Les Délices Presents “Marianne Mozart”

Les Délices (pronounced “Lay Day-lease”) delights, inspires, educates, and expands audiences for music on period instruments through innovative programming and world-class performances. With deep roots in the Northeast Ohio community, Les Délices is building a national reputation as a leader in the field of early music, advancing its relevance and sustainability. This afternoon, Les Délices presents its program “Marianne Mozart.”

History remembers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart as a singular prodigy, but in his youth, he shared the spotlight with an equally gifted sibling, Marianne Mozart (1751–1829). To illuminate Marianne’s story, Les Délices core members Shelby Yamin (violin) and Mark Edwards (fortepiano) perform familiar works by Wolfgang alongside brilliant, often overlooked compositions by some of his female contemporaries: Franziska Lebrun, Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen, Jane Mary Guest, and Josepha Barbara Aurnhammer.

Program
W. A. Mozart: Sonata in B-flat, K. 31 (1764)
Allegro
Tempo di menuetto (Tema con variazione)
Franziska Lebrun (née Danzi): Sonata in C Major, op. 2, no. 4 (1780)
Allegro
Rondo—Allegro assai
Maddalena Lombardini Sirmen or Ludovico Sirmen: Sonata in A Major (1776) 
Moderato
Jane Mary Guest: Sonata in B-flat, op. 1, no. 3 (c. 1779, pub. 1784)
Adagio
Presto
Josepha Barbara Aurnhammer: Variations on “Der Vogelfänger bin ich ja” (1792)
W. A. Mozart: Sonata in C Major, K. 296 (1781)
Allegro vivace
Andante sostenuto 
Rondo allegro 

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The views expressed by performers during this event are their own and do not necessarily reflect the opinions of the Cleveland Museum of Art.