Alternative Versions of Letter 147
People in Letter 147
Adlgasser, Anton CajetanHagenauer, Johann BaptistHagenauer, Johann Lorenz sr.Hagenauer, Johann Nepomuk Anton (Johannes)Hagenauer, Kajetan Rupert (P. Dominikus)Hagenauer, Leopold Judas Thaddäus (Felix)Hagenauer, Maria MarthaHagenauer, Maria RosaHagenauer, Maria TheresiaHagenauer, Maria TheresiaHagenauer, Maria UrsulaHelmreichen zu Brunfeld, Johann Chrysostomus WenzelHelmreichen zu Brunfeld, Maria Klara JosephaHornung, Joseph von ArimathaeaKellhammer, HartmannMoll, Ludwig GottfriedMozart, Leopold (Johann Georg)Mozart, Maria AnnaMozart, Wolfgang AmadeusNot identifiedSchiedenhofen auf Stumm und Triebenbach, Johann Baptist Joseph Joachim FerdinandSpitzeder, Franz Anton
Places in Letter 147
Chiemsee, GermanyInnsbruck, AustriaKaitl, GermanyLofer, AustriaLofer, Austria: Gasthof `Hackltafern` (heute `Gasthof zur Post`)Salzburg, AustriaSalzburg, Austria: Getreidegasse 9St.Johann in Tirol, AustriaWörgl, Austria
Music by Mozart in Letter 147
147. LEOPOLD MOZART TO HIS WIFE IN SALZBURG
[Wörgl, 14 December 1769]

Wirgl / 8 o`clock on Wednesday evening
We reached Kalterl at 1 o`clock and had some potted veal for lunch, accompanied by the most fearful smell; we washed it down with a few draughts of good beer as the wine was no better than a laxative.
It was after seven by the time we reached Lofer; after I`d ordered the meal, we went to visit the prefect, who was very put out that we weren`t staying with him. As we`d already ordered our meal at the inn, we had it brought over to the prefect`s and ate it there, gossiping until 10 o`clock, when we were given a fine room and a good bed there. In the morning I had some chocolate to drink and Wolfg. had some excellent soup. By midday we were in St Johann and arrived this evening in Wirgl, where I`d arranged to meet the vicar, Herr Hartman Kelhammer from Chiemsee. He has just arrived. He sends his best wishes. It`s now 10 o`clock, we shall have to go to bed as I have to be up at 5 in the morning. I`m told that the roads were very bad, but I slept soundly throughout much of the journey as I saw that we had a very good driver. There`s an amazing amount of snow hereabouts, especially between Lofer and St Johann. Keep well and remain cheerful! I`ll write again from Insprugg.
Mzt
MOZART`S POSTSCRIPT
Dearest Mama,
My heart is bursting with sheer delight as I`m enjoying this journey so much, it`s so warm in the carriage and our coachman is a jolly fine fellow who drives so fast whenever the road lets him. Papa will already have given Mama an account of the journey, my reason for writing to Mama is to show that I know my duty and that I am, with the deepest respect, her devoted son
(o Sia)
Wolfgang Mozart
MOZART`S POSTSCRIPT TO HIS FATHER`S LETTER OF 14 DECEMBER 1769
My dearest Sister,

We`ve reached Wirgel safely, thank God - to tell the truth, I must say that travelling is great fun and that it`s not at all cold - our carriage is as warm as a room. How`s your sore throat? Didn`t our Signor Seccatore turn up on the day we left? If you see Signor Schidenhofen, tell him that I`m for ever singing: Tralaliera, tralaliera, and tell him that I don`t need to pour sugar in my soup now that I`m no longer in Salzburg. At Lover we ate and slept at the home of Sig Helmreich, who`s the prefect there. His wife is a splendid woman, she`s the sister of Signor Moll. I`m hungry, I feel a great urge to eat something, meanwhile farewell, addio: Wolfgang Mozart
P.S.: Best wishes to all my good friends, to Signor Hagenauer (the merchant), to his wife, to his sons and daughters, to Signora Rosa and her husband, and to Sig Adlgasser and Spizeder. Ask Sig Hornung from me whether he again thought it was me in bed, not you.
Please use the following reference when citing this website:
Eisen, Cliff et al. In Mozart's Words, Letter 147 <http://letters.mozartways.com>. Version 1.0, published by HRI Online, 2011. ISBN 9780955787676.
Eisen, Cliff et al. In Mozart's Words, Letter 147 <http://letters.mozartways.com>. Version 1.0, published by HRI Online, 2011. ISBN 9780955787676.