Mozart Archive

The Divertimento K. 136 shows Mozart’s early mastery over conventional forms and hints of the ingenuity to come. Normally a Divertimento is an unassuming work in several brief movements of varying characters, the divertimento was …

Mozart composed his Piano Sonata KV 331 in 1783. This A-major Sonata has a distinct flavor, beginning with its unusual sequence of movements: a set of variations to open, then a minuet, and, to conclude, …

The D-major Violin Concerto is the fourth of the five that Mozart wrote in Salzburg in 1775. After a first movement in the eighteenth century’s most charm‑filled military manner comes an andante that is the …

Mozart’s opera “Die Zaubefloete” is certainly my favorite opera. I love some others, such as the “Marriage of Figaro”, but Zauberfloete is at the very top. Because I have heard this work in both live …

Mozart’s Piano Concerto No. 20 was composed in 1785 at the height of his popularity in Vienna. The piece was an immediate success at its February 11 premiere. Following his usual practice, Mozart performed the …