Previously unknown classical work by Mozart uncovered

Uncovered work for performance on Saturday

 

Admin I Thursday, Sept. 19, 2024

 

LEIPZIG – A previously unknown piece of classical composition by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has been discovered in Leipzig, the city said on Thursday.

The 12-minute piece, “Serenate ex C,” is from the collection of Carl Ferdinand Becker and was part of the music collection of the Leipzig City Libraries, according to the city.

Researchers suggest Mozart (1756-1791) wrote the piece during the mid to late 1760s, when he was a teenager.

The composition was presented at the International Mozarteum Foundation in Salzburg.

It is to be performed at the Leipzig Opera on Saturday, September 21.

Researchers unearthed the music while working on the new edition of the Köchel catalogue, a reference work on Mozart’s musical output.

The edition is being compiled by the International Mozarteum Foundation in Salzburg.