Born four months before his illustrious father died, Franz Xaver Mozart (1791-1844) felt pressured to excel as a musician. His mother always called him Wolfgang, and, after studying with such ...

Music by Mozart's son Franz Xaver (ZAH-ver) made a rare concert appearance at last summer's Aspen Music Festival. We hear his Rondo for Flute and Piano. Martha Aarons is the flutist, and Ann Schein is ...

Having famous parents can be a mixed blessing, but Austrian musician Franz Xaver Mozart had it tougher than most. Born months before Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in 1791, Franz Xaver spent his life ...

I recently wrote about my favorite concertos and there weren’t any surprises in my selections. There wasn’t a claim that George Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F amongst the greatest of concertos. I didn ...

Donald Macleod takes a tour the early life of Franz Xaver Mozart, including the complicated relationship with his mother, Constanze. With guest Professor Cliff Eisen, Macleod explores Mozart at the ...

Franz Xaver Mozart spent his life trying and failing to step out of the shadow of his genius father, Wolfgang Amadeus Franz Xaver Mozart spent his life trying and failing to step out of the shadow of ...

Having famous parents can be a mixed blessing, but Austrian musician Franz Xaver Mozart had it tougher than most. Born months before Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in 1791, Franz Xaver spent his life ...

Having famous parents can be a mixed blessing, but Austrian musician Franz Xaver Mozart had it tougher than most. Born months before Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart died in 1791, Franz Xaver spent his life ...