Friday, January 27, 2006

Happy Birthday, Mozart

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Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Mozart is not one of my favourite classical composers. But he is undeniably one of the greatest.

Today marks his 250th birthday and this posting is a tribute to HE who has contributed so much to the world of music. Thanks to this genius we get to enjoy the following beautiful piece of music.

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Click HERE to read about how Austria is celebrating this special day. Note also that the Malaysian Philharmonic Orchestra is joining the rest of the world in celebrating the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth by performing many of his major works. See below for a listing.

Violin Concerto No. 5 in A, K.219 ‘Turkish’ Sat 18 & Sun 19 Feb 06 MPO/Lintu/Kuusisto
Symphony No. 40 in G minor, K.550 Fri 10, Sat 11 & Sun 12 Mar 06 MPO/Bamert/Platts/Lloyd-Roberts
Quartet No. 14 in G, K.387 Sun 2 Apr 06 MPO - The Danis Quartet
Rondo in C, K.373 Tue 2 May 06 MPO - Bold/Nakamura
Piano Concerto No. 24 in C minor, K.491 Sat 6 & Sun 7 May 06 MPO/Mann/Abdel Rahman El Bacha
Grand Sestetto Concertante after Sinfonia Concertante in E-fl at, K.364 Wed 24 May 06 MPO Chamber Players
Cassation No. 1 in G, K.63 Sat 10 & Sun 11 Jun 06 MPO/Bamert/Davida
Horn Concerto No. 4 in E-fl at, K.495 Sat 10 & Sun 11 Jun 06 MPO/Bamert/Davida
Six German Dances, K.600 Sat 10 & Sun 11 Jun 06 MPO/Bamert/Davida
Symphony No. 28 in C, K.200 Sat 10 & Sun 11 Jun 06 MPO/Bamert/Davida

1 Comments:

Blogger Glass Slippers said...

Hmm, this piece reminds me of my yellow music book "Sonatinas". I played this piece when I was a kid. That brings back old memories with Mrs Lee. She was undeniably the more fierce piano teacher in town then.

1/27/2006 9:36 AM  

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