A long-lost letter by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has been found in the archives of a prominent French family. Unlike the new piece of Mozart music that recently turned up, this handwritten note, which ...

As Amadeus and Mozart/Mozart shine a fresh spotlight on the life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, DQ speaks to the musicians ...

“Too beautiful for our ears, and a great many notes, dear Mozart,” is reported to have been Emperor Joseph II’s complaint upon hearing “The Abduction From the Seraglio.” Had the emperor been present ...

The charming thing about Ami Porat’s Mozart Classical Orchestra is its focus and simplicity. This is an ensemble that has a mission and performs it without frills or marketing tricks. At the Irvine ...

Mozart wrote five violin concertos, all but one of them in the same year—1775, when he was nineteen. The Concerto No. 1 was written two years before, possibly. Musicologists are unsure. Are they great ...

Audio will be available later today. The two were contemporaries, friends, colleagues, and mutual admirers. Can you tell if a piece is by Mozart or Haydn? Fred Child tests your Mozart meter by ...