... Warren- point. MOZART, AND MARIE ANTOINETTE.-Among the relics of Mozart is a painting of the great composer at the age of eight, in a 'grand Court costaine- powdered wig, sword, and so forth. 'The origin of the painting is this: Mozart, at the age of ...

... who do not care for the light music of Mozart there are instrumental concerts, the programmes of which are made -up of works of the modern German school, principally Wagner and Liszt, on the evenings when Mozart's operas are performed. Besides all this ...

... compositions of Mozart, other than those j known as the sonatas; and Professor Prout, as I before, in illustration of his observations, played * some of the pieces in an elegant and expressive manner. He said, taking the best of Mozart's mincelianeous ...

... written by Mozart himself. -Number seven had been postponed, and the com- poser was progressing with it when he died. Nuin- bers ten, eleven, and twelve were written by Suss- mayer, although it is highly probable that he be- caine possesset1 o f Mozart's ideas ...

... their powder dry, for the hunt will soon begin. A MuSICuAL MATUR.-Haydn challenged Mozart to compose a piece of music which the former could not play at sight. Mozart accepted the task, and supper and champagne were to be the forfeit. In five minutes' ...

... contained a selection of popular pieces from the stores of Donicetti, Meyerbeer, Rossini, Cirnarosa, Auber. Beethoven, and Mozart. Beethoven's symphony in C minor was admi- :rably rendered, and so great . was the sensation effected by the overture of U'ill ...

... Dieces they would hear on that occasion appeared en 'the programme in the chronological order of composition. The firsb was Mozart's quartet, No 19, in G major, a sere- natadedicated to Haydn for two violins, viola, and violoncello, and consisting of an ...

... development as that of music. But develop an it may, Mozart will always be one of its brightest immortals. So will Beethoven, It wan a happy thought yesterday to follow a characteristic quartett of Mozart's with a character- istic piano and v .in sonata of ...

... i THEATRE ROYAL-ITALIAN OPERAS. , . ., . When an opera by Mozart does not attract a large audience one is likely to suspect the corn- pany4 FLeaNozze di Figaro was witnessed last night by the slightest house of the week, although the dress circle was ...

... we say that Mozart and Verdi were joined together as the attractions of the entertain- ment we say enough to indicate a reason for the rush to yeaterday's concert. The first part of the concert was devoted to the Requiem Mass of d Mozart; the second to ...

... University, Earlsfort terrace, on Wednesday next, 20th ihnt, the principal orchestral work to be performed is Mozart's Symphony in F, flat. Mozart had previously written two symphonies in this key, one when be was but eight years of age, and this, the greatest ...

... yesterday in the hands of the audicnce-thbi sonata belongs to the first style or period of the composer, when the influence of Mozart yet reigned, or was supposed to reign, over his mind: nevertheless there is an ideality and depth oi feeling about the first ...