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Xaver Mozart
(1791–1844) Other names: Franz Xaver Wolfgang Biographical Franz Xaver pursued a career in music that mirrored aspects of his father’s life, becoming a composer, pianist, and conductor. His first public appearance took place in Prague in 1797, when, at just six years old, he performed in honour of his late father. He released his first published work, a piano quartet, in 1802 and later performed one of his father’s concertos in Vienna in 1805. He received instruction from several renowned musicians of the time, including Albrechtsberger, Hummel, and Salieri, who wrote favourably of his promise in 1807. Contemporary reports also emphasised his talent, noting feats such as improvising transpositions of Bach fugues. Before departing for Copenhagen in 1810 with her second husband, Constanze Mozart gave him one of Wolfgang’s keyboards. Franz Xaver spent much of his life in Lemberg, now Lviv, from where he toured central and eastern Europe, keeping a written account of his travels between 1819 and 1821. He conducted his father’s Requiem in Salzburg in 1826 for a commemorative service and performed at the festivities marking the unveiling of Mozart’s statue there in 1842. After his death, the Requiem was again heard at his memorial services held in Carlsbad, Salzburg, Vienna, and Lemberg. His Piano Concerto No. 2 in E-flat was especially well received during the early nineteenth century. Place of birth: Vienna Place of death: Carlsbad Son of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Constanze von Weber. |
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