Whatever happened to Mozart’s little boy?

Whatever happened to Mozart’s little boy?

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norman lebrecht

July 22, 2016

From 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.

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And here.

 

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