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Mozart and women |
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Mozart and women
Not many women played an important role in Mozart's life apart from his greatest love – his love of music. He had a very happy relationship with his "Stanzerl" for nine years. His female friends and sponsors included Baroness Waldstätten in Vienna and Josepha Duschek in Prague. His student, Anna Gottlieb, remained loyal to him to the end and was the first Pamina in the Magic Flute.
Maria Anna Mozart née Pertl, Mozart's mother (1720 – 1778)
Maria Anna Pertl, born in St. Gilgen am Wolfgangsee, married the composer Leopold Mozart in Salzburg Cathedral in 1747. She bore him seven children, although only two survived. Mozart's mother was a very sociable, cheerful woman. She enjoyed having friends, neighbors, children, dogs and cats gather around her. She was fond of writing poetry, although poorly, and took pleasure in crude jokes and vulgar language. Wolfgang was quick to learn in this respect. In 1777 she accompanied her son on his trip to Paris, stopping in Munich, Augsburg and Mannheim, where she became seriously ill and died in July 1778.
Anna Maria "Nannerl" Mozart, Mozart's sister (1751 – 1829)
Nannerl was four years older than her brother Wolfgang. She was a talented pianist and traveled across Europe with the whole family as a child. She was also a wunderkind, although gradually fading in comparison to her younger brother. The two children were very fond of each other. Nannerl was shy, homeloving and took care of her brother and father. She married the jurist, Baptist Franz von Berchtold zu Sonnenburg, at the age of 33 and moved to her mother's birthplace in St. Gilgen, where she bore three children. She returned to Salzburg after her husband's death in 1801, earning a living as a piano teacher.
Maria Anna Thekla Mozart, the "Bäsle", Mozart's cousin (1758 – 1841)
When Mozart arrived in Augsburg with his mother in 1777, a playful and close friendship developed between the two children. Mozart wrote her a number of letters that have become notorious for their obscene allusions and abusive language. Nine of these letters have been preserved. The Bäsle accompanied Mozart on his trip to Paris, where Mozart was harshly rejected by Aloysia Weber and returned to Salzburg heartstricken. Their correspondence ended when Mozart decided to marry Constanze Weber.
Constanze Mozart née Weber, Mozart's wife (1762 – 1842)
Constanze Weber was W. A. Mozart's second choice. Aloysia Weber, Constanze's sister, did not return his love for her. Mozart and Constanze were married in 1782. Six children were born of their happy albeit short marriage, although only two sons survived. Constanze had Wolfgang's character and shared her husband's way of life. She was not a thoughtful, quiet housewife, which his temperament certainly would not have endured. She amused herself and enjoyed spending money. Mozart was more prolific than ever in her company. The Bandl Terzett of 1783 gives insight into their young marriage. Constanze fostered Mozart's composing by fixing punch and telling him stories at night. When Mozart got out of bed in the morning, he greeted his wife tenderly. They traveled together whenever possible. During the last year of their marriage Constanze was weakened by childbirth and Mozart set off alone. His ardent letters bridged the time he was separated from his wife: "Only love me half as much as I love you, and I will be content".
Constanze saw the name Mozart become famous after her husband's death. She married an official from the Danish Embassy in 1809, a fervent admirer of Mozart's music who wrote the first Mozart biography. Constanze lived in Salzburg after his death, dying in 1829.
Constanze's efforts to publish Mozart's musical legacy were instrumental in preserving Mo-zart's body of work for posterity.
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