Mozart's first employer, and the benevolent one. Archbishop Schrattenbach (1753-1771) allowed Leopold Mozart repeated and extended leaves of absence for the family's European concert tours, effectively subsidising the…
Mozart's first employer, and the benevolent one. Archbishop Schrattenbach (1753-1771) allowed Leopold Mozart repeated and extended leaves of absence for the family's European concert tours, effectively subsidising the education of a genius. He commissioned several of the young Mozart's earliest major works.
His death in December 1771 was a turning point. The subsequent election of the reforming Colloredo set in motion the eventual rupture that drove Mozart from Salzburg to Vienna forever.
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The original Mozartkugel is wrapped in blue and silver foil, made by hand, and sold only in Salzburg. The one you see at every airport and supermarket in Austria, the red and gold version, is…
Maria Anna Mozart was four and a half years older than her brother and just as talented. As a child, she toured the royal courts of Europe alongside Wolfgang, performing for kings and emperors. The…
Every week on my tours, someone asks about Salieri. Every week I explain that Amadeus is a film, not a documentary. That is only the beginning. The popular version of Mozart's life is a mix…
