Birthday Mozart
 

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born January 27, 1756 in the Austrian city of Salzburg.
       Art Mozart - one of the highest summits of world music culture. Creation of the great Austrian composer reflected the progressive ideas of his era, inexhaustible faith in the triumph of light and justice. In Mozart's music is dominated by cheerful colors, clear, unmixed lyrics, yet it contains many pages, rich with passion, emotional turmoil, drama.

       The legacy left by the composer, striking versatility and richness. Indeed affected by the inexhaustible range of themes and images; Mozart owned 23 pieces for musical theater, 49 symphonies, more than 40 instrumental solo concerts with orchestra, sonatas for piano, violin, a large number of different ensembles. In all these different genres of Mozart showed himself as a bold reformer who enriched their content, update the expressive means of art. Classic elegance, clarity of expression, noble beauty, combined with the depth of the content determine the enduring ideological and artistic value of his music.
      
      P.S. One of the few classical works from fleeing "goose bumps" on the back every time I listen to - /Requiem - Лакримоза.
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As for the reflection in the music of Mozart advanced ideas of his era, can not say. Judging from the letters and memoirs of contemporaries, he had little interest, except for music and billiards. But its music is not nearly as cheerful and optimistic, as it seems at first glance as it was assumed until the 50's and 60's. last century. But even then insightful researchers, such as Einstein (Alfred) or the Hildeshaymer wrote that even in Mozart's C major is often not gay, but rather a solemn, sometimes even a sad one ...


Catalog Ritter from Mozart left 626 works (including incomplete). I am a little surprised given here the number of symphonies - they are numbered from number 1 to number 41 (Jupiter), but in reality the 40 because it was proved that 36-Symphony wrote Michael Haydn, Joseph's half brother.

Mozart was very fond of Michael Haydn, with whom they were together in Salzburg in the service of the Archbishop Koloredo. One day, having visited Haydn in one of his trips to Salzburg, after moving to Vienna, Mozart learned that Koloredo commissioned Haydn 6 duets for violin and viola. Haydn sick and composed only 4 of the duet, but Koloredo refused to pay him a salary until it receives the entire series, so Haydn sat absolutely no money.
Two days later, Mozart, Haydn brought 2 missing duo. in G major (K 423) and in B flat major (K 424). The fact that they were written by Mozart, became known only after the death of Michael Haydn.
This is not the most famous pieces by Mozart, but listening to them, you find yourself in paradise (DG disc with G. Kremer and K. Kashkashian or melody with Oistrakh):)

Artem, let me advise you to listen to the great Mass in B minor (K-427). Paradoxically, it is not so easy to find a good response to Mozart - always remains the impression that it contains much more than what you hear. In my opinion, the best recording of the Mass under Frikshaya (DG).

Mozart was a Freemason serious.
Haydn (not very active), which Mozart gave the Masons. And as Sibelius, Cherubin

Listen Masonic Funeral Music KV 477

With enthusiasm join the Board of Irina, this music is so beautiful that takes your breath away (by the way, in one of the editions of DG, it is written on one disk with the Messiah before)!

As Freemasonry Mozart, schematically, there are two opinions:
According to one, the traditional (ie, leading the beginning of the second half of the 19.) and presented primarily by Einstein (but he wrote: "it is possible to think that Mozart svstupil Masons in the sensation of his utter loneliness, where he stayed, like any artist and the need for a sincere friendship "), he was really serious Mason, another expressed the first time Hildeshaymerom in 1956 in his book, written for the 200 anniversary of Mozart's birth, which caused a lot of noise (the Austrians, adherents of" Mozart in the chocolate ", it completely failed to understand: the story of this book can be compared with the ups and downs of Promenades Sinyavsky from Pushkin, with the difference that Hildeshaymera for it still did not put - though one feels that like:)), the Masons Mozart joined because so did all of that elite. It should be noted that all of his correspondence with "brothers-in-a box" is reduced mainly to a note asking to borrow money to him, addressed to the generous and wealthy Puchberg, Mozart never fails and will not end my life in poverty, the very same Puchberg whom Mozart dedicated his heavenly Divertimento for violin, viola and cello K-563 (DG, Kremer, Kashkashian, Yo Yo Ma).

But do not think that I attribute to Mozart certain cynicism in these notes is a hopelessness and despair, which appears in their reading of a lump in my throat ...

Immediately after the death of Mozart in Vienna, various rumors were afloat, but they were all related to the Freemasons. Some said that Mozart's Masonic killed because he allegedly divulged some secret ritual, while others - that he was killed by a specific "brother" from his wife who was having an affair with Mozart (this "brother" is a name, I too lazy to look for her, but if someone needs, I find). The latest version supported by the fact that a few days after the death of Mozart, this "brother" had killed his pregnant wife and then committed suicide.

In any case, this question is ridiculous: Mozart became who he was - but for me, this is the cleanest, but also the most elusive, inscrutable genius of the human race - not because of and not contrary to his "Masonic membership ticket, and that membership does not explained in the riddle of Mozart. Such things are impossible to understand, they can only love.

P.S. As for Cherubini, this Napoleon pet somehow just cling from selfish considerations - more careerist impossible to imagine:)

Thank you, LCR, interesting details. In no case would not reduce everything to "Masonic membership, simply supplemented the facts of his life, not least, mention that his music became more profound in those years. The Magic Flute and Don Giovanni, Symphony No. 40 -41

Mozart was the Master of the Lodge, which implies an active position. (Although the post is only a year, usually after Wizards beat thumbs)

Magic Flute consists entirely of Masonic symbols can therefore rumor about that Mozart razglasil ritual secrets


Another supplemented who may not know, Masonic Funeral Music KV 477 is not connected with the funeral, this music is devoted to the ritual of the third degree in Freemasonry

        Thank you very much for the interesting information. At the same time, the music is written not for the musicians, and if it inspires, helps with work in life - so it carries out its noble mission! For me, personally, so!

Sculpture of Mozart in Salzburg.

Marcus Lyupertts
Marcus Lyupertts - painter, sculptor, painter-decorator and writer - was born in 1941 in Bohemia. Last 20 years he taught at the Art Academy in Dusseldorf, with over 18 of them is the rector.

Mozart in the interpretation Lyuperttsa

Real Life
 

For personal correspondence shows that the degree of poverty in the family myths markedly exaggerated. However extravagant lifestyle quickly ate all the money. Somehow, earning a fabulous sum for his statement, Mozart spent her two weeks. Dude, to which genius came to borrow money, he asked: "You have no castle, no stables or expensive mistresses, no piles of children ... Where are you going to do with the money?" And Mozart replied: "But I have a wife, Constance, she is - my castle, my herd of thoroughbred horses, my lover and my pile of children ..." Children in the family were born six, but four of whom died in infancy. Rhode Mozart left off on the children of Carl Thomas and Franz Xaver, who never got the offspring. Mozart's Marriage, which he entered without permission from his father, was happy. Wolfgang and Constance were similar, both distinguished and joyful attitude to life. There is a legend that one day in winter to see him as a guest and found them dancing: Mozart tried to warm himself, having no money for firewood ... However, even when in Vienna capricious public stopped listening to Mozart's operas and his works "out of fashion", the composer continued to receive good fees from other European countries, as well as a courtier salary.

Full brother killed Mozart not Salieri? :)