Remembering Mozart

The World

One of the world’s most-influential composers ever, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was born on Jan. 27, 1756. The musical genius remains one of the most famous and impactful composers of any era, having written hundreds of musical compositions in his 35 years of life. The World spoke with Mozart’s biographer Jan Swaffer.

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