Mozart

Don Giovanni, Requiem, symphonies

The most naturally gifted musician who ever lived. His operas — particularly Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro, and Così fan tutte — achieve a perfection of dramatic characterization that opera would never quite reach again. The late works darken into profundity without losing an atom of grace.

Key works

• Don Giovanni1787— Opera's greatest anti-hero
• The Marriage of Figaro1786— Comedy as human revelation
• Requiem1791— Unfinished — death interrupted
• Symphony No. 41 'Jupiter'1788— The fugal finale — counterpoint reborn

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