Short bio Franz Xaver Mozart
Birthday:
1791
Died:
1844
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Classical, Romantic
Full biography Franz Xaver Mozart
Franz Xaver Mozart was an Austrian composer and pianist who lived from 1791 to 1844. He was the youngest son of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the most prominent composers of the classical era. Franz Xaver studied music with his father from a young age and later continued his studies with other renowned musicians in Vienna.
Franz Xaver Mozart was a prolific composer and wrote many works for piano, chamber music, and orchestra. His works are generally in the classical style but also show the influence of romanticism, which was becoming popular during his lifetime.
In addition to his own compositions, Franz Xaver Mozart is also known for promoting his father's music. He transcribed many of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's works for piano and often performed them in his concerts. He also gave public lectures on his father's music and worked tirelessly to ensure that his father's legacy was preserved.
Despite Franz Xaver Mozart's many accomplishments and contributions to classical music, he has often been overshadowed by his more famous father. However, in recent years, there has been a renewed interest in his music, and his works are now being performed and recorded more frequently.
Overall, Franz Xaver Mozart was an important figure in the classical music world and a worthy successor to his father's legacy. Through his compositions and advocacy for Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's music, he helped to keep the classical tradition alive and vibrant.
Compositions featuring Franz Xaver Mozart
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Allegretto, for keyboard in G major, FXWM VII:40 | 1:18 min | Keyboard | 1841 |
| 2 | Andantino for piano in A major, FXWM VII:41 | 2:02 min | Keyboard | 1841 |
| 3 | Allegretto, for keyboard in F major, FXWM VII:39 | 2:04 min | Keyboard | 1841 |
| 4 | Erinnerung, for voice & piano | 1:51 min | Vocal Music | 1829 |
| 5 | Variations on a Waltz by Diabelli, for keyboard in C major, FXWM VII:35 | 5:26 min | Keyboard | 1824 |
| 6 | An Emma, for voice & piano ("Weit in nebelgrauer Ferne"), Op. 24 | 3:21 min | Vocal Music | 1820 |
| 7 | Deutsche Lieder (3) for voice & piano, Op. 27 | 10:04 min | Vocal Music | 1820 |
| 8 | Ständchen, for voice & piano | 2:23 min | Vocal Music | 1820 |
| 9 | Lieder (6) for voice & piano, Op. 21 | 12:51 min | Vocal Music | 1820 |
| 10 | Concerto for piano & orchestra No. 2 in E flat major, Op 25 | 25:07 min | Concerto | 1818 |
| 11 | Fantasia on the song "Tschem tebja ja ogortschila" and a Krakowiak, for piano in A major, FXWM VII:30 | 19:59 min | Keyboard | 1815 |
| 12 | Polonaises Mélancoliques (4), for piano, Op. 22 | 20:24 min | Keyboard | 1815 |
| 13 | German Dance for piano in D minor, FXWM VII:23 | 1:50 min | Keyboard | 1812 |
| 14 | German Dance for piano in G major, FXWM VII:24 | 2:04 min | Keyboard | 1812 |
| 15 | Variations on an Unknown Theme, for keyboard in G major, Op. 13 | 9:52 min | Keyboard | 1810 |
| 16 | Ländler for piano in F major, FXWM VII:19 | 3:42 min | Keyboard | 1810 |
| 17 | Deutsche Lieder (8) for voice & piano | 12:45 min | Vocal Music | 1810 |
| 18 | March for piano in G major, FXWM VII:9 | 2:46 min | Keyboard | 1809 |
| 19 | Lieder (6) for voice & piano | 9:36 min | Vocal Music | 1809 |
| 20 | Romanze for voice & piano ("In der Väter Hallen ruhte"), Op. 12 | 8:19 min | Vocal Music | 1808 |
| 21 | Variations on "Kak u naschewa schirokowa dwora", for keyboard in G minor, Op. 8 | 9:23 min | Keyboard | 1808 |
