A music blog written by Rich Brown
The Mozart Quintet for Piano and Wind instruments, K. 452, was premiered April 1, 1784 on one of Mozart’s subscription concerts in Vienna. This was in the middle of some of Wolfgang’s best years in Vienna, productive in composition, and financially successful in performance. In the early 1780’s Mozart wrote quite a few piano concertos... Continue Reading →
By far, the most popular of Mozart’s operas are the three opera buffa that he wrote to libretti by Lorenzo Da Ponte. The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, and Cosi fan Tutti are beloved works that are regularly performed to this day. Opera buffa rose in popularity to overtake opera seria in the middle and... Continue Reading →
As I may have mentioned, I have immersed myself in the works of Wolfgang Mozart in recent weeks. Outside of the time spent at my beloved Detroit Jazz Festival, I have listened almost exclusively to music of Mozart for the last six weeks. A very interesting idea has entered into my thinking during this time,... Continue Reading →
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