Franz Schubert, reflecting on the life and legacy of Mozart, wrote in his diary, "O Mozart! Immortal Mozart! What countless impressions of a brighter, better life hast thou stamped upon our souls!"
Couldn't have said it better ourselves. January 27, 2025, marks the 269th anniversary of Mozart's birth. We'll celebrate with music by the composer throughout the day. Some highlights you won't want to miss ...
Piano Quartet #1
KBACH's Up All Night (1AM hour)
Scande coeli limina
First Cup of Classical (5AM)
Ave verum corpus
Dawn Chorus (6AM)
Symphony #41 "Jupiter"
Morning Masterpiece (9AM)
Symphony #31 "Paris"
Cabin Fever Reliever (11AM)
Clarinet Concerto
Most Wanted hour with Linda Cassidy (12PM hour)
Piano Concerto #21
Afternoon Classics with Greg Kostraba (1PM hour)
Don Giovanni: Overture
Classical Happy Hour with Greg Kostraba (6PM hour)
Requiem
Evening Classics with Janine Miller (8PM hour)
Flute & Harp Concerto
Evening Classics with Janine Miller (11PM hour)
Listen all day, January 27, for KBACH's Mozart Birthday Bash! In the meantime, enjoy these five fun Mozart facts ...
- Mozart’s full name was Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. Seriously. Amadeus is Latin for the Greek, Theophilus. Mozart prefered the Italian, Amadè.
- Scholars debate how old Mozart was—four or five (!)—when he composed his first work.
- The adult composer never outgrew a scatological sense of humor. His letters to family often included toilet jokes.
- Mozart loved animals. He had several birds when living in Vienna, and he wrote a “Poem to a dead starling” in 1787 after the passing of a favorite feathered friend.
- Despite his short life (Mozart died at 35), he composed more than 600 works.
