Symphony No. 38
Prague · 432 Hz
Three movements of unbroken radiance. Written for a city that adored him, it carries the lightness of an artist at the height of his powers.
Classical · Viennese Classical · 1756 · 1791
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Composer of unhurried perfection. Mozart worked in the open daylight of the Viennese classical style, and in that bright air he wrote music of the deepest interior. From the dancing bells of the Turkish March to the eight unfinished bars of the Lacrimosa, the listener walks the whole range of one human life made luminous.
LIII selections · 23h 46m
Individual works
Symphonies, sonatas, and single pieces
Symphony No. 36
Linz · 432 Hz
Composed in four days, on the road, as a gift to a host. Speed leaves no trace; only grace.
Symphony No. 35
Haffner · 432 Hz
Festival music made noble. A wedding piece raised to the height of a symphony, then never let down.
Symphony No. 41
Jupiter · 432 Hz
His last symphony. The fugal finale folds five themes into one ascending fabric. The whole heaven of his late style.
Symphony No. 40
G minor · 432 Hz
The shadowed sister of the Jupiter. The opening sigh is one of the most quoted phrases in all of music.
Piano Sonata No. 14
C minor · Ingrid Haebler · 432 Hz
Mozart's great minor-key sonata. The drama of opera condensed to one keyboard.
Eine Kleine Nachtmusik
A Little Night Music · 432 Hz
Four movements that everyone has heard, and few have heard well. Charm so steady it becomes a discipline.
Symphony No. 34
C major · 432 Hz
A bright Salzburg symphony, written just before he broke with the city for good.
Rondo Alla Turca
Turkish March · 432 Hz
The finale of Piano Sonata No. 11, taken on its own. Janissary bells and a melody that refuses to leave.
Sinfonia Concertante for Winds
432 Hz
Oboe, clarinet, horn, bassoon, conversing as equals. A small concerto-symphony of late-classical conversation.
Piano Sonata No. 16
Sonata facile · Ingrid Haebler · 432 Hz
The "easy" sonata. Mozart called it for beginners; pianists spend a lifetime learning what makes it hard.
Piano Sonata No. 11
A major · Ingrid Haebler · 432 Hz
Theme and variations, then the famous Alla Turca. The whole sonata in one open, singing line.
Piano Sonata No. 15
F major · Ingrid Haebler · 432 Hz
A late sonata of clear-water transparency. Nothing hidden, nothing missing.
Violin Sonata No. 26
Szeryng & Haebler · 432 Hz
Violin and piano on equal footing, each finishing the other's thought.
Concerto in C Major
432 Hz
A concerto of warm daylight. Solo line and orchestra trading lines like two friends in long conversation.
Piano Sonata No. 9
D major · Ingrid Haebler · 432 Hz
The sonata that opens the door to his Vienna years. Brilliance held in classical restraint.
Piano Sonata No. 6
D major · Ingrid Haebler · 432 Hz
An early Salzburg sonata. Bright clarity, the lines already singing in their own voice.
Piano Sonata No. 8
A minor · Ingrid Haebler · 432 Hz
A sonata born of grief. Written in Paris while his mother lay dying; the minor key never falters.
Lacrimosa
from Requiem
The eight bars he completed before his own death. The most famous unfinished sentence in music.
Piano Sonata No. 1
C major · Ingrid Haebler · 432 Hz
The first of the eighteen. A young master settling into the form he would carry his whole life.
Violin Sonata No. 22
Szeryng & Haebler · 432 Hz
Three movements of intimate dialogue between violin and keyboard.
Violin Sonata No. 29
Szeryng & Haebler · 432 Hz
A late sonata, the writing for both instruments full and equal.
Piano Sonata No. 12
F major · Ingrid Haebler · 432 Hz
Sunlight in F major. Three movements of unbroken serenity.
Violin Sonata No. 28
Szeryng & Haebler · 432 Hz
Late chamber writing in which the two instruments share a single breath.
Piano Sonata No. 5
G major · Ingrid Haebler · 432 Hz
An early sonata of bright, unforced charm. Mozart at twenty already in full possession of his voice.
