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Salieri did not murder Mozart.

While Salieri and Mozart were indeed contemporaries who were probably in competition for various commissions, the extent of their rivalry has been greatly exaggerated.

Who Was Salieri?

Antonio Salieri was a prominent and very capable Italian composer of the Classical era, known for his operas, symphonies, and chamber music.

For example, Mozart appointed Salieri to teach his son Franz Xaver, and when Salieri was appointed Kapellmeister in 1788, he revived Figaro instead of bringing out a new opera of his own, and when he went to the coronation festivities for Leopold II in 1790, he had no fewer than three Mozart masses in his luggage.

Within a few years after Salieri's death in 1825, Aleksandr Pushkin wrote his "little tragedy," Mozart and Salieri (1831) as a dramatic study of the sin of envy, thus beginning an artistic tradition of poetic license based on Mozart's allegation.

Although Russian composer Nikolay Rimsky-Korsakov adapted Pushkin's play as an opera of the same name in 1898 (as an homage to his predecessor Alexander Dargomyzhsky), the most significant perpetuation of the story is credited to Peter Shaffer's heavily fictionalized play Amadeus (1979) and the Oscar-winning 1984 film directed by Miloš Forman based upon it; both Shaffer and Forman expressly maintained the fictional nature of their respective works.

He mentored a new generation of composers, including Ludwig van Beethoven and Franz Schubert, leaving a lasting legacy on the development of Classical music.

Antonio Salieri passed away on May 7, 1825, in Vienna, leaving behind a rich and diverse body of work that continues to be appreciated and performed to this day.

Schatkin, Jane Hettrick and John A. Rice: 'Salieri, Antonio',  Grove Music Online  ed. *

Operas

Armida – An excellent complete performance featuring Christophe Rousset and Les Talons Lyriques and soloists.

Falstaff – This performance is from the Salieri Chamber Orchestra and soloists conducted by Tamas Pal.

La Scuola de’ Gelosi – The complete comic opera featuring L’Arte del Mondo and soloists conducted by Werner Ehrhardt.

Choral Works

The Passion of Jesus Christ – Oratorio for chorus, orchestra, and soloists.

The myth of Salieri poisoning Mozart emerged posthumously, fueled by Alexander Pushkin’s 1831 play Mozart and Salieri and further popularized by Peter Shaffer’s Amadeus (1979).

While Salieri’s influence in Vienna may have limited Mozart’s opportunities, their relationship included moments of mutual respect, such as their joint composition of the cantata Per la ricuperata salute di Ofelia (1785).

Salieri’s Musical Innovations and Contributions

Salieri composed 37 operas, spanning genres from opera buffa to tragédie lyrique.

A pivotal figure in the evolution of late 18th-century opera, Salieri’s influence extended across Europe, both as a composer and a mentor to some of the era’s most notable musicians. Mass in D Major. Kansas City, Missouri: Philharmonia of Greater Kansas City, 1989. This prestigious position provided Salieri with the resources and support to compose operas, including Axur, Re d’Ormus (1788), Les Danaïdes (1784), and his own version of Falstaff (1799), among others.

Mozart's Davidde penitente K.469 (1785), his piano concerto in E flat major K.482 (1785), the clarinet quintet K.581 (1789), and the great symphony in G minor K.550 had been premiered on the suggestion of Salieri, who even conducted a performance of it in 1791. ISBN 9780060140328