Mozart: The Child Prodigy in Salzburg
Mozart: The Child Prodigy in Salzburg
Hear a letter from Mozart to his sister and the final movement of Symphony, K. 96
Hear Mozart's Symphony No. 11 in D Major
An oil painting of Mozart, 6, dressed in a court costume given to him at the Imperial Court in Vienna. possibly by Pietro Antonio Lorenzoni/Cornell University, Division of Rare & Manuscript Collections hide caption
Mozart's sister is featured in the oil painting Maria Anna (Nannerl) Mozart as a Child. possibly by Pietro Antonio Lorenzoni/Cornell University, Division of Rare & Manuscript Collections hide caption
Hear Mozart's Symphony No. 35
On January 27th, 2006, the world will mark the 250th anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birth. That week, Performance Today will broadcast from Mozart's hometown of Salzburg, Austria. But the celebration begins today with a look at his early years as a prodigy working in the court of the Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg.
Renowned Mozart scholar Neal Zaslaw kicks off a weekly series of commentaries, stories and musical tributes to the classical composer. And we hear performances of three Mozart symphonies: Symphony No. 11 in D Major, Symphony No. 35, nicknamed the "Haffner," and the closing movement from the Symphony, K. 96.