Violin Sonata No. 30
Szeryng & Haebler · 432 Hz
A short sonata, the writing economical, every line earned.
Violin Sonata No. 19
Szeryng & Haebler · 432 Hz
A sonata of poised, conversational warmth.
Violin Sonata No. 33
Szeryng & Haebler · 432 Hz
A late, generous sonata. The two instruments at full equality, the music open and unhurried.
Symphony No. 40
G minor
The same celebrated symphony, here in its standard tuning. A second reading of the famous sigh.
Violin Sonata No. 24
Szeryng & Haebler · 432 Hz
A short, balanced sonata; intimate scale, generous spirit.
Piano Sonata No. 17
B-flat major · Ingrid Haebler · 432 Hz
A late sonata of breadth and gentle dignity.
Piano Sonata No. 16
Sonata facile
The famous "easy" sonata, in standard tuning. The simplest opening in all of Mozart, and still arresting.
Violin Sonata No. 21
Szeryng & Haebler · 432 Hz
Two movements of tender, transparent writing for violin and piano.
Symphony No. 31
Paris · 432 Hz
Composed for and tailored to the Parisian orchestra. Brilliant exterior, classical heart.
Piano Sonata No. 2
F major · Ingrid Haebler · 432 Hz
The second of the eighteen. Cheerful, clear, the form already fully his own.
Violin Sonata No. 32
432 Hz
A late sonata; long-breathed phrasing, generous proportions.
Deutsch Tanz No. 3
The Sleigh Ride · 432 Hz
A small dance with sleigh bells. Three minutes of pure winter joy.
Symphony No. 26
E-flat major · 432 Hz
A short, early symphony of Salzburg vigor. Compact, clear, propulsive.
Piano Sonata No. 18
D major · Ingrid Haebler · 432 Hz
The last of his published piano sonatas. Open, late-style writing.
Piano Sonata K. 358
Four-hands duet · 432 Hz
A sonata for two players at one keyboard. Two voices passing one melody back and forth.
Piano Sonata No. 10
C major · Ingrid Haebler · 432 Hz
A bright sonata of straightforward, generous lyricism.
Violin Sonata No. 27
Szeryng & Haebler · 432 Hz
A late sonata of equal-voiced dialogue between violin and keyboard.
Piano Sonata No. 3
B-flat major · Ingrid Haebler · 432 Hz
Early Salzburg writing; a sonata of clean, singing lines.
Piano Sonata No. 13
B-flat major · Ingrid Haebler · 432 Hz
A sonata of late, untroubled grace. Vienna brightness in three movements.
Violin Sonata No. 18
Szeryng & Haebler · 432 Hz
A sonata of poised, classical conversation between two equals.
Violin Sonata No. 20
Szeryng & Haebler · 432 Hz
Two short movements of intimate, late-classical writing.
Violin Sonata No. 17
Szeryng & Haebler · 432 Hz
A sonata of quiet equilibrium between violin and keyboard.
Extended listening
Compilations and complete works
For long sessions of work, study, or contemplation.
The Best of Mozart
Classical Music for Brain Power · 432 Hz
A wide anthology of the most famous pieces. Forty-five minutes of sustained Mozartean clarity.
Coronation Mass No. 15
K. 317
The full Mass in C major, written for the annual coronation of a miraculous image of the Virgin at Maria Plain. Sacred music in its festival mode.
Requiem in D minor
Complete · K. 626
Mozart's last work, left unfinished at his death and completed by his pupil Süssmayr. Music at the threshold of another world.
The Magic Flute
Die Zauberflöte · Karajan
The full opera, conducted by Karajan. A Masonic fairy tale; initiation as theatre.
Mozart's Greatest Hits
Famous classical pieces · 432 Hz
Four and a half hours of the most-loved Mozart. For long sessions of work, study, or contemplation.
Best of Mozart · Symphonies
432 Hz
Ninety minutes of symphonic high points. A wide arc through the late-classical orchestral world.