The Evolution of Mozart's Music (From 5 to 35 Years Old)

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Enjoy this video depicting the evolution of Mozart's music from age 5 to 35 years old.

0:00 5 Years Old: Minuet in G Major, KV 1, 1761
0:39 6 Years Old: Minuet in F Major, KV 2, 1762
1:11 7 Years Old: Allegro in C Major, KV 5a, 1763
1:45 8 Years Old: Minuet in G Major, KV 15c, 1764
2:12 10 Years Old: Klavierstück in F, KV 33b, 1766
2:39 13 Years Old: Minuet in D Major, KV 94, 1769
3:06 18 Years Old: Piano Sonata No. 3 in B-flat Major, KV 291, 1st Movement, 1774
3:39 19 Years Old: Piano Sonata No. 1 in C, KV 279, 1st Movement, 1775
4:16 21 Years Old: Piano Sonata No. 9, KV 311, 1st Movement, 1777
4:46 22 Years Old: Piano Sonata No. 8, KV 310, 1st Movement, 1778
5:30 25 Years Old: Twelve Variations on "Ah vous dirai-je, Maman", KV 265/300e, 1781
6:05 26 Years Old: Phantasie No. 3 in D Minor, KV 397/385g, 1782
6:35 27 Years Old: Rondo Alla Turca, KV 331, 1783
7:09 28 Years Old: Sonata No. 14 in C Minor, KV 457, 1st Movement, 1784
7:39 30 Years Old: Rondo in D Major, KV 485, 1786
8:01 32 Years Old: Sonata No. 16 in C Major, KV 545, 1st Movement, 1788
8:25 33 Years Old: Sonata No. 18 in D Major, KV 576, 1st Movement, 1789
9:05 35 Years Old: Lacrimosa, KV 626, 1791

Composer(s): Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Original Music: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart © (1761-1791)

[PianoMusicBros]

Time to showcase the evolution of Mozart's music. What is your favorite work by him?

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[CyberPirate]

over 250 years. And we still use his art in Movies, Shows and Games. Truly, he made himself immortal.

[rpc]

The piece he wrote at 7 is outrageous. It's recognizable as his based on his later works. It's crazy enough that he could play that piece, much less have conceived it.

[himmel]

Other 5 year olds listen to lullabies, mozart makes his own

[BachShakur]

Mozart could reportedly sit through an entire opera then go home and pen the whole thing front to back. An absolutely supernatural mind.

[noriyaki]

5 years old and he already dropping heat

[everymanfromscratch]

My favorites:
0:02 Minuet in G Major
1:11 Allegro in C Major
2:12 Klavierstuck in F
2:38 Minuet in D Major
3:06 Piano Sonata no.1 in C
4:16 Piano Sonata no.9
6:35 Rondo Alla Turca
8:01 Sonata no.16 in C Major
9:05 Lacrimosa

[matuamadrebabilonese]

Mozart wrote over 620 pieces in 35 years, I don’t want to imagine how many pieces he would have written in 80 years of life

[marcusbrander]

He evolves and matures emotionally but he still manages to keeps the same child like playfulness all through out. Thats a big part of his genius.

[romulo-mello]

The first one is really impressive because it has a simple premise but is completed with absolute mastery. That bass line is gorgeous

[axljohnamora]

You can feel his personality in the songs, jolly and happy even with accidentals. His symphonies felt like a child wandering about, curiosity while exploring the world. That is how I thought about his works.

[christopherkeller]

Most of these are solo piano works, which don't really reflect his artistic evolution accurately. He expanded far more in opera, symphonies and string quartets. Lovely video all the same.

[BobbyChipmunk]

The triumphant dialogue between fear and acceptance in Lacrimosa is always heart-wrenching

[discountwaffles]

You can see his growth as a composer from adding more emotion rather than just the difficulty of the pieces. Stunning!

[tancreddehauteville]

The whole of Mozart's life was a miracle - we will never see his like again.

[aaronclaus]

Mozart never fails to impress; his juvenilia is impressive for a child and his mature works are impressive for a mortal.

[dougclendening]

It's amazing to see how as he progressed he used a lot of the same techniques from when he was 5.

He really likes standalone triplets on his right hand.

[pacifist]

At 5 years old, Mozart was already writing masterpieces for ages. I was busy eating grass, ants and sand when I was 5 lol.

[josoverthehill]

Thank you for this compilation. As much as I've always loved Mozart, I never followed his work in terms of how old he was when he wrote it. To hear the progression like this just adds another layer to his brilliance, and even as he was a savant at such a young age.... he still managed to mature in his compositions as he got older. What a tremendous loss to the music world that he passed so young. I wonder if his contemporaries ever knew just how lucky they were to hear him as he was building this incredible body of work.

[IsaacA]

Probably one of the few composers who could describe impossible things through his music. In the beginning of his requiem, I can almost sense his tiredness and willingness to accept that he was nearing the end of his life. It sounds like the exhausted panting of someone who has reached the pinnacle and just can't go on anymore.