Great
Classical Music
Composers

Wolfgang Amadeus MOZART

27 January 1756 - 5 December 1791 (age 35)

Portrait by Paul Helm
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart the incredible 18th century Austrian composer of the Classical era. A child prodigy, he lived a full but short life, nevertheless creating over 600 compositions.

Family

Born: 27 January 1756, Salzburg, Austria.
Johann Chrysostom Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Father: Leopold Mozart
Mother: Maria Anna Walburga Ignatia
Siblings: Maria Anna (nicknamed Nannerl)
Wife: Costanze Weber
Children: six, only two of which survived infancy: Karl Thomas and Franz Xaver Wolfgang

Works

In his short life he produced over 600 works including:
* 41 symphonies
* 27 piano concertos
* 19 piano sonatas
* 16 operas
* masses
* chamber music
* orchestral pieces

Mozart on Stamps

A website with stamps from all over the world issued for his 250th anniversary.Mozart on Stamps

A Video Documentary

An interesting documentary on the life and music of Mozart by 'How Stuff Works'.

It lasts about 35 minutes and opens in a new window.

Click on the image.

Quotes

- "Neither a lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to the making of genius. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius."

- “I pay no attention whatever to anybody's praise or blame. I simply follow my own feelings.”

- “Nor do I hear in my imagination the parts successively, I hear them all at once. What a delight this is! All this inventing, this producing, takes place in a pleasing, lively dream.”

- "My fatherland has always the first claim on me."

- "It is a mistake to think that the practice of my art has become easy to me. I assure you, dear friend, no one has given so much care to the study of composition as I. There is scarcely a famous master in music whose works I have not frequently and diligently studied."

2010 Opera Calendar

This calendar has 12 of my portraits, all of opera composers, including Wolfgang.

Also Puccini, Bellini, Berlioz, Mascagni, Leoncavallo, Rossini, Bizet, Wagner, Handel, Offenbach and Verdi.

Jan - Dec 2010. US Holidays.

The 2011 version should be ready from October 2010. If you would like me to inform you when it is available - let me know

Available from cafepress

A very successful 2004 BBC TV mini series. This is part 1 of 18 available on Youtube.

Mozart on eBay

You will find lots of Mozart related items on eBay, some new, some used, some common, some rare. Always good for a browse - you never know what you may find!