"I am not one who was born in the custody of wisdom. I am one who is fond of olden times and intense in quest of the sacred knowing of the ancients." Gustave Courbet

27 January 2022

Happy Birthday, Mozart

Lange, Mozart am Klavier, 1789


The greatest composer of all time, Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was born on this date in 1756.

From his Great Mass in C minor, K. 427, here's the "Domine Deus" and "Cum Sancto Spiritu" sung by Julia Lezhneva and Joyce DiDonato with the Dresden State Orchestra of Saxony State Opera Choir of Saxony, directed by Markus Poschner ...

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