Mozart stands at the head of the classical music canon. His simple and delicate style conveys emotion with an artistic sensitivity that has never been matched. This Rough Guide presents a perfectly balanced selection of some of the composer’s most beautiful works.

Bonus CD: Salomon Quartet with Simon Whistler (viola): Mozart String Quintets

Mozart’s string quintets are legendary and swing from incredibly delicate textures in the slow movements to humble dance themes in the minuets to majestic episodes of symphonic grandeur.

Artists

L’Orefeo Baroque Orchestra, Michi Gaigg (conductor), Cappella Istropolitana, Barry Wordsworth (conductor), English Chamber Orchestra, Johannes Wildner (conductor), Failoni Orchestra, Michael Halasz (conductor), Georg Tchy (baritone), Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Ivor Bolt (conductor), London Mozart Players, Concentus Hungaricus, András Ligeti (conductor), Ruth Ziesak (soprano), Nederlands Blazers Ensemble, Vienna Mozart Academy, Ernst Haefliger

Joanna Borowsak, Elizabeth Norberg-Schultz (soprano), Rohangiz Yachmi (mezzosoprano)

Peter Mikulas (bass), Lars Vogt, Howard Shelley, Jeno Jando, Ulrich Eisenlohr