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Mozart\u2019s grand tour of Western Europe, began on 9th July 1763, when the boy wonder was just 7 years old.\nTaking in Germany, France, and England, Wolfgang and his sister Maria Anna played for Royal families, leading musicians, and even wowed the crowd in a pub, the Swan and Hoop in Moorgate.\n \nIn this episode, The Retrospectors speculate as to how much cash Mozart\u2019s father Leopold may have pocketed for himself; reveal how, at the age of eight-and-a-half, Mozart had a younger \u2018showbiz age\u2019; and explain why the illness that plagued the family was actually stroke of good luck for fans of Mozart\u2019s music\u2026\n\nFurther Reading:\n\u2022 \u2018Mozart's biography: his first concert and European tour (1762 - 1765)\u2019 (Classic FM): https://www.classicfm.com/composers/mozart/guides/biography-part-2/\n\u2022 \u2018Mozart, By Julian Rushton' (Oxford University Press, 2006): https://www.google.co.uk/books/edition/Mozart/WKcRyYvC_8cC?hl=en&gbpv=1&dq=mozart%27s+grand+tour&pg=PA7&printsec=frontcover\n\u2022 \u2018Why Was Mozart's Birth So Special?\u2019 (BBC Select, 2022): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gzWPlND3k0k\n\nThis episode first premiered in 2023, for members of \U0001f334CLUB RETROSPECTORS\U0001f334 - where you can also DITCH THE ADS and get weekly bonus bits, unlock over 100 bits of extra content and support our independent podcast. Join now via Apple Podcasts or Patreon. Thanks!\n\xa0\nWe'll be back tomorrow! Follow us wherever you get your podcasts: podfollow.com/retrospectors\n\xa0\nThe Retrospectors are Olly Mann, Rebecca Messina & Arion McNicoll, with Matt Hill.\nTheme Music: Pass The Peas. Announcer: Bob Ravelli. Graphic Design: Terry Saunders. Edit Producer: Ollie Peart.\nCopyright: Rethink Audio / Olly Mann 2024.\n\n\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices