My First Classical Albums

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the most famous composers. When he was only three years old, he played the harpsichord and the violin. At the age of four he was making up his own music. He was so young that his father had to help him write it down. When he was six years old, Mozart and his older sister Nannerl were giving concerts to kings and queens and emperors. And Mozart wrote new music all the time, even when he was sitting in bumpy coaches travelling through Europe. He didn't have a long life. But he wrote a lot of music and we hear it today in concerts and on recordings. He wrote symphonies for an orchestra to play. He wrote piano concertos for an orchestra and a solo piano, and he would play the piano part himself! And he wrote the music of many operas – these are like plays with singing – as well as hundreds of other pieces. People said that he composed and played music in the way that most of us breathe: it was completely natural for him. Naxos Global Distribution Ltd : Naxos Records is the world's leading classical music label as measured by the number of new recordings it releases and the depth and breadth of its catalogue. Naxos was founded in 1987 by Klaus Heymann, a German-born entrepreneur based in Hong Kong. Under his continuing stewardship, Naxos has developed from being known primarily as a budget label focusing on standard repertoire into a global music group comprising a raft of downloading and streaming platforms, a significant catalogue of multimedia products, a vast international logistics network, a recording engineering arm, a publications division, and a licensing department. Music Tracks and Information: TR 1 ( 00:04:17 ) Le nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro), K. 492: Overture Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Performer: Hungarian State Opera Orchestra; Morandi, Pier Giorgio TR 2 ( 00:05:37 ) Symphony No. 40 in G Minor, K. 550: I. Allegro molto Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Performer: Capella Istropolitana; Wordsworth, Barry TR 3 ( 00:03:45 ) Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525, "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": IV. Rondo: Allegro Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Performer: Swedish Chamber Orchestra; Sundkvist, Petter TR 4 ( 00:05:37 ) Concerto for Flute and Harp in C Major, K. 299: II. Andantino (excerpt) Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Performer: Capella Istropolitana; Edlinger, Richard; Válek, Jiří; Mullerová, Hana TR 5 ( 00:03:22 ) Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Rondo alla turca: Allegretto Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Performer: Jandó, Jenő TR 6 ( 00:03:03 ) Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major, K. 488: III. Allegro assai (excerpt) Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Performer: Concentus Hungaricus; Antál, Mátyás; Jandó, Jenő TR 7 ( 00:06:43 ) Sinfonia Concertante in E-Flat Major, K. 364: III. Presto Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Performer: Capella Istropolitana; Gunzenhauser, Stephen; Nishizaki, Takako; Kyselák, Ladislav TR 8 ( 00:05:59 ) Clarinet Quintet in A Major, K. 581: II. Larghetto Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Performer: Danubius Quartet; Balogh, József TR 9 ( 00:02:55 ) Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute), K. 620, Act I: Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Performer: Budapest Failoni Chamber Orchestra; Halász, Michael; Tichy, Georg TR 10 ( 00:06:45 ) Piano Concerto No. 21 in C Major, K. 467, "Elvira Madigan": II. Andante Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Performer: Concentus Hungaricus; Ligeti, András; Jandó, Jenő TR 11 ( 00:02:58 ) Divertimento in D Major, K. 136, "Salzburg Symphony No. 1": I. Allegro Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Performer: Éder Quartet TR 12 ( 00:04:04 ) Piano Sonata No. 16 in C Major, K. 545: I. Allegro Composer: Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus | Performer: Jandó, Jenő TR 13 ( 00:06:43 ) Violin Concerto No. 3 in G Major, K. 216: III.