| 22 | Variations on "Katlisja vosy s gory", for keyboard in F major, Op. 6 | 3:22 min | Keyboard | 1806 |
| 23 | Rondeau for keyboard in F major, Op. 4 | 4:32 min | Keyboard | 1805 |
| 24 | Variations on "Marche Golcondoise", for keyboard in A major, Op. 3 | 11:27 min | Keyboard | 1805 |
| 25 | Concerto for piano & orchestra No. 1 in C major, Op 14 | 25:42 min | Concerto | - |
| 26 | Variations on a Ukrainian folk song, for piano | 6:40 min | Keyboard | - |
| 27 | Variations on a Russian Theme, for piano in G minor, Op. 20 | 8:36 min | Keyboard | - |
| 28 | Variations for piano on a romance by Méhul, Op. 23 | 8:07 min | Keyboard | - |
| 29 | Variations (7) on a Menuet from W.A. Mozart's Don Giovanni, for piano in F major, Op. 2 | 12:33 min | Keyboard | - |
| 30 | Variations (7) on a march from Nicolini's Coriolano, for piano in D major, Op. 16 | 18:33 min | Keyboard | - |
| 31 | Variation on a Waltz by Diabelli (v. 28) | 1:29 min | Keyboard | - |
| 32 | Engel Gottes künden, for 2 voices & orchestra | 3:48 min | Choral | - |
| 33 | Sonata for violin & piano in F major, Op 15 | 19:59 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 34 | Sonata for violin & piano in B flat major, Op 7 | 18:25 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 35 | Sinfonia del Sig. Wolfgango Mozart figlio, for orchestra | 5:09 min | Orchestral | - |
| 36 | Rondo for piano in F major, WV VII:1 | 4:59 min | Keyboard | - |
| 37 | Rondo for flute & piano in E minor | 5:56 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 38 | Quartet for piano & strings in G minor, Op 1 | 20:43 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 39 | Polonaises mélancoliques (6), for piano, Op 17 | 26:11 min | Keyboard | - |
| 40 | Grand sonata for violin/cello & piano, Op. 19 | 20:56 min | Chamber Music | - |
| 41 | Piano Sonata in G major, Op. 10 | 26:03 min | Keyboard | - |
Albums featuring Franz Xaver Mozart
| # | Сover | Name album | Year | Music label |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  |
Franz Xaver Mozart, Andriy Dragan – Variations(CD, Album) | 2021 | Claves |
| 2 |  |
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart - Olga Zdorenko, Collegium Musicum Chamber Orchestra, Ivan Ostapovych – First Concert For Piano And Orchestra C-dur Op. 14, Second Concert For Piano And Orchestra Es-dur Op. 25(CD, Album, Reissue) | 2021 | Aulicus Classics |
| 3 |  |
F.X.W. Mozart, Katarzyna Drogos – Rondos; Sonata; Polonaises; Variations(CD, Album) | 2019 | CD Accord |
| 4 |  |
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Іван Остапович, Olga Zdorenko – Franz Xaver Wolfang Mozart - Piano Concertos(CD, ) | 2018 | Primrose Music |
| 5 |  |
Franz Xaver Mozart, Frédéric Chopin, Yaara Tal – Polonaise(CD, Album) | 2017 | Sony Classical |
| 6 |  |
Franz Xaver Mozart, Muzio Clementi, Howard Shelley, Sinfonieorchester St Gallen – Piano Concerto No. 1 In C Major, Op. 14, Piano Concerto No. 2 In E Flat Major, Op. 25, Piano Concerto In C Major(CD, Album, Compilation, Stereo) | 2016 | Hyperion |
| 7 |  |
Franz Xaver Mozart, Susanne Von Laun – Klavierwerke Vol. 4(CD, Album) | 2016 | Musicaphon |
| 8 |  |
Franz Xaver Mozart, Susanne Von Laun – Klavierwerke Vol. 3(CD, Album) | 2014 | Musicaphon |
| 9 |  |
Franz Xaver Mozart, Aaron Berofsky, Suren Bagrutani, Kathryn Votapek, Christopher Harding – The Complete Piano Chamber Music(CD, Album) | 2013 | Equilibrium |
| 10 |  |
Franz Xaver Mozart, Susanne Von Laun – Klavierwerke Vol. 2(CD, Album) | 2012 | Musicaphon |
| 11 |  |
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Sebastian Knauer, Philippe Entremont, Netherlands Chamber Orchestra – Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart & Franz Xaver Mozart | 2008 | Berlin Classics |
