Perfect for Bass – 8 concert arias as set by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (January 27, 1756 – December 5, 1791), born in Salzburg, Austria, was an important and respected composer. As an adult, he referred to himself as “Wolfgang Amadè Mozart,” but it is noted that his name had many variants. As a child, his baptismal record listed his name in Latin as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart. Mozart was a prolific composer; over the span of his career composing hundreds of works including sonatas, symphonies, masses, chamber music, concertos, and operas.

There is much more about Mozart in our two-part blog series. Get started with part 1 here.

Review all 301 texts as set by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the IPA Source database here:

https://www.ipasource.com/composer/m/mozart-wolfgang-amadeus-1756-1791.html

 

Here, most with listening links, are eight concert arias perfect for Bass.

Alcandro, lo confesso… Non so donde viene

Listen to Kurt Moll:


Cara, se le mie pene

(Mozart also wrote Cara, se le mie pene for Soprano.)


 

Listen to Ildebrando D’Arcangelo:


Io ti lascio

Listen to Robert Lloyd:


Mentre ti lascio

Listen to Klaus Mertens:


Per questa bella mano

Listen to Cesare Siepi:


Un bacio di mano

Listen to Bryn Terfel:


Warnung

Listen to Robert Lloyd:


 

Review all 301 texts as set by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart in the IPA Source database here:

https://www.ipasource.com/composer/m/mozart-wolfgang-amadeus-1756-1791.html