Indeed…
I can honestly say that were it not for all the information we have available about Wolfgang Mozart, and, most particularly, his own letters, I doubt that I would be here today. It is said that those who do not learn from the past are condemned to repeat it. In my case, it seemed as though nothing made sense in my life until I looked at it from the perspective of Wolf and what had happened to him. I vowed that I would not repeat his mistakes.
Hindsight is perfect, and, when I began to research Wolf’s life in depth, some time ago, I discovered early-on, as had just about everyone else, that Wolf made a lot of mistakes. He was considered arrogant and selfish. He was often politically-incorrect. He was obnoxious. He enjoyed making others squirm as he exercised his superior musical powers, correcting their mistakes and chiding them…
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Le Chant du Rossignol...(song of the nightingale) 