Discovered Mozart Piece Premiers in Salzburg

No other composer in the history of music is better known than Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. His classical compositions are still widely appreciated and performed throughout the world and his life-history as child prodigy has been told scores of times through books, films and plays. During the year of the 250th anniversary of Mozart?s birth, an incredibly rare discovery was made in the music industry ? a two minute long keyboard work written by the musician, that was not previously known.

The piece, entitled ?Allegro di Wolfgango Mozart? was contained in a volume of anonymous manuscripts that was donated to Ernest Hintermaier, the Salzburg Archdiocese archivist. The Austrian media did not name the donor. The piece premiered last week at the Salzburg Residenz and was played by Florian Birsack on a harpsichord. Experts believe this to be one of Mozart?s earliest works and that it was composed when he was between six and ten years of age.

Mozart, who died an extremely early death at the age of 35, is considered one of the greatest musical geniuses of all times. By the time of his passing, he had written literally hundreds of solo and orchestral pieces. Many say that he began composing at the age of three. By 10 years of age, he had composed his own symphony and his first opera by 12. Mozart died in 1791.

                                 

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