History’s greatest composer, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, was born in Austria 250 years ago today. How amazing that a man who lived only 35 years would have left such an eternal legacy to his nation and the world. His entire native land of Austria has gone Mozart mad, and it is not a bad thing. Even Music by Mozart at Amazon is celebrating!

The BBC is offering a web page to listen to excerpts of Mozart’s six most celebrated pieces and to choose your own personal favorite. I chose Mozart’s lovely –>>“Piano Concerto No. 21″. The sheet music of the 2nd Movement from “Elvira Madigan” is here in PDF. Images of sheet music in Mozart’s own handwriting are HERE and HERE and more at Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.

Referenced at ‘Carnival of the Trackbacks XLVIII‘ from Wizbang.