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Playbill for the opening performance of Die Zauberflöte, 30 September 1791. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's operas comprise 22 musical dramas in a variety of genres. [a] They range from the small-scale, derivative works of his youth to the full-fledged operas of his maturity.
Charles Rosen wrote that "by general consent, Mozart's greatest achievement in chamber music is the group of string quintets with two violas." [2] String Quintet No. 1 in B ♭ major, K. 174 (1773) String Quintet No. 2 in C minor, K. 406 (516b) – This is a transcription for string quintet of the earlier Serenade for wind octet in C minor, K ...
The Marriage of Figaro (Italian: Le nozze di Figaro, pronounced [le ˈnɔttse di ˈfiːɡaro] ⓘ), K. 492, is a commedia per musica (opera buffa) in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, with an Italian libretto written by Lorenzo Da Ponte.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart [a] [b] (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791) was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period.Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition and proficiency from an early age resulted in more than 800 works representing virtually every Western classical genre of his time.
Gluck's "last and perhaps greatest masterpiece". [36] 1781 Idomeneo (Mozart). Usually thought of as Mozart's first mature opera, Idomeneo was composed after a lengthy break from the stage. [37] 1782 Die Entführung aus dem Serail (Mozart). Often thought of as the first of Mozart's comic masterpieces, this work is frequently performed today. [38]
Overture (from French ouverture, lit. "opening") is a music instrumental introduction to a ballet, opera, or oratorio in the 17th century. [1] During the early Romantic era, composers such as Beethoven and Mendelssohn composed overtures which were independent, self-existing, instrumental, programmatic works that foreshadowed genres such as the symphonic poem.
This is a list of solo piano pieces by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. [1] Pieces ... Suite in C (Overture, Allemande, Courante and incomplete Sarabande), K. 399 (Vienna ...
Don Giovanni (Italian pronunciation: [ˌdɔn dʒoˈvanni]; K. 527; Vienna (1788) title: Il dissoluto punito, ossia il Don Giovanni, literally The Rake Punished, or Don Giovanni) is an opera in two acts with music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to an Italian libretto by Lorenzo Da Ponte.