Mozart Archive

As one might expect from its name, the Mozart Sinfonia concertante in E-flat, K. 364 is both symphonic in character and has a violin and viola soloists, in the manner of a double concerto. However, concertante …

Pianist Alicia De Larrocha was born  on 23 May 1923 , and she died on 25 September 2009. She was esteemed for her elegant Mozart performances and regarded as an incomparable interpreter of Albéniz, Granados, Mompou …

Violinist David Oistrakh was born on September 30, 1908 on Odessa, Russia, now Ukraine. He died on October 24, 1974 in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. Few artists have made the art of playing the violin look …

Mozart’s Piano Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, K. 457 was composed during Mozart’s Vienna years. It was published in 1785 as Fantasia and Sonata in C Minor, containing both Fantasia in C Minor, K. …

Mozart composed some of the brightest and joyful music imaginable. Yet we need to be aware that he had huge challenges, as well. Mozart’s life was filled with struggle. With his father, who was supportive, …