Mozart- By Peter Gay

Chapter 1- The Prodigy

Here’s a picture of the portrait of ten-year-old Mozart by Michel Barthelemy Ollivier.

Mozart’s first recognized genius piece No. 29 in A Major (page 14)- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Symphony_No._29_(Mozart)

At the end of the chapter, Mozart talks about his height and not being able to reach St Peter’s statue to kiss his toe (a superstition). Here’s a picture of that statue

Chapter 2- The Good Son

Page 31- Mozart composed Mitridate, re di Ponto, an opera, at the age of 14

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PPO5YqoK_aU

Mozart’s piece the E-flat Piano Concerto (K. 271) written at age 21- Page 33

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JXoaYOM8n94&feature=PlayList&p=6CD6DB5C94D0A369&playnext=1&playnext_from=PL&index=3

Mozart’s piece nicknamed the Paris Symphony- Page 40

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Sq0kOPlLPys

Chapter 3- The Servant

Mozart’s piece nicknamed the “Posthorn” Serenade in D- Page 57

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=I4-5eWcLRko

Mozart (wanting to get out of Salzburg) wrote this opera- Idomeno, re di Creta, a major opera (page 58). This scene shows a Baroque dance

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7dYvX6IxkIM

Here’s a picture of Count Colloredo, who Mozart served (mentioned throughout Chapter 3)

Chapter 4- The Freelance

A picture of the Burgtheater where many of Mozart operas had their premieres in Vienna (page 66)

Here’s a picture of Mozart’s wife, Constanze Weber. They married in 1782 (page 71)

1781’s German opera, Die Entfubrung aus dem Serail, by Mozart (page 80)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Z1P_OxTq7rI

Chapter 5- The Begger

Here’s a picture of Mozart’s two sons talked about in this chapter. They were 2 out of 6 children who actually lived to adulthood.

Chapter 6- The Master

Here’s Mozart’s “Jupiter Symphony” a string quintet written in his later years (page 102) which he wrote in 16 days

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Fcly8-RGhgw

Another famous work, Mozart’s Concerto no 20 (K. 466) on page 105

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VtTqpqGIIYU

Mozart’s String Quartet K 515 in C Major (page 110)

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpWTJTX4GeQ

Chapter 7- The Dramatist

Mozart’s Le Mariage de Figaro (page 126) who collaborated with da Ponte to create the opera

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iZJyYMhgw6Y&feature=PlayList&p=F671E6FB008DF8B8&index=29

Here’s a picture of da Ponte and Mozart

Chapter 8- The Classic

The irony of Mozart writing the Requiem, a mass for the dead, while dying- here’s what it sounds like- http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zi8vJ_lMxQI