Fritz Wunderlich Tamino, opposite baritone Dietrich Fischer-Dieskau in the role of Papageno. There is also a live performance of "The Magic Flute" recorded in 1960 at the Salzburg Festival, and several recordings as Belmonte in "Die Entführung aus dem Serail". Recordings also exist of lesser-known Mozart operas such as "Zaide" and "La finta giardiniera" Wunderlich's crystal-clear voice, exquisite diction, and intelligent but passionate interpretation also led him to impressive renditions of the lieder cycles of Schubert and Schumann with pianist , who was also his artistic mentor. His famous recording of Schumann's "Dichterliebe" remains a gold standard of this genre. Many tenors
Beethoven and Mozart paid homage to Mozart by making a quotation from "Don Giovanni" (the opening notes of Leporello's aria ‘Notte e giorno faticar’) the basis of the 22nd of the Diabelli Variations. Beethoven and Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart had a powerful influence on the work of Ludwig van Beethoven. They are said to have met in Vienna in 1787, and Beethoven is said to have had a few lessons from Mozart. However, this is uncertain, as there is only one account of a meeting, and it is not contemporary. Beethoven knew much of Mozart's work. Some of his themes recall Mozart's, and