A Romantic Love Letter written by Wolfgang Mozart to his wife Constanze.
It is believed that this romantic love letter was written Mainz October 17, 1790
This is a portion of a long letter sent by Wolfgang Mozart to his wife Constanze from whom he was often separated. As a professional musician he would often have to visit cities in other countries to play for important people usually royalty or people with lots of money. This romantic letter was written only a year or so before he died of heart failure at the age of 35.
PS.— while I was writing the last page, tear after tear fell on the paper. But I must cheer up — catch! — An astonishing number of kisses are flying about. The deuce! — I see a whole crowd of them! Ha! Ha!… I have just caught three. They are delicious!
You can still answer this letter, but you must address your reply to Linz, Poste Restante That is the safest course. As I do not yet know for certain whether I shall go to Regensburg, I can’t tell you anything definite. Just write on the cover that the letter is to be kept until called for.
Adieu — Dearest, most beloved little wife — Take care of your health — and don’t think of walking into town. Do write and tell me how you like our new quarters — Adieu. I kiss you millions of times.
Do you ever throw kisses to your loved ones when they are away from home working? Does your partner ever write and tell you that they were able to catch them all? If not why not? Surely you need to know how accurate your aim was.
Note yet another reference to his wife not going out. This has appeared in other letters he wrote to her suggesting he was concerned for her safety. He knew that their new house was not in the safest of neighbourhoods and this could effect his thinking but the other letters suggest he was concerned more about her being seem in the company of other men whilst he was away and that would have affected his reputation.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-91) was born in Salzburg, the son of Leopold Mozart and Anna Maria Pertl. From the age of five he was performing his music all over Europe along with his older sister, Maria-Anna. Amazingly young talented musician but what happened to his childhood?
By the time he was 16 years of age he had composed 25 symphonies and two string quartets. He had also been appointed honorary concert master to the Royal court in the city of Salzburg in 1774, and went on a number of musical tours right across Europe and worked for a short time as court organist in Salzburg (1778-80).
He later moved to Vienna in Austria in 1781 where he wrote most of his best music in the years that followed: 12 piano concertos (1784-86); six quartets; and the operas The Marriage of Figaro (1786), Don Giovanni (1787), and Cosi Fan Tutte (1790). In 1791, the year of the Requiem and The Magic Flute, he died of heart failure, at age 35. A relatively young age at which to die but not that uncommon in those days.
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