| 12 |  |
Franz-Xaver,, Wolfgang Amadeus, Leopold Mozart Par Philippe, Laurence, Jean-Philippe Koch Et Peter Petrov (3) – La Musique, Une Affaire De Famille(CD, Album, Promo) | 2006 | BNP Paribas |
| 13 |  |
Schubert / F. X. Mozart / Hummel / Mendelssohn - Barthold Kuijken, Luc Devos – Trockne Blumen (Flute Music)(CD, Reissue) | 2006 | Accent |
| 14 |  |
Barbara Bonney, Franz Xaver Mozart – The Other Mozart - The Songs(CD, ) | 2005 | Decca |
| 15 |  |
International New Symphony Orchestra Lemberg, Franz Xaver Mozart, Sigfridsson, Mattes – Klavierkonzerte | 2004 | INSO Lemberg |
| 16 |  |
W.A. Mozart, F.X. Mozart, Janet Colburn, The Academy Of St. Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner – Piano Concerto No. 23/ Piano Concerto In C(CD, Album) | 1995 | Audiofon (3) |
| 17 |  |
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Ravinia Trio – Complete Piano Chamber Music | 1994 | Divox |
| 18 |  |
Ф. К. Моцарт, Симфонический Оркестр Львовской Государственной Филармонии – Концерт № 2 Для Фортепиано С Оркестром / Соната Для Виолончели И Фортепиано(LP, Stereo) | 1990 | Мелодия |
| 19 |  |
G.Onslow, F.X.W.Mozart, W.A.Mozart, Antoine Saad, Peter Mann (5), Susi Renée Lange-Kowat – Claviola Vergessene Klänge(LP, Stereo) | 1987 | Claviola |
| 20 |  |
Fides Kwintet, Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Alexander Von Zemlinsky, György Ligeti, August Klughardt – Invitation(LP) | 1987 | Fides (2) |
| 21 |  |
Franz Xaver Mozart, Filippo Gragniani, Johann Baptist Gänsbacher - Consortium Classicum – Sextett, Sextuor / Sextett Op. 9, Sextuor / Serenade, Sérénade(LP, Album) | 1985 | Schwann Musica Mundi |
| 22 |  |
Franz Xaver Mozart - Klaus Hellwig, Kölner Rundfunk-Sinfonie-Orchester, Roland Bader – Klavierkonzert C-Dur Op. 14 = Piano Concert In C Major = Concerto Pour Piano Et Orchestre En Ut Majeur / Klavierkonzert Es-Dur Op. 25 = Piano Concerto In E Flat = Conce | 1984 | Schwann Musica Mundi |
| 23 |  |
Leopold Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Sohn – 3 Generationen Mozart(LP, Album) | 1983 | Poliphonia |
| 24 |  |
Franz Xaver Mozart, Friedrich Silcher, Friedrich Kuhlau, Peter Neunheuser, Klaus Witteler – Flötenmusik Der Romantik(LP) | 1981 | TTS-Records |
| 25 |  |
Schubert, Beethoven, Mozart (Fils), Gidon Kremer & Elena Kremer – Schubert, Beethoven, Mozart (Fils) | 1980 | Philips |
| 26 |  |
Franz Xaver Mozart / Leopold Mozart / Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart – The Mozart Family - Three Generations | 1978 | Turnabout |
| 27 |  |
Koos Verheul, Jan Van Der Meer, Albert Roussel, Claude Debussy, Gustave Samazeuilh, Rhené-Baton, Carl Reinecke, Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart – Koos Verheul - Jan Van Der Meer(LP) | 1977 | Canzone |
| 28 |  |
Elaine Shaffer, Hephzibah Menuhin, Kuhlau / Schubert / Franz Xavier Mozart – Flute Sonata In E Minor / Introduction & Variations On "Trockne Blumen" / Rondo In E Minor(LP, Stereo) | 1972 | His Master's Voice |
| 29 |  |
W. A. Mozart II, W. A. Mozart, Bonifacio Asioli, George Neikrug, Harry Kaufman – Cello Music By W. A. Mozart II, W. A. Mozart And Bonifacio Asioli(LP, Album, Mono) | 1961 | The Society For Forgotten Music |
| 30 |  |
F.-X. Mozart, Julie Holtzman – 4 Polonaises, Op. 22 / Concerto En Do Majeur, Op. 14(LP, Stereo) | - | Radio Canada International |
| 31 |  |
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, Franz Danzi, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Joseph Wölfl, Wolfgang Boettcher, Ursula Trede-Boettcher – Cellomusik um Mozart(CD, Album, Reissue, Stereo) | - | RBM Musikproduktion Mannheim |
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