# Trying to find a Mozart piece **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Tags:** music\ **Created:** [February 6, 2021, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-mozart-piece/932314 "2021-02-06T05:23:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 11\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 5:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-mozart-piece/932314/1 "2021-02-06T05:23:05Z")
I used to have a Mozart collection CD and there was one piece on it that I really liked. I think it came from Cosi fan tutti, and it began with “O …” Of course, I’ve lost it and can’t remember the name fo the piece. The CD was a Phillips album, I think, with a silvery bust of Mozart with some spray paint on him. Can anyone suggest the name of the piece, or link me to the album? I’ve tried but can’t find either. ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 5:37am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-mozart-piece/932314/2 "2021-02-06T05:37:39Z")
Probably “Soave Il Vento” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/gMY3Ou9L5xE/hqdefault.jpg "Cosi Fan tutte 1996 - Trio "Soave il vento"") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gMY3Ou9L5xE) ---
**Author:** ![kenobi\_65](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/kenobi_65/32/13178_2.png) [@kenobi\_65](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/kenobi_65)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 5:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-mozart-piece/932314/3 "2021-02-06T05:51:53Z")
If anyone here would know the answer, I would have indeed guessed @K364. 😃 ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 6:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-mozart-piece/932314/4 "2021-02-06T06:28:32Z")
I’ve owned several Mozart collections over the years and “Soave sia il Vento” linked by @K364 is the only piece from “Cosi fan Tutte” that I’ve ever seen on them. BTW K 364, Sinfonia Concertante, is one of my favorite Mozart pieces. It was great to be reminded of it, and I’m listening right now to the Itzhak Perlman / Pinchas Zukerman performance. And a fun 3 minute synopsis of Cosi Fan Tutte, with a 10 second background clip of “Soave” starting at 1:14 > **[3 Minute Opera: Mozart's 'Così fan tutte' | Operavore | WQXR](https://www.wqxr.org/story/3-minute-opera-mozart-cosi-fan-tutte/)** > > Give WQXR morning host Jeff Spurgeon three minutes and he'll give you an entire opera. Listen as Spurgeon breaks down Mozart's "Così fan tutte" in a New York minute (or three). ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 6:48am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-mozart-piece/932314/5 "2021-02-06T06:48:30Z")
@gkster That link is great! Opera plots can’t be taken too seriously that’s for sure. ---
**Author:** ![gkster](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/gkster/32/14107_2.png) [@gkster](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/gkster)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 7:39am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-mozart-piece/932314/6 "2021-02-06T07:39:41Z")
@K364 glad you liked it! WQXR is my car radio station when commuting and the 3 Minute Opera feature is a high spot. Since I’m working from home, I decided to look them up online. Here’s the only other Mozart one I found: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/YEG-Fv1j-fY/hqdefault.jpg "Mozart's 'Abduction from the Seraglio' Told in 3 Minutes") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEG-Fv1j-fY) ---
**Author:** ![PatrickLondon](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/patricklondon/32/4422_2.png) [@PatrickLondon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/PatrickLondon)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 8:10am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-mozart-piece/932314/7 "2021-02-06T08:10:36Z")
There’s a list of all the numbers from Cosi at [https://www.opera-arias.com/mozart/cosi-fan-tutte/](https://www.opera-arias.com/mozart/cosi-fan-tutte/) Another thought that occurs to me is that it might have been Dove sono from The Marriage of Figaro: [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/hdsYlqB-3Qo/hqdefault.jpg "MOZART - Dove sono i bei momenti ... (with lyrics)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hdsYlqB-3Qo) ---
**Author:** ![erysichthon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/d07c76/32.png) [@erysichthon](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/erysichthon)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 8:20am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-mozart-piece/932314/8 "2021-02-06T08:20:04Z")
> [@Northern\_Piper](#): > > The CD was a Phillips album, I think, with a silvery bust of Mozart with some spray paint on him. “A silvery bust of Mozart with some spray paint on him” sounds familiar. Was it [this album](https://www.discogs.com/Wolfgang-Amadeus-Mozart-More-Of-The-Best-Of-Wolfgang-Amadeus-Mozart/release/9284428)? It doesn’t have anything from _Così fan tutte_, but it does have some other opera excerpts. It’s Philips, and your description of the cover art is spot-on. [https://www.discogs.com/Wolfgang-Amadeus-Mozart-More-Of-The-Best-Of-Wolfgang-Amadeus-Mozart/release/9284428](https://www.discogs.com/Wolfgang-Amadeus-Mozart-More-Of-The-Best-Of-Wolfgang-Amadeus-Mozart/release/9284428) ---
**Author:** ![K364](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/k364/32/5_2.png) [@K364](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/K364)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 3:32pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-mozart-piece/932314/9 "2021-02-06T15:32:57Z")
Perhaps the most famous Soprano aria from The Marriage of Figaro is “Voi che sapete” [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tH93uhBs5m8/hqdefault.jpg "Patricia Janečková: "Voi che sapete" (W. A. Mozart - Le nozze di Figaro)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tH93uhBs5m8) And there is the Shawshank Redemption one “Sull’aria” [![](https://i.ytimg.com/vi/BLtqZewjwgA/hqdefault.jpg "Bartoli & Fleming - Le Nozze di Figaro - Sull'aria") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BLtqZewjwgA) When Mozart writes for the voice, I start to believe in Heaven. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 3:58pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-mozart-piece/932314/10 "2021-02-06T15:58:06Z")
Thanks for all the links, everyone. I’ve been enjoying listening to them. @erysichthon, thanks for the link to the album. That’s it. I suddenly realised that even though I knew it was a Phillips album, for some reason I was searching as if it were Deutsche Grammophon. Where’s ol’ smackie when you need him? And it was track 7 that I was thinking of, wtih “tutti” in the title: “Contessa, Perdono… Ah, Tutti Contenti” - which interestingly, came up in the YouTube feed for the clip @K364 suggested. ---
**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\ **Post date:** [February 6, 2021, 10:23pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/trying-to-find-a-mozart-piece/932314/11 "2021-02-06T22:23:28Z")
And here is Dame Kiri granting forgiveness: [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/qZ_aFikkJUo/hqdefault.jpg "Mozart - Figaro - Fischer-Dieskau and cast - Contessa perdono.mp4") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZ_aFikkJUo)