by admin | Oct 29, 2024 | Books, Leopold Mozart, Mozart, Mozart in Italy, Wolfgang Amadé Mozart
Wolfgang Amadé Mozart An Expedition Fueled by Ambition The Mozarts’ Italian journey of 1769 was not a leisurely Grand Tour but a strategic mission driven by ambition, navigating the treacherous roads of 18th-century Europe in pursuit of fame and fortune. Mozart in...
by admin | Oct 28, 2024 | Books, Mozart, Mozart The Fall of the Gods, Wolfgang Amadé Mozart
The Köchel Catalogue Mozart’s Music or Marketing Strategy? The Köchel Catalogue, initially intended as a clear and reliable record of Mozart’s works, has instead become a web of misattributions and commercial exploits. Ludwig von Köchel, a lawyer with no formal...
by admin | Oct 26, 2024 | Books, Mozart, Mozart The Fall of the Gods, Wolfgang Amadé Mozart
Mozart's Letters: A Legacy of Disappearances, Edits, and Forgeries Unveiling the Irregularities and Manipulations in Mozart’s Correspondence. The recently translated letters of Mozart reveal a puzzling pattern of missing originals, dubious authorship, and outright...
by admin | Oct 25, 2024 | Books, Mozart, Mozart The Fall of the Gods, Wolfgang Amadé Mozart
Truth or Deception? The Curious Case of Mozart’s "Lullaby" Examining the murky history of “Schlafe mein Prinzchen, schlaf ein” and its questionable authorship In the sprawling world of Mozartian myths, few tales have endured as long or as stubbornly as the origins of...
by admin | Oct 24, 2024 | Books, Mozart, Mozart The Fall of the Gods, Wolfgang Amadé Mozart
The Contradictions Behind Mozart’s Bassoon Concerto K.191 and Other Puzzling Pieces The Bassoon Concerto in B-flat Major, K.191 has long been celebrated as a foundational work for the bassoon, yet its origins remain shrouded in mystery. Originally thought to have been...
by admin | Oct 23, 2024 | Books, Mozart, Mozart The Fall of the Gods, Wolfgang Amadé Mozart
The Contradictions Behind Mozart’s Horn Concerto K.412 A Scrutiny of Authorship and Misleading Attribution The authenticity of Mozart’s Horn Concerto K.412 remains hotly debated, as the work bears numerous contradictions in its manuscript history. The first movement...