Composer Profile 4
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

If music could be called “perfect” in every way, then this is what it would sound like. Mozart’s music is often simple, yet profound. ‘Not a note out of place’, as they say.

How bewildering it remains that the pure joy and glow in this music came from such a sad hand, or so the play goes... New evidence suggests perhaps not. Rather, Mozart was probably a fun-loving chap who churned out music for a fee, had trouble making ends meet, and had to endure a string of really bad luck. He certainly pioneered the role of the independent, “poor musician”.

In spite of a lack of details on his life, we are much clearer about the straightforward appeal of his music; it is arguably the best-known of all time. His name resides indisputably in the pantheon of musical gods.

Here is a collection of famous tunes that show the gamut of Mozart’s expression:

1. Concerto for Flute and Harp in C major, K 299 – 2. Andantino
2. Exsultate, Jubilate, K 165 – Alleluia
3. Flute Concerto no. 2 in G major, K 314 – 3. Allegro, or
   Oboe Concerto in C major, K 314 – 3. Rondo: Allegretto)
   
4. Horn Concerto No. 4 in E flat major, K 495 – 3. Rondo
5. Mozart - Piano Concerto No.27 in B flat major, K 595 – 3. Rondo: Allegro
   
6. Piano Sonata (No.11) in A major, K 331 – 3. Alla Turca; Allegretto (Rondo Alla Turca)
7. Serenata notturna in D major, K 239, “Serenata Notturna” – 3. Rondo: Allegretto
8. Serenade in B flat Major, K361, “Gran Partita” – Adagio
9. Symphony No. 29 in A major, K.201 – 1. Allegro
10. Symphony No. 41 in C major, K 551 “Jupiter” – 3. Menuetto