Editing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (section)

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Mozart's last year was, until his final illness struck, a time of high productivity—and by some accounts, one of personal recovery.{{sfn|Solomon|1995|loc=§30}}{{efn|1=More recently, {{harvnb|Wolff|2012}} has forcefully advocated a view of Mozart's career at the end of his life as being on the rise, interrupted by his sudden death.}} He composed a great deal, including some of his most admired works: the opera ''[[The Magic Flute]]''; the final piano concerto ([[Piano Concerto No. 27 (Mozart)|K.&nbsp;595 in B{{music|flat}}]]); the [[Clarinet Concerto (Mozart)|Clarinet Concerto]] K.&nbsp;622; the last in his series of string quintets ([[String Quintet No. 6 (Mozart)|K.&nbsp;614 in E{{music|flat}}]]); the motet [[Ave verum corpus (Mozart)|''Ave verum corpus'']] K.&nbsp;618; and the unfinished [[Requiem (Mozart)|Requiem]] K.&nbsp;626.

Mozart's financial situation, a source of anxiety in 1790, finally began to improve. Although the evidence is inconclusive,<ref name="solomon 1995 477">{{harvnb|Solomon|1995|p=477}}</ref> it appears that wealthy patrons in Hungary and Amsterdam pledged annuities to Mozart in return for the occasional composition. He is thought to have benefited from the sale of dance music written in his role as Imperial chamber composer.<ref name="solomon 1995 477" /> Mozart no longer borrowed large sums from Puchberg and began to pay off his debts.<ref name="solomon 1995 477" />

He experienced great satisfaction in the public success of some of his works, notably ''The Magic Flute'' (which was performed several times in the short period between its premiere and Mozart's death){{sfn|Solomon|1995|p=487}} and the Little Masonic Cantata K.&nbsp;623, premiered on 17 November 1791.<ref>And not as previously stated on 15 November; see {{harvnb|Abert|2007|p=1307, fn 9}}</ref>