This study fills significant gaps in our knowledge of the promotion and study of Mozart in Salzburg in the first half of the 19th century. In producing it, numerous sources have been evaluated in detail for the first time. At its heart stands the history of the Dommusikverein und Mozarteum, the institution for fostering Mozart’s work in the composer’s birthplace, which over the course of the following years established an authoritative status both in Salzburg and further afield.

In the resear...