Wolff 2012, p. 8, citing Bauer 2009, writes, "Constanze, who survived the composer by more than a half-century and upon her death in 1842 still left her two sons a major fortune of some 30,000 florins in cash, bonds, and savings accounts – all based on earnings from Mozart's music," Wolff, Christoph (2012). Mozart at the Gateway to His Fortune. New York: Norton. ISBN9780393050707. Bauer, Günther (2009). Mozart: Geld, Ruhm, und Ehre. Bad Honnef.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
For a substantial selection, with translations into vernacular English, see Spaethling (2000). Online, some excerpts are available, for example, [1], [2], and [3].
For a substantial selection, with translations into vernacular English, see Spaethling (2000). Online, some excerpts are available, for example, [1], [2], and [3].
Source: web site of the Mozarteum in Salzburg: [4]
schillerinstitut.dk
Text of letter taken from http://www.schillerinstitut.dk/bach.html. Not all scholars take Mozart at his word; he had a motivation to exaggerate Constanze's refinement and taste, since Leopold was opposed strongly to his son marrying her (Heartz 2009, p. 63; Halliwell 1998). Heartz, Daniel (2009). Mozart, Haydn and early Beethoven, 1781–1802. New York: W. W. Norton. ISBN978-0-393-06634-0. Halliwell, Ruth (1998). The Mozart Family: Four Lives in a Social Context. Oxford: Oxford University Press.
For a substantial selection, with translations into vernacular English, see Spaethling (2000). Online, some excerpts are available, for example, [1], [2], and [3].