The recording uses a fortepiano by Johann Baptist Streicher (1863) from the Beurmann Collection in the Museum für Kunst und Gewerbe in Hamburg.
Composition History
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart's mother, Constanze Mozart, believed that variations would not advance his musical career.
Performer Biography
Susanne von Laun, the performer, studied piano with Conrad Hansen and later discovered historical performance practice, focusing on bringing Franz Xaver Mozart's work to a wider audience.
Composer Biography
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart was trained as a pianist, but unlike his father, he never learned a second instrument.
Recording & Production
This album features several first recordings of works by Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart, including the Seven Variations in D minor, Op. 18, and the Rondo in E flat Major, Op. 25.
Composer Biography
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart lost his father, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, when he was barely four months old.
Composer Biography
Franz Xaver Wolfgang Mozart (1791-1844) was the youngest of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's seven children, only two of whom reached adulthood.
