A Discordant Duet: Mozart’s Pre-Nuptial Epistle on the Market, Estimated at 350,000 Euros

A letter written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to Baroness von Waldstätten is up for auction at Christie’s. The letter, which is estimated to sell for £300,000–500,000 (approximately 350,000-528,000 euros), was written when Mozart was 26 years old and declares that he will need to get married within two days in order to save his reputation. The letter reveals the drama surrounding Mozart’s love life at the time. Mozart and Constanze Weber married shortly after the letter was written and remained together until his death in 1791. The two-page letter, which was signed and written by Mozart himself, has always been kept in private hands. The letter is expected to fetch more than $600,000 at the auction.

The letter that is being auctioned is a two-page letter written by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart to Baroness von Waldstätten. The letter was written when Mozart was 26 years old and reveals the drama surrounding his love life at the time. In the letter, Mozart declares that he will need to get married within two days in order to save his reputation. The letter shows Mozart in a “complete panic” over his love life and is described as a rare insight into his character and feelings at a crucial moment in his life. Mozart was keen to bring his upcoming marriage to Constanze Weber forward, as his love life was “getting a bit complicated”. The letter is expected to fetch more than $600,000 at the auction