This compilation puts together 99 tracks, or 10 1/2 hours, of the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, the best-known composer of the Classical era, and to many, one of the greatest composers ever. Included are excerpts from works of every type, from sacred choral music to opera, symphony to sonata, and string quartet to concerto. Many of the selections will be familiar to anyone who has seen the film Amadeus, such as the Requiem excerpts and the Queen of the Night's aria from The Magic Flute. But there are some unexpected selections, too, such as the Minuet, K. 1 (written at the age of 6); a spurious Wiegenlied; a Freemason song; and a movement from a sonata for piano duet. Artists include tenor Kurt Equiluz, the
Salzberg Mozarteum Orchestra, and the
New York Philomusica, just to name three.