In Paris in 1778, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756–1791) was desperately looking for a job. He’d been in Mannheim before then, but without any luck on the job front. Going to Paris offered more opportunities, but the one that was discussed,

Mozart symphonies are not always by Mozart. Over the centuries, works by his father Leopold, his colleague Michael Haydn, and even anonymous composers have all ended up bearing Wolfgang Mozart’s name. The catalogue of Mozart’s symphonies has been quietly corrected

Mozart‘s love life was as dramatic as any opera he ever wrote. He carried on a raucous correspondence with his cousin, fell hard for a teenage soprano who rejected him, and married his first love’s younger sister. Some music lovers

Mozart had many students over the course of his career – but some of his most gifted pupils were women. He wrote music for them, dedicated sonatas to them, and even relied on them financially during the years he was

Mozart had many students over the course of his career – but some of his most gifted pupils were women. He wrote music for them, praised their talent in letters to his father, and in at least one case declared

Mozart died on 5 December 1791, at thirty-five years old. He is buried in an unmarked grave, and his Requiem was unfinished. These are the facts most people know. What’s less often told is how much he accomplished in the

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the most famous composers who ever lived – but the myths surrounding him sometimes obscure the quirkier facts about his life. Beyond the powdered wigs, Mozart was a complicated, funny, deeply human figure whose

On the morning of 5 December 1791, composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in Vienna at the age of 35. He had only been ill for two weeks. His widow Constanze was 29 years old. She had been at his bedside