by admin | Nov 3, 2024 | Books, Mozart, Mozart The Fall of the Gods, Wolfgang Amadé Mozart
Mozart: A Manufactured Miracle The Questionable Legacy of Niemetschek’s Biography Franz Xaver Niemetschek’s 1798 Life of the Royal and Imperial Kapellmeister Wolfgang Gottlieb Mozart has been considered the first authentic biography of Mozart. But was it? The Bohemian...
by admin | Nov 2, 2024 | Books, Mozart, Mozart The Fall of the Gods, Wolfgang Amadé Mozart
Leopold Mozart A Portrait in Shadows Leopold Mozart, father of the famed Wolfgang, led a life filled with missed opportunities, deceptions, and an unrelenting quest for recognition. From his university expulsion for negligence to his web of lies to secure marriage...
by admin | Nov 1, 2024 | Books, Mozart, Mozart The Fall of the Gods, Wolfgang Amadé Mozart
The London Pieces Mozart or Make-Believe? The Neue Mozart-Ausgabe presents Mozart’s London pieces with “ossia” corrections, as if Mozart intended something else altogether. But by “correcting” his harmonic errors, editors obscure the authentic work of a child. The...
by admin | Oct 31, 2024 | Books, Mozart, Mozart The Fall of the Gods, Wolfgang Amadé Mozart
Tracing the Ideological Roots of the "Viennese School" and Its Persistent Influence Far from being a “Viennese classic,” Mozart’s roots and reputation were molded by a network of German musicians and an imperial court bent on monopolizing cultural narratives....
by admin | Oct 30, 2024 | Books, Mozart, Mozart The Fall of the Gods, Wolfgang Amadé Mozart
The Nationalistic Roots of the Philharmonic Music in Service of the Third Reich In 1943, Nazi Propaganda Minister Joseph Goebbels produced Die Philharmoniker, a film designed to glorify the Reich’s national orchestra. Under state ownership since 1933, the Berliner...
