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As I wrote in an earlier post, I have been immersed in the life of Mozart's sister, Nannerl. While she is the subject of a larger work that is still in progress, I will be discussing Nannerl on Offbeat this week. Available to download from the OFFBEAT PODCAST PAGE, "Being Nannerl Mozart" is a glimpse into the life of one of the most fascinating characters in music history, the sister of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
I talk about how I came across Nannerl, and why I became so fascinated by her. Given that Mozart is one of the greatest composers the world has known, I examine why his own sister (who her own brother idolized so much when they were children) is one of the most neglected characters in music history. I also demonstrate how Nannerl Mozart was more than Mozart's sister - she was a pianist, highly regarded piano teacher, and monumental for preserving the music and memory of her brother, as well as the Mozart family correspondence. However, while the world knows about Wolfgang Mozart's life, I feel that his sister led an equally fascinating, tumultous life, and just like other famous stories in classical music history such as Clara Schumann/Robert Schumann/Johannes Brahms, her own tale of love and love lost, courage and sacrifice, of giving up one's dreams and ambitions, is something that women today can understand. Despite the fact that Nannerl Mozart lived nearly two hundred and fifty years ago, I can totally relate to her, and want to share some of her life story to people who may own every recording of Mozart's music, and yet know nothing about Mozart's sister.
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