Between Mozart and Verdi, who do you think is the better composer?

Answer 1

Although I have great affection for Verdi, I must say that Mozart wins hands down. He composed not only operas, like Verdi, but he composed a great many works in various forms. My decision is based on his skills in composition, and on the size of his output.

Look at it this way: if you needed some dinner music, say, and wanted to hire someone to write it for you, which one of the two mentioned above would come up with it in a trice? Mozart, of course. But, that is no put down for Verdi. Simply Mozart was more gifted, by dint of his fluency with composing, his sheer output, the variety of his compositions, and his command of each idiom. I apologize for repeating myself.

Verdi was not just a composer. Verdi had his own personal life away from the opera.
Comparing the two is not exactly fair. It is not a put-down to say that a man whose whole life was not taken with an art form ~ composing music ~ was not the better composer of the two suggested for comparison. And, poor Motzie! You want him to
wear the same cap as Verdi? He can't ...he just can't! Don't hide his light under a bushel!
Mozart was brilliant!

BTW, why not choose two composers more equally qualified for such a comparison, by dint of their lifetime output, their life situations? That way we would be more comfortable.

Answer 2

There is no real answer to these types of questions. There is little point even to make a comparison between the two. Anyone who is knowledgeable about classical music is aware of the status of Mozart in the history of music and also Verdi's contributions to opera. Most authorities include Mozart in the highest echelon of composers and similarly Verdi is considered one of the greats of opera. Any comparisons outside of these kind of statements are meaningless.

Answer 3

Both Mozart and Verdi had their special composition, though I liked Mozart more... ^ ^ Mozart was somehow composed elegants music ever... Not that the other composer was not good, but truly I really like Mozart.

Answer 4

hmmm.. i wouldn't say who is better mozart or verdi. Both of them are great music masters.... hahaha... coz i can't compose any wonderful or complicated pieces like they do.
i guess it depends on one's preference. coz verdi belonged to the romantic & operatic period whilst for mozart, he belonged to the classical period. and mozart's pieces, the melody, notes are much more clearer as compared to the verdi's (in this case).
i think having to make a choice between the 2 of them, i'll choose mozart. coz i prefer his music as compared to verdi's (coz i can't really appreciate operas). =P

Answer 5

I really hate these childish questions. It is impossible to make anything other than a subjective comment on this. Mozart and Verdi were both great composers but they were from different periods, different countries, worked in a different cultural and social environment and wrote different kinds of music from each other (even though they had opera in common).

Just appreciate both composers for their music without asking who is better than the other. PLEASE!

Answer 6

Mozart, a shade better, for simplicity, mass appeal and versatility: Verdi, great certainly, is deeper, very special!

Answer 7

Mozart was more versatile, and I think, wrote more memorable music.

Or I should have said, "a greater quantity of" memorable music, not that Verdi's music is unmemorable!

Answer 8

I like both, but Mozart is the better of the two.

Answer 9

I agree with Cliff. Why make a comparison?
It's not a choice between chalk and cheese, it's the choice between cheese and cheese, and that's always a matter of personal taste. There's no absolutes here.

Answer 10

Why should one be 'better' than the other? Depends on what you want to listen to, your mood. Both were great masters and wrote abiding masterworks. Comparisons between them are futile and time wasting.