He composed more than 600 works, many acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, concertante, chamber, operatic, and choral music. He is among the most enduringly popular of classical composers, and his influence is profound on subsequent Western art music. Ludwig van Beethoven composed his own early works in the shadow of Mozart, and Joseph Haydn wrote: "posterity will not see such a talent again in 100 years".
- "... Donna Anna showed herself disappointed at the composer's appearance - he was short and slight with reddish hair and a long nose -..." https://books.google.it/
- "You'll never see it in his portraits, but under the powdered wigs, he apparently had light red hair. Go to the right museum and you can even see a lock of it for yourself."
http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Music/WolfgangAmadeusMozart
In this book for children Mozart is depicted with red hair;
https://www.amazon.com/Play-Mozart-Peter-Sis/dp/0061121827
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