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MOZART, Wolfgang Amadeus
b Salzburg, 27 January 1756
d Vienna, 5 December 1791, aged thirty-five

His father, Leopold, was a violinist and composer. Wolfgang was composing by the age of five, and Leopold used his gifted son to his own commercial advantage, introducing him to various courts throughout Europe. In 1769, father and son travelled together to Italy, where Wolfgang had an audience with the Pope, wrote an opera, and was feted wherever he went. In 1777 he journeyed to Paris, this time with his mother, but the months spent there were unfruitful, and his mother died, so he returned to Sahburg. The Archbishop of Salzburg took him into his entourage; but Mozart hated his almost menial position and resigned. Moving to Vienna, he married, and lived frugally by teaching. Despite the success of his operas there were no lucrative commissions. Having become a Freemason, he borrowed money from his fellows, in order to live. He was appointed court composer to the Emperor, but the salary was nominal. He refused the lucrative post of Kapellmeister in Berlin in 1789, because he loved Vienna. For all his success he died in poverty, of uraemia, and was buried in an unmarked grave.

1762-4 (6-8)

Sonata in C major for violin and piano, K6

1763-4 (7-8)

Sonata in D major for violin and piano, K7

Sonata in Bb major for violin and piano, K8

1764 (8)

Sonata in G major for violin and piano, K9

Sonata in Bb major for violin and piano, K10

Sonata in G major for violin and piano, K11

Sonata in A major for violin and piano, K12

Sonata in F major for violin and piano, K13

Sonata in C major for violin and piano, K14

Sonata in Bb major for violin and piano, K15

Symphony No 1 in Eb major, K16

Symphony No 4 in D major, K19

1765 (9)

Piano Sonatas (four hands) in C major, K19d (unpublished)

Three Sonatas by J. C. Bach arranged as concertos with string orchestra, K107

Symphony No 5 in Bb major, K22

1766 (10)

Sonata in Eb major for violin and piano, K26

Sonata in G major for violin and piano, K27

Sonata in C major for violin and piano, K28

Sonata in D major for violin and piano, K29

Sonata in F major for violin and piano, K30

Sonata in Bb major for violin and piano, K31

1767 (11)

Piano Concerto in F major, K37

Piano Concerto in Bb major, K39

Piano Concerto in D major, K40

Piano Concerto in G major, K41

Symphony No 6 in F major, K43

Sonata for organ and strings in Eb major, K62

Sonata for organ and strings in Bb major, K68

Sonata for organ and strings in D major, K69

Symphony No 43 in F major, K76

1768 (12)

Bastien und Bastienne, operetta

Symphony No 7 in D major, K45

Symphony No 8 in D major, K48

1769 (13)

Mass in C major, K66

Symphony No 9 in C major, K73

Symphony No 42 in F major, K75

1770 (14)

String Quartet in G major, K80

Symphony No 10 in G major, K74

Symphony No 11 in D major, K81

Symphony No 45 in D major, K95

Symphony No 47 in D major, K97

Symphony No 12 in G major, K110

1771 (15)

Symphony No 46 in C major, K96

Symphony No 13 in F major, K112

Symphony No 14 in A major, K114

Symphony No 50 in D (finale only, to the overture of Asanio in Alba), K120

Symphony in D, finale only to the overture of La finta giardinera,

1772 (16)

Piano Sonata (four hands) in D major, K381

String Quartet in D major, K155

String Quartet in G major, K156

String Quartet in C major, K157

String Quartet in F major, K158

String Quartet in Bb major, K159

String Quartet in Eb major, K160

Sonata for organ and strings in D major, K144

Sonata for organ and strings in F major, K145

Mass in C minor and C major, K139

Symphony No 15 in G major, K124

Symphony No 16 in C major, K128

Symphony No 17 in G major, K129

Symphony No 19 in Eb major, K132

Symphony No 20 in D major, K133

Symphony No 21 in A major, K134

Symphony in D major (first two movements identical with the overture

Il sogno di Scipiona, K126),K161

Symphony No 22 in C major, K162

Symphony No 51 in D major (finale only, to the overture of

Il sogno di Scipiona), K163

Lucio Silla, opera

1773 (17)

