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Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgang Theophilus Mozart, plus connu sous le nom de Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (né à Salzbourg, principauté du Saint Empire romain germanique, le 27 janvier 1756 — mort à Vienne le 5 décembre 1791) est généralement considéré comme l'un des plus grands compositeurs de la musique classique européenne. Bien que mort à trente-cinq ans, il laisse une œuvre importante qui embrasse tous les genres musicaux de son époque. Selon le témoignage de ses contemporains c'était, au piano comme au violon, un virtuose. On reconnaît généralement qu'il a porté à un point de perfection le concerto, la symphonie, et la...

Wolfgang Windgassen (June 26, 1914 – September 8, 1974) was a tenor internationally known for his performances in Richard Wagner operas. Born in Annemasse, France, he was the son (and pupil) of a well known German Heldentenor, Fritz Windgassen (who was also the teacher of Gottlob Frick). His mother was the German coloratura soprano Vali von der Osten, sister of the much more famous soprano Eva von der Osten, who created the part of Octavian in Richard Strauss' Der Rosenkavalier. Both Windgassen's parents were longtime mainstays of the Staatsoper Stuttgart. Wolfgang made his début at Pforzheim as Pinkerton in Madama...

Erich Wolfgang Korngold (May 29, 1897 – November 29, 1957) was an Austrian film and romantic music composer. While his compositional style was considered well out of vogue at the time he died, his music has more recently undergone a reevaluation and a gradual reawakening of interest. Along with such composers as Max Steiner and Alfred Newman, he is considered one of the founders of film music. Korngold won the Academy Award for his score to The Adventures of Robin Hood in 1938, widely considered one of the greatest scores ever written. His score to Anthony Adverse (1936) also won...