Previously Unknown Mozart Composition Discovered in German Library
The 12-minute string trio piece, likely written during Mozart's teenage years, will debut in Leipzig on Saturday.
- The piece, titled 'Ganz kleine Nachtmusik,' was found in Leipzig's municipal library during the compilation of the latest Köchel catalogue.
- The manuscript is believed to be a copy made around 1780, not an original by Mozart himself.
- The composition, consisting of seven miniature movements, was performed for the first time in Salzburg on Thursday.
- Researchers suggest the piece may have been preserved by Mozart's sister as a memento.
- Mozart, a prolific composer who died in 1791, has had several previously unknown works discovered posthumously.