Johannes Chrystostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart (1756–1791) was arguably the most gifted musician in the history of classical music. His inspiration is often described as 'divine', but he worked ...

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 ...

A portrait of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. After years of frustration, Mozart enjoys great success on the operatic stage and a meteoric rise in the Viennese artistic scene. He essentially reinvents the ...

This child prodigy became one of the most popular and prolific classical composers of all time, having written more than 600 pieces of music in his short lifetime. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born in ...

Biography: Mozart was born Jan. 27, 1756 in Salzburg, Austria. He died on Dec. 5, 1791 in Vienna. He is widely recognized as one of the greatest composers in the history of Western music. Leopold and ...

Decca and Deutsche Grammophon have announced a gigantic, 200-CD box set that contains every single work -- all the symphonies, concertos and operas, plus a newly discovered composition -- by… By Marc ...

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The Tony Award-winning play (and Oscar-winning film) “Amadeus” boasts all the trappings of a super-hit: a celebrity subject (Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart), a murder plot, a sexy coupling in an ornate ...