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| Friday, January 15
The Mozarts in Vienna In the fall of 1784 the Mozarts moved to an elegant apartment near St. Stephen's Cathedral in Vienna. The house belonged to the Camesina brothers, whose father designed and crafted ornamental rococo plasterwork. Papa Camesina had decorated the ceiling of one of the larger apartments in the house in lavish style as a kind of show room for prospective clients. In that apartment on today's date in 1785 that Haydn heard a few of the new string quartets Mozart had recently completed and would eventually dedicate to the older composer. It's likely that Mozart himself performed the viola part on that occasion. We know that a month later, when Mozart's father paid a visit to Vienna, the rest of the new quartets were performed, again with Haydn present. For the February gathering, the quartet performers were Leopold and Wolfgang Mozart, joined by the Barons Anton and Bartholomaus Tinti. That was the evening that Haydn turned to Leopold and said: "Before God and as an honest man, I tell you that your son is the greatest composer known to me either in person or by name." It was probably the most deeply appreciated compliment Mozart ever received, but one the following evening wasn't too shabby either. After a performance one of his Piano Concertos, his majesty the Austrian emperor waved to Wolfgang as he left the stage and called out: "Bravo, Mozart!" |  | Music Played on Today's Program: Additional Information:
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