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Mozart at Villa Bertramka Prague

7 August 2009

Villa Bertramka in Prague a place dedicated for Mozart



Bertramka Mozart Museum (Photo being retrieved due to import)

I kindly requested Sherry Davis, founder of The Chronicles of Modern Day Mozartian, and a friend from my Mozartian group, to share this photo inside Villa Bertramka in this website.


Mozart's Villa Bertramka (Photo to be retrieved due to import)

Sherry took this photo in Prague, June 2009. For those who are not familiar, Villa Bertramka is a landmark of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's historical accounts, therefore a  museum. He was a frequent guest at Villa Bertramka. It's but fitting for Bertramka to be dedicated Mozart's Mozart and to the former owners and Mozart’s hosts: Mr and Mrs Dušek.

Bertramka is situated about a mile from Prague's city centre. In the late 18th century it would have been well outside the walls of the city, beneath the vineyards on the slopes of Černý vrch (Black Hill). Today the villa with its grounds still maintains tranquillity. Last time I was there was in 2007 and I wish I can visit again.

The Viennese fortepiano (pictured) is from the late 18th Century, possibly played by Mozart himself during his visits to this Bohemian city.  Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart began a special relationship with the people of Prague when he went there (Praga) for a performance of The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro) early in 1787. He reportedly said, “ Mein Prager verstehen mich ” (“My Praguers understand me”). He was received warmly by the city of Prague and its people.

The city holds many nightly concerts from smaller theatre or concert hall places to the churches like the famous St. Nicholas just within the old Town Square area.  There's hardly any concert that a Mozart music is not included in the repertoire.

On January 19, 1787, Mozart gave a concert at which his famous "Prague" Symphony in D major (k.504) was premiered.  He also improvised solo on the piano.  He loved Prague too.

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There is a group  called "Friends of Bertramka" dedicated to supporting the revival of Bertramka for a new era of Mozart plans and projects.  For more info, those interested may want to visit Mozart Society of America.

Image credit:

Bertramka Mozart Museum.  en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Datei:Bertramka_Mozart_Museum, (Public Domain). Accessed Feb 7, 2013.

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