![]() In the autumn Emperor Joseph II of Austria commissioned a new comic opera, Così fan tutte, which was prod. In Berlin King Friedrich Wilhelm II, a cellist, commissioned 6 str. In 1789, under severe financial pressure, he played a conc. A month later Mozart began to compose the first of his 3 last syms., completing them between 26 June and 10 Aug. The new opera was a success in Prague, but initially failed in Vienna, where it was prod. In the same year Leopold Mozart died at Salzburg. quintets in C major and G minor and Eine kleine Nachtmusik were also composed. The result was Don Giovanni, written in a few months while the 2 str. He was subsequently commissioned to write an opera for Prague for the following autumn. in D (K504, No.38) received its f.p., thereafter being known as the ‘Prague Sym’. During his visit to the Bohemian capital, Mozart's Sym. Although Figaro was rapturously received in Vienna in 1786, it was taken off after 9 perfs., but was the rage of Prague when prod. He frequently appeared as soloist in his own kbd. in the autumn of 1785, when he also began work on Le nozze di Figaro. To the latter, who regarded Mozart as the greatest composer he knew, Mozart dedicated 6 str. The last 9 years of his life were a juxtaposition of financial troubles with an astonishing outpouring of masterpieces in almost every genre. of his opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail. He went to Vienna, where he married Constanze Weber in Aug. On Mozart's return to Salzburg he had a final confrontation with the archbishop and resigned. In 1780 the Elector of Bavaria commissioned an opera from Mozart ( Idomeneo), prod. amid growing hostility to the archbishop. Unable to obtain a court post, Mozart returned to Salzburg where he spent the next 2 years as court and cath. No longer a Wunderkind, Mozart had less appeal for the Parisians, who were engrossed in the Gluck-Piccinni controversy. Mozart's mother died there in July of that year. They visited Munich, Augsburg, Mannheim (where he heard the famous orch.) and arrived in Paris in 1778. speedily followed, but the new prince-archbishop of Salzburg was less well-disposed towards the Mozarts and in 1777 Mozart left on a tour with his mother, Leopold not being well enough to go. His opera Mitridate, Rè di Ponto was successfully prod. In Rome he heard Allegri's Miserere and wrote it out from memory. He was taught by Martini and met Nardini, Jommelli, and Burney. where the boy's genius was everywhere acclaimed. 2 operas, La finta semplice and Bastien und Bastienne. Further visits to Vienna were made in 17 and Mozart comp. After visits to Holland and Switzerland, the Mozart family returned to Salzburg in Nov. ![]() Bach, and singing with the castrato Manzuoli. While in London, Wolfgang studied with Abel, comp. 1764 they arrived in London and were received by George III. They spent a fortnight at Louis XV's court at Versailles. In 1763 a longer journey began, from Munich, Augsburg, Frankfurt, and other cities to Cologne, Brussels, and Paris. They first visited Munich and Vienna in 1762. player and in 1762 Leopold decided to present his children's talents at various European courts. His elder sister Maria Anna (1751–1829) was also a brilliant kbd. Son of Leopold Mozart, Vice-Kapellmeister to Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg, Mozart showed exceptional musical precocity, playing the klavier at 3 and composing at 5. Austrian composer, keyboard-player, violinist, violist, and conductor. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus ( b Salzburg, 1756 d Vienna, 1791).
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