prodigy and prolific genius, his works include operas, such asThe Marriage of Figaro(1786),Don Giovanni(1787), andThe Magic Flute(1791), symphonies, concertos for piano, violin, clarinet, and French horn, string quartets and quintets, sonatas, songs, and Masses, such as the unfinishedRequiem...
translation can be and to clear up references in the letters to people, places, and events. Mozart's Letters, Mozart's Life makes wonderful reading for anyone who has ever loved a work by the composer, from the deceptively simple Eine kleine Nachtmusik to the towering, magnificent Requiem. ...
The work may have been intended for the composer himself and like the Mozart requiem it also comes down to us in an unfinished state (Introitus, Kyrie, parts of Dies irae). Haydn avoids the dark-dramatic tone of Mozart’s work and looks rather for the mild tone of an older tradition. ...