Portrait of the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. Alamy Stock Photo. The idea of completing an artist’s work isn’t unheard of, Times music editor Zachary Woolfe noted, giving Mozart’s ...

New Mozart Works Surface, Foundation Says July 23, 2009 / 11:51 AM EDT / AP The International Mozarteum Foundation says it has discovered two new works composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Mozart has overtaken Beethoven, the favorite son of the 19th century, as the most admired composer in the history of Western music. He has the most recordings.

Celebrating Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the free-thinker. By Deutsche Welle, Delhi. Published on: Mar 22, ... It's well known, for instance, that he took many liberties when composing his music.

A good accompaniment to today’s Teachable Moment is “A Musical Joke K522.”. When Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in Vienna in December 1791, he was just 35 years old, yet he remains one of the ...

If Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had spent a few minutes basking in the sun, it might have forestalled his untimely death, ... "Mozart did much of his composing at night, ...

For classical music lovers, December 5 may be the saddest day of the year. At 12:55 a.m., 225 years ago, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart drew his last breath. Later, he was unceremoniously buried in a ...

Entertainment Unknown Mozart string trio discovered in Germany. The piece dates to the mid- to late-1760s and consists of seven miniature movements for a string trio lasting around 12 minutes.

Handwritten manuscript of Symphony No. 40 K 550 in G minor, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791). Austria, 18th century. Vienna, Gesellschaft Der Musikfreunde.