Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is recognized by historians and others as the greatest and most prolific composer in Western music. The universal beauty of his music as well as its astounding versatility make ...

Mozart's "Symphony No. 39"In his final years—though he was still only in his thirties—Mozart had already lost his popularity ...

A newly found notebook documenting the composer’s lessons with a student includes seven previously unknown compositions. By Jeffrey Arlo Brown In 1778, a young musician named Marie-Louise-Philippine ...

Most extraordinary of all musical geniuses was Austria’s Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Starting his career as a four-fold infant prodigy (harpsichordist, violinist, organist, composer), he wrote, during ...

Vienna conjures up romantic images of the waltzes of Johann Strauss II and the melodies of Mozart. Paying tribute to the Austrian classical music mecca and to Valentine’s Day, the Louisiana ...