Mozart's 250th Birthday

January 27th marks the 250th anniversary of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's birth. His Horn Concertos would be enough for nHumanities to love and honor him forever, but Mozart was so much more. Here are the essential links on Mozart:

• National Public Radio's list of anniversary stories covering many aspects of Mozart's life and work and including performances (searchable)
• Must-Have Mozart, favorite recordings of Mozart's music selected by Nicholas Kenyon, director of the BBC Proms and author of The Faber Pocket Guide to Mozart
• Mozart 2006, Austria's official web site for the anniversary celebration -- includes an online promotional video and links to events in Salzburg and Vienna
• The Mozart Project, biography, compositions, etc.
• The Genius of Mozart, BBC production
• The Mozart Effect from the Human Intelligence Lab at University of Indiana