I would be most interested to hear your views about the composition described as your Adelaide Concerto.
Yours most sincerely
Twaklin of Adelaide
P.S. I adore your music and have begun a correspondence with other admirers of your work. A published volume is at Mozarty.
That someone penned a piece and passed it off as something of mine is really rather amusing. In my experience, it has always been the other way around. I once lent my hand on a symphony by Michael Haydn (brother of Franz Joseph) when he was ill. It pleased me no end to know that Archbishop Colloredo, indeed the entire town applauded something, not knowing it was partly by me, their detested prodigal!
Although this concerto is a good piece, it contains a few places where I feel like kicking it into motion; some of it is a little too pedantic for my taste. I hope the Casadesus brothers enjoyed themselves turning out hoaxes like this one.
Ihr Freund in der Musik,
Wolfg. Mozart
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Excuse me, Maestro, but wasn't it Michael Haydn's violin and viola duets that you helped him out on? I'm sure I remember reading that. Herr Haydn was ordered to write 6 violin and viola duets for the Archbishop and he became ill when he'd completed only 4 of the set.
Your humble servant,
Kathy
I was referring to the so-called Symphony Nr. 37 in G, which was composed mostly by Michael Haydn. In his catalogue it is listed as Symphony Nr. 25 in G.
I cannot recall exactly where I was when I composed the introduction and altered the score, however. I thought I was in Salzburg, but it may have been later in Linz, or even Wien. It was a mind-rattling time, what with the ill-fated visit with my family and the death of our son.
I stand corrected concerning the duets. Thank you for jogging my memory.
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