Philadelphia? For more than two centuries, the music of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart has endured — as has the speculation about what led to his sudden death at age 35 on Dec. 5, 1791. Was the wunderkind ...

But the question “Who killed Mozart?” has never been a medical one. As William Stafford argued in The Mozart Myths (1991), ...

Pianist Katie Mahan in front of Mozart's wife's grave. Constanze Mozart died in An ancient cemetery is a good setting to sort out fact from fiction around Mozart's death. In this Halloween edition of ...

If Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had spent a few minutes basking in the sun, it might have forestalled his untimely death, researchers are saying. The sun would have upped the young composer's levels of ...

He got drunk and fell on his head. Doctors accidentally bled him to death. Antonio Salieri, a jealous court composer, poisoned him. His mistress’ husband did him in. One by one, more than 100 ...

Research says Mozart may have died from a strep infection, not poison or fever. Aug 18, 2009— -- Two hundred and fifty years after his birth, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart might be the most known ...

As I’ve pointed out before, each new diagnosis of what killed Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart reminds me of the story of the blind men and the elephant. Almost 200 different physical and mental illnesses as ...

Catch The Mozart Minute every Friday at noon during the Amadeus Deli, and listen to The Mozart Minute podcast at wosu.org/podcasts. His genius secured his immortality ...

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. If Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had spent a few minutes basking in the sun, it might have forestalled ...