Mozart Archive

In Latin, the word “Lacrimosa” translates to “Tearful” in English. The last composition by W. A. Mozart was left incomplete when the composer died in 1791. One of Mozart’s students used the composer’s sketches to …

Mozart’s piano sonata KV 521 is one amazing composition. Two pianists sit at a single keyboard and they seemingly perform for each other’s pleasure. One pianist plays a theme. The partner responds; then later they …

Mozart composed the String Duo K. 423 during a visit to Salz- burg from July to October 1783. According to his they were written to do his friend Michael Haydn a good turn. Haydn had …

Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante is a work that bursts with the joy of exploring new instrumental sound combinations and possibilities. It also marks a sort of turning point, in essence summing up much of what Mozart …

I listened to this music yesterday, and I was thrilled. It was performed by the Escher Quartet. In particular, I kept going back to the second movement, the warm and lyrical Andante. The String Quartet …