Le Shen: Mozart

Author: Zhang Xiuzhang
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Publish Date: 2007-01-01
Features: His music is renowned worldwide, touching the hearts of hundreds of millions. He is hailed as the "God of Music" in the history of music. Mozart's life was short; he lived for only 35 years and struggled in poverty. However, the sheer number of his compositions and the exquisite artistry of his works are truly astonishing. In his lifetime, he completed 622 works, including 17 operas, 49 symphonies, and a vast number of various instrumental compositions. Mozart was a great musician who made outstanding contributions to the development of European music. He established the modern concerto form and further enriched the expressive power of symphonies and chamber music after Haydn. His music had a profound influence on the growth of later composers. Great German musicians like Beethoven and Schubert, Russian composers such as Glinka and Tchaikovsky, and Norwegian composer Grieg were all deeply fond of Mozart's music.