Mozart: Symphonies Nos. 35, "Haffner" and 36, "Linz"
10/5/1995, 8 Tracks, 49:15
Featuring
Tamás Pál
Budapest Symphony Orchestra
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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Composer Biography
Mozart secured his dismissal from the service of the Prince-Archbishop of Salzburg in 1781 during a visit by the archbishop to Vienna, seeking independence.
Composition History
Mozart wrote the 'Linz' Symphony, his Symphony in C, K. 425, in the space of a few days while a guest of Count Thun in Linz.
Critical Reception
Mozart's German opera, The Magic Flute, was enjoying enormous success at the time of his death in 1791.
Composer Biography
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's father, Leopold Mozart, published an important book on violin-playing in the same year Wolfgang was born.
Composition History
Mozart's Symphony No. 35, the 'Haffner' Symphony, was originally conceived as a Serenade for the Haffner family in Salzburg.
Composer Biography
As children, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and his sister toured Europe, astonishing audiences with their musical abilities on keyboard and violin.
