# Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart — Every Record We Rank

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart appears 4 times in our Classical Period list, placing as high as No. 2. Hand-curated, with a reason for every pick.

- **Ranked entries:** 4
- **Appears on:** Classical Period
- **Years:** 1786–1791
- **Highest placing:** No. 2 in Classical Period
- **Updated:** 2026-08-30
- **Canonical page:** https://waxonia.com/artist/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart/

## Appears on

### [Symphony No. 40 in G minor](https://waxonia.com/track/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart--symphony-no-40-in-g-minor/)

*1788 · No. 2 in [Classical Period](https://waxonia.com/genre/classical-period/)*

Written in the space of a few weeks alongside two other symphonies, for no commission anyone can identify. Restless, minor-key and entirely without the charm Mozart is usually accused of.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Wolfgang%20Amadeus%20Mozart%20Symphony%20No.%2040%20in%20G%20minor) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=UEj6OJ4-4Bw)

### [The Marriage of Figaro](https://waxonia.com/track/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart--the-marriage-of-figaro/)

*1786 · No. 3 in [Classical Period](https://waxonia.com/genre/classical-period/)*

An opera about servants outwitting their master, staged three years before the Bastille fell. The Act II finale runs twenty minutes and never once loses the thread.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Wolfgang%20Amadeus%20Mozart%20The%20Marriage%20of%20Figaro) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=5nLU-5TDHSA)

### [Requiem in D minor](https://waxonia.com/track/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart--requiem-in-d-minor/)

*1791 · No. 5 in [Classical Period](https://waxonia.com/genre/classical-period/)*

Unfinished at his death and completed by a pupil, so nobody is entirely sure where Mozart stops. The Lacrimosa breaks off after eight bars, which is unbearable and perfect.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Wolfgang%20Amadeus%20Mozart%20Requiem%20in%20D%20minor) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=tUvAHR_wkr0)

### [Clarinet Concerto in A](https://waxonia.com/track/wolfgang-amadeus-mozart--clarinet-concerto-in-a/)

*1791 · No. 7 in [Classical Period](https://waxonia.com/genre/classical-period/)*

Written in his final months for a friend, for an instrument that barely existed in its modern form. The slow movement is the least troubled music anyone has written.

[Search Spotify](https://open.spotify.com/search/Wolfgang%20Amadeus%20Mozart%20Clarinet%20Concerto%20in%20A) · [YouTube Music](https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=YT_63UntRJE)

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