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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the child prodigy and musical genius, turns 252 today, January 27 2008.
We join all Mozarteans and Mozart enthusiasts in commemorating Mozart's 252nd birthday anniversary. We most especially send our best wishes to friends in Austria, Holland, USA, UK, Italy/Sicily, Hongkong, and of course, Sydney. How time flies! Two years ago, the classical music world was just celebrating his 250th worldwide, in concert halls, opera houses, open air concerts, and botanical gardens.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer and pianist, boy wonder, is born in Salzburg, son of violinist and composer Leopold Mozart. The young Wolfgang Amadeus displayed his supreme genius at 3! - a true child prodigy.
Among Mozart's greatest admirers, to name a few, included Joseph Haydn, Goethe, Kierkegaard, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Nietzsche, Debussy, and Britten.
To celebrate his birthday today, some of us will be listening to his Violin Concerto No. 5 and Piano Concerto No.23, interpreted by Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Conductor - Karel Ancerl) and Prague Symphony Orchestra (Conductor - Pietro Argento), Violin - Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Piano - Julius Katchen. We also plan to listen and enjoy Mozart's beautiful church sonatas (Kirchensonaten) interpreted by Bohuslav Matousek / Jaroslav Tuma & Collegium.
The memory of following Mozart's footsteps six months ago - from Vienna to Prague - is ever fresh. Unforgettable, most significant, and a blessing.
Mozart Dateline at a Glance: (My heartfelt apology that the links are all gone when Suite101 closed down. I'll try to reconstruct the articles when I get the chance.)
(c) 2008. Tel Asiado. Inspired Pen Web. All rights reserved.
Happy Birthday Mozart!
Herzlichen Glückwunsch zum Gebuststag Mozart!
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the child prodigy and musical genius, turns 252 today, January 27 2008.We join all Mozarteans and Mozart enthusiasts in commemorating Mozart's 252nd birthday anniversary. We most especially send our best wishes to friends in Austria, Holland, USA, UK, Italy/Sicily, Hongkong, and of course, Sydney. How time flies! Two years ago, the classical music world was just celebrating his 250th worldwide, in concert halls, opera houses, open air concerts, and botanical gardens.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on the third floor of this tall house, at 9 Getreiegasse, Salzburg, then owned by a family friend, one Johann Lorenz Hagenauer, on January 27, 1756, and the family lived on this floor, when they were not on tour, from 1747 to 1773. And no, we're not allowed to take pictures inside.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), Austrian composer and pianist, boy wonder, is born in Salzburg, son of violinist and composer Leopold Mozart. The young Wolfgang Amadeus displayed his supreme genius at 3! - a true child prodigy.
Among Mozart's greatest admirers, to name a few, included Joseph Haydn, Goethe, Kierkegaard, Mendelssohn, Tchaikovsky, Chopin, Nietzsche, Debussy, and Britten.
To celebrate his birthday today, some of us will be listening to his Violin Concerto No. 5 and Piano Concerto No.23, interpreted by Czech Philharmonic Orchestra (Conductor - Karel Ancerl) and Prague Symphony Orchestra (Conductor - Pietro Argento), Violin - Wolfgang Schneiderhan, Piano - Julius Katchen. We also plan to listen and enjoy Mozart's beautiful church sonatas (Kirchensonaten) interpreted by Bohuslav Matousek / Jaroslav Tuma & Collegium.
The memory of following Mozart's footsteps six months ago - from Vienna to Prague - is ever fresh. Unforgettable, most significant, and a blessing.
Mozart Dateline at a Glance: (My heartfelt apology that the links are all gone when Suite101 closed down. I'll try to reconstruct the articles when I get the chance.)
- Mozart Biography - Born in Salzburg, January 27 1761
- Gifted Child Prodigy, Mozart composes his first piece, Minuet and Trio (K1), age 5, 1762
- First European Tour, Mozart Family goes on Tour, age 6, 1767
- Mozart's Stage Works: Age 11, Mozart's Stage/Theatrical Works, age 11, 1769-1776
- Mozart, the Teenager 1781
- Mozart Moves to Vienna: 1781, Mozart, The Freelancer. This year he moved to the metropolis of Vienna, never to return to Salzburg.
(c) 2008. Tel Asiado. Inspired Pen Web. All rights reserved.
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