies, from Karajan’s plushly upholstered ‘big band’ to Trevor Pinnock’s period-instrument litheness, that it is difficult for the poor ...

By any measure, Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G minor, his next to last, is his most emotional and rigorously argued symphony. The minor mode had a special significance for Mozart, almost always ...

The Orchestra of the 18th Century's performance of Mozart's last works is marked by vigour, deft phrasing and shrewd judgment, says Geoffrey Norris Still surprising: Frans Brüggen has been at the helm ...

The dates of a young Mozart's key symphonies have been incorrect for decades, in a discovery that fills in gaps in his early history and rewrites our understanding of his influence. Five Mozart ...