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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, oil on canvas by Barbara Krafft, 1819.
In the autumn of 1790, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart traveled to Frankfurt for the imperial coronation of Leopold II, hoping to gain recognition in court circles. However, his concertâwhich featured two piano concertos and possibly one of his new symphoniesâwas a financial failure because it was ill-timed and poorly attended.1