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Post by Admin on Apr 19, 2014 9:45:15 GMT -5
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Born: Salzburg, January 27, 1756 Died: Vienna, December 5, 1791 In my opinion, Mozart defined classical music. I find myself referring to his works whenever I am discussing various classical topics. For example, last evening I was discussing with my son-in-law the reasoning behind the tuning of various instruments i.e. Alto Sax in E flat vs piano in C and trumpet in B flat...using his "Serenade for 13 Winds in B flat major as an example. Forgive me if I am incorrect, but being more of an "ear" music lover, I sometimes misconstrue facts? Here is one of my favorite Mozart works. Requiem in D Minor
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Post by kate on Apr 23, 2014 21:14:19 GMT -5
Indeed, Jim, the more I read about Wolfie, the more I'm convinced that he is the apogee of human musical composition - I mean creating complete, unedited passages of complex genius from the streaming muses in his head (the original Cloud?)! Such a short life, but such a prolific and diverse catalogue. I absolutely adore the Mozart operas, and perhaps my favourite is Don Giovanni (count on WAM to write about a profligate in such buttoned-down times), and my favourite performance - by a looooong stretch (think Secretariat, the Belmont, 1973 (my father has subscribed to The Blood-Horse since the early '70s)) - is Furtwangler and the Vienna Philharmonic's from June '54, with a vocal line-up that casts long historical shadows...check out the independent release here:
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Incidentally, on any given day I might well agree with one reviewer who called the Furtwangler Legacy Box the 'best deal in recorded music history'...working my way through the 106 disc collection** has been one of the greatest musical listening experiences of my life, and of course, it contains the above cited performance. I bought it for $90USD through Amazon Fulfillment and, while that offering has jumped to $150, it can still be had for a steal at $100 from affiliated sellers...check it out here:
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** A total of 110 including a reference CD-ROM, 2 DVDs, and a CD with a Furtwangler interview
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