Mozart's Travels

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1762

12 January - Munich

 6 October - First journey to Vienna

18 September –  Vienna, Linz, Pressburg.

1763

5 January – return to Salzburg from Vienna.

9 June - “Great Western Tour”(day by day)

10 June - Wasserburg

13 June – Munich

     July – Ulm, Ludwigsburg and Bruchsal

14 July – Schwetzingen

10 August – Frankfurt a Main

    September – Koblenz, Bonn, Kφln

    October – Brussels

18 November – arrive Paris

24 December – Versailles

 1764

10 April – depart for London

23 April – arrive London via Calais

  8 June - Chelsea

 1765

      July - "God is 0ur Refuge"

 24 July – depart for Cantebury

   1 August – leave Dover for Calais

 10 September – arrive in The Hague

1766

 29 January – Amsterdam

 Late January - The Hague  

     April – visit Utrecht, Antwerp

  8 May – arrive Brussels

 10 May – return to Paris

 28 May – Versailles until 1 June

 12 June – arrive Dijon

 26 June – arrive Lyons for 4 weeks

 20 August – arrive in Geneva, Lausanne, Berne, Zurich

     October – Donaueschingen

     November – Munich

 29 November – RETURN TO SALZBURG after 3½ years.

 1767

11 September – family to Vienna

23 October – Brόnn (Brno)

 26 October – Olmόtz (Olomouc)

 24 December – family returns to Brünn from Olmόtz

 1768

10 January – family returns to Vienna from Brόnn

     December – family departs from Vienna to Salzburg

 1769

 5 January – arrive in Salzburg

13 December – Mozart and Leopold depart for the 1st Italian tour.

27 December – arrive in Verona

 1770

16 January – arrive in Mantua

23 January – arrive in Milan

30 March – arrive in Florence

15 April – in Rome                           

18 May – arrive in Naples

     June – return to Rome

20 July – return to Bologna

18 October – return to Milan

1771

14 January – arrive in Turin for 2 weeks

31 January – return to Milan

11 February – travel to Venice

28 March – return to Salzburg via Innsbruck.

13 August – Mozart and Leopold begin the 2nd Italian Tour for 4 months.

21 August – arrive in Milan

15 December – return to Salzburg

 1772

       Divertimento in D Major K. 136

24 October – Mozart and Leopold begin 3rd Italian tour for 5 months.

  4 November – arrive in Milan

 1773

     Milan

13 March – return to Salzburg

     Late March

16 July – Mozart and Leopold in Vienna

26 September – return to Salzburg

 1774

6 December – Mozart and Leopold leave for Munich

 1775

 January – Nannerl (Maria Anna) joins Mozart and Leopold in Munich.

7 March – Mozart, Nannerl and Leopold return to  Salzburg.

 1776

  No travels - spent entire year in Vienna

 1777

      August - First Josepha Duschek Aria, "Ah, lo previdi." (K. 272) Composed in Salzburg

 23 September – Mozart and his mother (Anna Maria) depart for Bavaria and Paris.

 24 September – arrive in Munich

 11 October – arrive in Augsburg (visit Leopold’s family and his cousin “the Bδsle” – Maria Anna Thekla Mozart).

  30 October – arrive in Mannheim

 1778

January – in Mannheim,  Mozart meets Fridolin Weber family and falls in love with Aloysia.  Mozart eventually marries Aloysia's sister Constanze (See Mozart-Weber family tree)

  3 January – in Kirchheimbolanden

  2 February – return to Mannheim

24 February - First Aloysia aria, "Alcandro, lo confesso" (K. 294) text - Metastasio's     "L'Olimpiade."  Composed in Mannheim

27 February - Dorothea Wendling aria, "Ah, non lasciarmi, no," (K. 295a) Composed in Mannheim

14 March – Mozart and mother leave Mannheim

23 March – arrive in Paris

      April - Place des Vosges (Place Royal #15)

     Early Summer Variations K. 265

11 June – his mother falls ill

     June - (began in Paris) Second Aloysia aria, "Popoli di Tessaglia" (K. 316/300b) text - Calzabigi's "Alceste"  

  3 July  – his mother dies in Paris 

 26 September – Mozart leaves Paris

 14 October – arrive Strasbourg

   6 November – arrive in Mannheim

 25 December – returns to Munich (stays with Webers)

 

 1779

  8 January - Presented K. 316/300b to Aloysia in Munich 

14 January – leaves Munich for Salzburg traveling with “the Bδsle”

 1780

  5 November – travels to Munich

 1781

       Serenade in Bb Major (Grand Partita) K. 361/370a

January - Elizabeth Wendling aria (K. 368) "Ma, che vi fece, o stelle." Composed in Munich 

26  January – Leopold and Nannerl arrive in Munich

   8 March - Countess Josepha Paumgarten Aria K.369 

 7-10 March – Mozart visits Augsburg with Leopold and Nannerl.

