Mozart in Vienna (1781-1791)

 Classical Music / Composer

 

At the age of 25, Wolfgang A. Mozart left Salzburg for Vienna. He arrives on the 16th of March, 1781, at 9 0'clock in the morning. The last ten years of his life will be spent in this city. In this period he writes such masterpieces as the "Magic Flute", his most important symphonies and the unfinished Requiem Mass as he lays dying. 

In Vienna Mozart takes charge of his own works as an independent musician, becoming the first freelance composer by supporting himself through commissions for compositions and by giving piano lessons. He meets world famous composers and librettists. Here is where he reaches the limits of his popularity.  

Mozart marries Constanze Weber at the gothic St. Stephen's Cathedral in 1782, 4th of August.

Whilst composing the Requiem, Mozart became seriously ill. He died on December 5, 1791 at the age of 35. He died in the house at the corner of Rauhensteingasse and Himmelpfortgasse (1st floor). Sincee September 1790, it was Mozart's home. His body was consecrated in the same place where he married Constanze Weber: at St. Stephen's Cathedral.

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Mozart in Vienna - Documentary about Mozart's Life (with English sub-titles). YouTube, EuroArtsChannel.  Accessed March 16, 2018.  

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Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1

Classical Music / Piano Concerto

Hungarian composer Franz Liszt composed Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major, over a 26-year period; the main themes date from 1830, while the final version is dated 1849. The concerto consists of four movements and lasts approximately 20 minutes. It was first performed on February 17, 1855, in Weimar ith Liszt at the piano and Hector Berlioz conducting.

Below, piano virtuoso Martha Argerich, remarkably interprets Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1. Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della Rai Enrico Fagone, conductor.





Martha Argerich interpreting the same piece, Liszt's Piano Concerto No. 1,  with Daniel Barenboim conducting, this time with Vienna Philharmonic. Musicverein, Golden Hall, December 2017.(Uploaded by Cristian Radu. Accessed Nov 13, 2018.)

Video Credit:

Martha Argerich - Liszt Piano Concerto No. 1 in E-flat major. Youtube, uploaded by Excellent Interpretation. Uploaded by Max Lima. Accessed January 13, 2020.

Resource:
Piano Concerto No. 1 (Liszt). en.wikipedia.org. Accessed January 14, 2018.



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