Piano Concerto No. 9 (Mozart) Mozart wrote the piece for a French pianist 'Jeunehomme' visiting Salzburg. This name is however incorrect; in 2004 Michael Lorenz demonstrated that the name was actually Victoire Jenamy (1749–1812), a daughter of Jean-Georges Noverre, a dancer who was one of Mozart's friends. Mozart had made Victoire Jenamy's acquaintance during his stay in Vienna in 1773. Piano Concerto No. 9 (Mozart) The Piano Concerto No. 9 "Jenamy" (often misspelled as "Jeunehomme") in E major, K. 271, by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was written in Salzburg in 1777, when Mozart was 21 years old. Mozart completed the concerto in January 1777, nine months
Death of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart life. Beyond the Salieri theory, other theories involving murder by poison have been put forth, blaming the Masons, Jews, or both. One such theory was the work of Mathilde Ludendorff, wife of the German general Erich Ludendorff. William Stafford (1991) describes such accounts as outlandish conspiracy theories, giving supporting reasons. Stafford (1991:56) described the effort to determine what disease killed Mozart: In the parish register, the entry concerning Mozart's death states he died of "severe miliary fever"; – "miliary" referring to the appearance of millet-sized bumps on the skin. This does not name the actual disease. Mozart had health problems