Mozart's music evokes lightness and beauty. In times of war and destruction, people often invoke the ideals of the classical ...

Mozart wrote three of his finest piano concertos, nos 23, 24 and 25, in a single year. Beauty, passion and grace combine as the piano engages in an intimate dialogue with the orchestra. Watching a ...

Copy of a portrait of Mozart from 1777 by Padre Martini of Bologna. The summer of 1791 saw Mozart hard at work on not one, but two operas. The Magic Flute was mostly complete by July when it was ...

Hans Otte’s “Book of Sounds,” Jan Lisiecki’s fresh take on Mozart piano concertos and the works of an overlooked composer are among our selections. A primer on medieval chants, minimalist opera and ...

The New Jersey Symphony presented two mature works by classical music’s masters this weekend: Mozart and Beethoven. But before getting to these staples, they opened their latest series with two pieces ...

“Updating” an opera is always a tricky business. Some concepts can have a great impact, while others fall flat. Mozart’s “Don Giovanni” is one of the most beloved and perfect operas ever composed, and ...

“There are a lot of special moments in this opera, but I’m going to have to say the queen arias are my favorite,” said Frederick Ballentine. “If you have a good queen, those things are so exciting.” ...

The sad fates of Mozart and his wife Constanze’s children gives a new perspective to the composer’s music. It’s so boring when your dad’s – like – the most gifted musician in the history of classical ...

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You’ve likely heard “Eine kleine Nachtmusik” before. It is Mozart’s best composition and arguably his most recognizable work. It was originally written for two violins, a viola, and a cello but these ...