Whatever happened to Mozart’s little boy?
mainFrom the Lebrecht Album of the Week:
Mozart had a little boy, born four months before he died. Salieri recommended that the kid, Franx Xaver, should stick with the family trade and become a travelling pianist and composer. Trading on the Mozart name, F.-X. made a living in places like Lemberg (Lviv), Salzburg and Karlsbad (Karlovivary)….
There’s a rare and rather good recording out of two of his piano concertos. Read on here.
Or here.
And here.
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