“Così fan tutte, ossia La scuola degli amanti (which means “Women are like that,” or “The School for Lovers”), K. 588, is a comic opera in two acts written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. It was first performed on January 26, 1790, at the Burgtheater in Vienna, Austria.
The Marriage of Figaro (Italian: Le nozze di Figaro, pronounced [le ˈnɔttse di ˈfiːɡaro]), K. 492, is a comic opera in four acts composed in 1786 by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart. The Italian text was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte.
Don Giovanni (Italian pronunciation: [ˈdɔn dʒoˈvanni]; K. 527; full title: Il dissoluto punito, ossia il Don Giovanni, meaning “The Rake Punished, or Don Giovanni”) is an opera in two acts. The music was written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, and the text was written by Lorenzo Da Ponte in Italian.
“Ständchen” (known in English by its first line “Hark, hark, the lark”), D 889, is a musical piece for a single voice and piano by Franz Schubert. It was composed in July 1826 in the village of Währing, which is now part of Vienna. The song is based on the “Song” in Act 2, scene 3 of Shakespeare’s Cymbeline.
Schwanengesang (Swan Song), D 957, is a set of 14 songs composed by Franz Schubert near the end of his life. These songs were published after his death. The original handwritten version of this collection is kept at the Morgan Library & Museum.
“Die schöne Müllerin” (German pronunciation: [diː ˈʃøːnə ˈmʏlɐʁɪn], “The Fair Maid of the Mill”), Op. 25, D. 795, is a collection of songs written by Franz Schubert in 1823.
“Dichterliebe, A Poet’s Love,” composed in 1840, is the most famous song cycle by Robert Schumann (Op. 48). The words for its 16 songs are from “Lyrisches Intermezzo,” a collection of poems written by Heinrich Heine between 1822 and 1823.
The Three Romances for Oboe and Piano, Op. 94 (German: Drei Romanzen), is a musical piece written by Robert Schumann. It is his only work composed for the oboe.
The Piano Concerto No. 1 in E minor, Op. 11, is a musical piece written by Frédéric Chopin in 1830 when he was 20 years old.