Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 1756 – 5 December 1791), was a prolific and immensely influential composer of the classical period.

Mozart was born in Salzburg, Austria to a musical family and showed exceptional ability from his earliest childhood. He began composing music at the age of five and toured Europe as a virtuoso child prodigy, performing before royalty and adoring audiences across the continent. At 17, Mozart moved to Vienna, where he achieved fame as a composer but little financial security. During his final years in Vienna, he composed many of his best-known symphonies, concertos and operas before his early death at the age of 35.

During his short lifetime, Mozart composed more than 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, chamber, operatic, and choral music. He is among the most enduringly popular of classical composers, and his influence on Western art music is profound.

 

沃爾夫剛·阿瑪迪斯·莫札特(誕生於1756年1月27日, 逝世於1791年12月5日), 是一位多產型與具有重量級影響力的古典音樂時期作曲家。

莫札特出生於奧地利薩爾茲堡的音樂世家,並且在幼年時即展現出非凡的音樂天份。他在五歲時開始創作樂曲,不久之後即以音樂神童的身份於歐洲展開巡迴演出,在許多皇室與貴族前表演並獲得廣大歡迎與讚賞。莫札特於17歲時搬到維也納,雖成為具有名氣的作曲家但卻收入微薄,在維也納的最後幾年,他創作了許多廣為人知的交響曲,協奏曲和歌劇作品,在35歲時病逝。

在莫札特短促的一生中,他創作了600多首作品,許多被公認為最傑出的交響曲,室內樂,歌劇以及合唱作品。他是古典時期最受歡迎的作曲家之一,並且對西方古典音樂造成巨大的影響。

 

Listening: 音樂欣賞:

Symphony No. 40, K. 550 | 第40號交響曲,作品編號K.550

The Marriage of Figaro Overture, K.492 | 費加洛婚禮序曲,作品編號K.492

Eine kleine Nachtmusik, K.525 | 小夜曲,作品編號K.525

The Magic Flute, K.432 (Queen of the Night Aria) | 魔笛,作品編號K.432(夜之后)