The 8 Most Expensive Possessions Of Mozart Auctioned To Date
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was an exceptional and prolific composer of the Classical period. There’s hardly a single soul who has not heard of the legendary Mozart. Although his talented life was short-lived, the impact of his work is still affecting young souls to this day. His short yet rapid pace of blissful composition resulted in more than 800 different works of almost every genre of the 1700s.
Mozart was one of the most influential composers and was responsible for famous and loved pieces such as chamber, operatic, symphonic, and choral music. Legends like Mozart are only born once in a blue moon, and Mozart came to life in Salzburg, home to a musical family.
From a young age, Mozart’s family could tell that he was a musical prodigy. When he turned 5, he could read and even write music and would often entertain guests by playing on the keyboard for them. At age 6, he started writing his first-ever compositions. All this success was well-deserved because everyone thought of Mozart as a rate musical genius.
Mozart’s parents recognized his talents early on and encouraged him to pursue his interests in music. After receiving intense musical training, Mozart was an efficient keyboard performer. His father took him on tour across Europe, where they stayed in England, Paris, and many other places where Mozart performed in front of the royal families.
9 Becoming A Legend
Soon after the world became aware of his talents, Mozart was the most celebrated child prodigy of his time. All the famous composers were impressed by his talent, and from a young age, he was exposed to different styles of music. From the age of ten to seventeen, Mozart tried his best to rise to the occasion. His father wanted him to try his luck as an opera composer. Thus, later in Italy, Mozart was commissioned for an opera.
Soon after, Mozart’s success grew rapidly beyond the various realms of musical contemporaries. But from age twenty-five to his unfortunate death at thirty-five, Mozart had the greatest developments in the entire history of music.
To this day, Mozart’s fans don’t get tired of speaking fondly of the great composer. His talents knew no bounds, and after his death, Mozart’s items or any kind of properties were kept well-preserved. Some were donated to charities, and some were put on display in museums over the world.
However, there have been many auctions of Mozart’s possessions and you would be surprised to know how much those things are worth.
However, there have been many auctions of Mozart’s possessions, and you would be surprised to know how much those things are worth.
8 An Original Handwritten Score By Mozart
A completely original handwritten score written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was sold for 318,400 pounds at an auction in Paris. The score was from back in 1792 when Mozart was only 16. It’s the only version because Mozart was known to only write the first versions.
7 A Letter Written By Mozart
Can you believe that only one sentence written letter by Mozart was auctioned off for $217,000 to a US East Coast Music Collector? The German written note is believed to be from either July or August of 1786. The letter was signed by Mozart and addressed to an Austrian Botanist to return the composers’ musical scores using a messenger.
6 Mozart’s Childhood Portrait
When Mozart was 13, he was already quite famous among all the musical legends. When Mozart was on his Europe tour with his father, one of the listeners was so impressed by his sheer talent of Mozart that he commissioned a portrait for him. So, now there is a childhood portrait of the legendary Mozart, and it’s said to be valued at almost $883,233 to over $1,324,850.
5 A Locket Of Mozart’s Hair
We have heard about famous possessions such as a piece of clothing, portraits, or instruments, but now there’s a locket of Mozart’s hair being auctioned off. Fans will pay handsome amounts of money for any possession owned by their favorite composers. Hence, a locket of Mozart’s hair is going to be displayed for over 12,000 pounds.
4 Mozart’s Manuscripts
Mozart’s music manuscript for two songs, O Gottes Lamm and Als aus Aegypten are also available for auction. These simple church songs were composed by Mozart during his stay in Prague back in 1787. The estimated price for these manuscripts is said to be $224,245.
3 An Original Copy Of Mozart’s Musical Score
The International Mozarteum Foundation is a non-profit organization from the 1880s that was built to focus on the work of Mozart. The organization recently came into the possession of a musical score that was originally handwritten by Mozart. As we know, Mozart is considered one of the most prolific composers of all time so an original copy holds a lot of importance. It had previously been donated by a generous private connoisseur. The original copy is yet to be displayed at any upcoming auctions.
2 Mozart’s Score of Two Minuets
There was an amazing discovery made of a completely original score of two minuets composed by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart when he was just the age of 16. It was presented at a Sotheby’s auction in Paris and it was sold for 372,500 euros.
1 A Music Manuscript Autographed By Mozart
These days, an autograph of a well-known figure can be quite valuable because the fans have a lot of demands. Everyone is familiar with the works of the greatest classical composer Mozart and an autographed manuscript of Mozart was at an auction in Berlin. The manuscript is focused on the origin of two famous dances and might have an approximate value of over 140,000 euros.
All these esteemed auctions explain how much love people still have for the musical legend Mozart even after all this time. There are several institutes built just to take care and protect any belongings of famous and respected legends.
Source: CNN Style, Alux, ClassicFM
from TheRichest - Feed https://ift.tt/kT7NsnS
Post a Comment