 14 March – Leopold and Nannerl return to Salzburg

       October - Serenade in Eb Major K. 375

16 March – Mozart arrives in Vienna (on orders from Colloredo)

8 June - break with Colloredo

 1782

No travels - spent entire year in Vienna

10 April - Third Aloysia aria, "Nehmt meinen Dank, ihr holden Gφnner" (K. 383)   text - unknown. Composed in Vienna

 

July - August - Symphony No. 35 in D Major K. 385 "Haffner"

4 August - Mozart marries Constanze

1783

  8 January - Fourth Aloysia aria, "Mia speranza adorata (K. 416) text - G. Sertor's "Zemira." Composed in Vienna

 20 June - Fifth Aloysia aria, "Vorrei spiegarvi, oh Dio" (K. 418) text - for insertion in Anfossi's "Il curioso indiscreto." Composed in Vienna

June - Sixth Aloysia aria, "No, no che non sei capace" (K. 419) text - for insertion in Anfossi's "Il curioso indiscreto."  Composed in Vienna

     July – Mozart and Constanze travel to Salzburg to visit Leopold and Nannerl.

27 October – Mozart and Constanze leave Salzburg for  Vienna (spent 3 weeks in Linz)

1784

No travels - spent entire year in Vienna 

April 12 - Piano Concerto No. 17 in G Major K. 453 (second Ployer)

29 September (until 24 April 1787) "Figarohaus"

 1785

 No travels - spent entire year in Vienna

1786

No travels - spent entire year in Vienna

March - Piano Concerto No. 23 in A Major K. 488

26 December - Nancy Storace aria "Ch, io mi scordi di te." (K. 505) Composed in Vienna

 1787

 8 January –  Mozart and Constanze travel to Prague

 8 February – Mozart and Constanze leave Prague for Vienna.

28 May - Leopold dies in Salzburg

 4 October -  Mozart and Constanze travel to Prague

3 November -  Second Josefa Duschek Aria, "Bella mia fiamma," (K. 528) Composed in Prague

13 November - leave Prague for Vienna

1788

No travels - spent entire year in Vienna

24 February - Piano Concerto No. 26 in D Major K. 537 "Coronation"

  4 March - Seventh Aloysia aria, "Ah se in ciel, venigne stelle" (K. 538) text- Metastasio's "L'eroe cinese." Composed in Vienna

10 August - Symphony No. 41 in C Major K. 551 "Jupiter"

1789

  8 April – Mozart and Lichnowsky leave Vienna for northern Germany.

 10 April –  arrives in Prague

 12 April –  arrives in Dresden

 20 April –  arrives in Leipzig

 25 April - arrives in Potsdam

   8 May - Mozart returns to Leipzig

 19 May - arrives in Berlin

 28 May -  leaves Berlin

   4 June – Mozart returns to Vienna

August - Lousie Villeneuve aria, "Alma grande e nobil core." (K. 578) Composed in Vienna

October - Louise Villeneuve aria, "Chi sΰ, chi sΰ, qual sia." (K. 582) Composed in Vienna

October - Louise Villeneuve aria, "Vado, ma dove? - oh Dei!

1790

  6 June - Mozart visits Constanze in Baden

23 September – travels to Frankfurt a Main with Franz Hofer (coronation of Leopold II)

28 September – arrives in Frankfurt

30 September - Constanze moves to final residence

16 October – travels to Mainz

 23 October -  arrives in Mannheim

  28 October – arrives in Augsburg

  29 October – arrives in Munich

  10 November – returns to Vienna

1791

 8 June – Mozart visits Constanze and Karl in Baden

9-11 July – they all return to Vienna

25 August – Mozart, Constanze and Sόssmayr travel to Prague for the coronation of Leopold II.

 28 August – they arrive in Prague

     September – all return to Vienna

     October – Composes Clarinet Concerto     

15 October – Mozart brings Constanze home from Baden

       October/November - The Requiem

  5  December - Mozart dies and is buried in St. Marx

 

 

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