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Wednesday 17 February
Czechs present lost music composed by Mozart and Salieri
KAREL JANICEK It was also for Storace that written, but no other jointly A recently discovered piece of music composed jointly by Wolf-
Associated Press Mozart and Da Ponte wrote written work is known. gang Amadeus Mozart and Antonio Salieri, and an unknown
PRAGUE (AP) — Rumors are the part of Susanna in “The composer Cornetti that was considered lost for more than 200
that Wolfgang Amadeus Marriage of Figaro.” It consists of three parts. years is presented at the Czech Museum of Music in Prague,
Mozart and Antonio Salieri The original sheet with the “The first part is by Salieri Czech Republic, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2016. Cantata “Per la Ricu-
were archenemies. But a libretto was acquired by and is written in pastoral perata Salute di Offelia” was composed in 1785 on the libretto
recently discovered piece the museum in 1949-50 in a style,” Herrmann said. “The by Vienna court poet Lorenzo Da Ponte.
shows they could work to- collection of material. second part is written by
gether. German musicologist and Mozart. It’s more march- Associated Press
composer Timo Jouko Her- like rhythm, the beginning
The Czech Museum of Mu- rmann first recognized the reminds me little bit of (Mo- discovered in the last de-
sic presented on Tuesday a cantata’s name when he zart’s opera) “The Abduc-
rare piece of music com- was browsing the muse- tion from the Seraglio.” And Herrmann said the piece cades but the latest one is
posed in three parts by um’s online catalogues in the third piece is by Cornet-
Mozart, Salieri and an un- November. ti. It’s also written in more “shows a quite friendly out- significant because it is for
known composer, Cornetti, pastoral style, much closer
that was considered lost for “We knew the title from to the piece Salieri wrote.” come between the two the first time since 1906 that
more than 200 years. advertising from 1785,” Her- There were rumors, dis-
rmann said. “I was thrilled missed by authoritative composers.” one of the compositions
The cantata “Per la Ricupe- when I read it. I thought sources, claiming that Sa-
rata Salute di Offelia” — “A ‘could it be that the piece lieri poisoned Mozart. Also from the period he lived in
Salute to the Recuperating is in Prague and no one de- Oscar winning “Amadeus”
Ophelia” — was composed tected it?’” by Czech born director Ulrich Leisinger from the Vienna was found.
in 1785 on a libretto by Vien- Herrmann said Mozart and Milos Forman, based on
na court poet Lorenzo Da Salieri used to work to- a play by Peter Schaffer, Mozart Institute in Salzburg, “It’s an original piece.
Ponte. It was written to be gether on other occasions imagined a deadly rivalry
sung to the Vienna-based at the time they were both between the two and sug- Austria, said several Mo- There’s no reason to doubt
English soprano Nancy Stor- based in Vienna, for ex- gested that Salieri might
ace, to welcome her back ample Salieri as composer have been behind Mo- zart’s pieces have been it is genuine.”q
to the stage after a brief and Mozart as pianist at the zart’s premature death at
loss of her singing voice. same year the cantata was age 35.