Piano Concerto in D major, K175

Concertone in C major for two violins, K 190

String Quartet in F major, K168

String Quartet in A major, K169

String Quartet in C major, K170

String Quartet in E6 major, K171

String Quartet in Bb major, K172

String Quartet in D minor, K173

String Quintet in Bb major, K174

Symphony No 23 in D major, K181

Symphony No 24 in Bb major, K182

Symphony No 25 in G minor, K183

Symphony No 26 in Eb major, K184

1774 (18)

Bassoon Concerto in Bb major, K191

Symphony No 27 in G major, K199

Symphony No 28 in C major, K200

Symphony No 29 in A major, K201

Symphony No 30 in D major, K202

Piano Sonata in C major, K279

Piano Sonata in F major, K280

Piano Sonata in B flat major, K281

Piano Sonata in E flat major, K282

Piano Sonata in G major, K283

Piano sonata in D major, K284

Piano Sonata (four hands) in B flat major, K358

1775 (19)

La finta giardiniera, opera

Il re pastore, opera

Symphony No 49 in C major (finale only, to the overture of Il re pastore), K102

Violin Concerto in Bb major, K207

Violin Concerto in D major, K211

Violin Concerto in G major, K216

Violin Concerto in D major, K218

Violin Concerto in A major, K219

Sonata for organ and strings in Bb major, K212

1776 (20)

Piano Concerto in Bb major, K238

Piano Concerto in F major for three pianos, K242

Piano Concerto in C major, K246

Adagio to K219, Violin Concerto, K261

Rondo Concertante to K207, Violin Concerto, K269

Piano Trio in Bb major, K254

Sonata for organ and strings in F major, K224

Sonata for organ and strings in A major, K225

Sonata for organ and strings in G major, K241

Sonata for organ and strings in F major, K244

Sonata for organ and strings in D major, K245

Mass in C major, K257

1777 (21)

Piano Concerto in Eb major, K271

Violin Concerto in D major, K271a

Piano Sonata in C major, K309

Sonata for organ and strings in G major, K274

1778 (22)

Concerto in C major for flute and harp, K299

Concerto in G major for flute, K313

Concerto in D major for flute, K314

Andante in C major for flute, K315

Sinfonia Concertante in Eb for flute, oboe, horn and bassoon

(app K9)

Piano Sonata in A minor, K310

Piano Sonata in D major, K311

Piano Sonata in C major, K330

Piano Sonata in A major, K331

Piano Sonata in F major, K332

Piano Sonata in Bb major, K333

Violin Sonata in C major, K296

Violin Sonata in G major, K301

Violin Sonata in Bb major, K302

Violin Sonata in C major, K303

Violin Sonata in E minor, K304

Violin Sonata in A major, K305

Violin Sonata in D major, K306

Symphony No 31 in D major, Paris, K297

1779 (23)

Sinfonia Concertante in Eb for violin and viola, K364

Concerto for two pianos, K365

Sonata for organ and strings in C major, K328

Mass in C major, K317

Symphony No 32 in G major, K318

Symphony No 33 in Bb major, K319

1780 (24)

Violin Concerto in Eb major, K268 (1780-1) (authenticity doubtful)

Sonata for organ and strings in C major, K336

String Quartet in Bb, K46 (arrangement of K361 Serenade, may be spurious)

Symphony No 34 in C major, K338

Six Variations for violin and piano on Hélas, j'ai perdu mon amant, K360

1781(25)

Idomeneo, opera

Rondo in C major for violin and orchestra, K373

Concerto Rondo in Eb for horn, K371

Twelve Variations on La bergere Celimene, for violin and piano, K359

Violin Sonata in F major, K376

Violin Sonata in F major, K377

Violin Sonata in Bb major, K378

Violin Sonata in G minor and G major, K379

Violin Sonata in Eb major, K380

Sonata for two pianos in D major, K448

1782 (26)

