Over the years, there have been numerous claims that listening to music by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart makes people smarter, and various studies have set out to prove that belief. Whether or not it’s true, listening to Mozart’s music can make us a little happier! So today’s Beautiful Music is an excerpt from one of my personal favorites: the Clarinet Quintet in A Major K. 581. Playing the Allegretto con Variazioni from it are clarinetist Michael Rex Bacarra, violinists Nadine Artuhanava and Rachel Barton, violist Song Goeun, and cellist Petia Boneva. This live concert is from a UAE National Symphony Orchestra 2013-2014 Chamber Music Series performance.