Mozart Archive

The Sinfonia Concertante for violin and viola has been one of my favorites… Today I heard this masterpiece performed by the Berlin Staatskapelle, with Daniel Barenboim conducting. It was wonderful. Here, for your own enjoyment, …

Angela Gheorghiu’s new recording is titled ‘Live from Covent Garden’, and it features the following music: Bellini: Casta Diva (from Norma) Brediceanu: Câte flori pe deal in sus (from Le Seceris) Charpentier, G: Depuis le …

Andreas Ottensammer comes from an Austro-Hungarian family of musicians. He received his first piano lessons when he was four, at the age of ten he began studying cello in his home town at the University …

While Mozart was an outstanding pianist, he also played the violin. He composed five concerti for violin and orchestra, and also some shorter violin pieces. For his own pleasure, he loved to play string quartets, …

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born 261 years ago, in 1756. Reflect for a moment on how amazing it is that music that this man created is still providing joy and inspiration to a lot of …