11 Seraglio, opera

Concerto Rondo in D minor to K175 Piano Concerto, K382

Concerto Rondo in A major, (discarded from K414 Piano Concerto), K386

Piano Concerto in F major, K413

Piano Concerto in A major, K414

Piano Concerto in C major, K415

Horn Concerto in D major, K412

Violin Sonata in A major and A minor (finished by Stadler), K402

Violin Sonata in C major, unfinished, K403

Violin Sonata in C major, unfinished, K404

String Quartet in G major (Haydn Set, No 1), K387

Five Fugues from Bach's Well-Tempered Clavier, for string quartet, K405

Symphony No 35 in D major, Haffner, K385

1783 (27)

Oboe Concerto in F major, fragment, K293

Votive Mass

Horn Concerto in Eb major, K417

Horn Concerto in Eb major, K447

String Quartet in D minor (Haydn Set, No 2),K421

String Quartet in E6 major (Haydn Set, No 3),K428

Piano Trio in D minor and D major (completed by Stadler), K442

Symphony No 36 in C major, Linz, K425

Symphony No 37 in G major, K444 (introduction only, the rest by M. Haydn)

1784 (28)

Piano Concerto in Eb major, K449

Piano Concerto in Bb major, K450

Piano Concerto in D major, K451

Piano Concerto in G major, K453

Piano Concerto in Bb major, K456

Piano Concerto in F major, K459

Violin Sonata in Bb major, K454

Piano Sonata in C minor, K457

String Quartet in Bb major (Haydn Set, No 4), K458

1785 (29)

Piano Concerto in D minor, K466

Piano Concerto in C major, K467

Piano Concerto in Eb major, K482

Andante for a Violin Concerto, in A major, K470

Violin Sonata in Eb major, K481

String Quartet in A major (Haydn Set, No 5),K464

String Quartet in C major (Haydn Set, No 6),K465

Piano Quartet in G minor, K478

1786 (30)

The Impresario, opera

Le nozze di Figaro, opera

Piano Concerto in A major, K488

Piano Concerto in C minor, K491

Piano Concerto in C major, K503

Horn Concerto in Eb major, K495

Piano Sonata (four hands) in G major, K357

Piano Sonata (four hands)

in F major, K497

String Quartet in D major, K499

Piano Quartet in Eb major, K493

Piano Trio in G major, K496

Piano Trio in Bb major, for piano, clarinet and viola, K498

Piano Trio in Bb major, K502

Symphony No 38 in D major, Prague, K504

1787 (31)

Don Giovanni, opera

Piano Sonata (four hands) in C major, K521

Violin Sonata in A major, K526

String Quintet in C minor, K406 (arrangement of Serenade, K388)

String Quintet in C major, K515

String Quintet in G minor, K516

Eine Kleine Nachtmusik, for strings

1788 (32)

Piano Concerto in D major, Coronation, K537

Piano Sonata (Sonatina) in C major, K545

Violin Sonata in F major, K547

String Quartet in D minor, Adagio and Fugue (fugue identical with K426 for two pianos), K546

Piano Trio in E major, K542

Piano Trio in C major, K548

Piano Trio in G major, K564

Symphony No 39 in Eb major, K543

Symphony No 40 in G minor, K550

Symphony No 41 in C major, Jupiter, K551

1789 (33)

Piano Sonata in Bb major (better known as a violin sonata, but the violin part is not by Mozart), K570

Piano Sonata in D major, K576

String Quartet in D major (King of Prussia Set, No 1), K575

1790 (34)

Cosi fan tutte, opera

String Quartet in Bb major (King of Prussia Set, No 2), K589

String Quartet in F major (King of Prussia Set, No 3), K590

String Quintet in D major, K593

1791 (35)

La clemenza di Tito, opera

Die Zauberflote, opera

Piano Concerto in Bb major, K595

Clarinet Concerto in A major, K622

String Quintet in Eb major, K614

Requiem in D minor, K626 (unfinished, completed by Sussmeyr)

One early symphony, recently discovered

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