Thekla, the portable piano of the Mozart family, now gathering dust in a dark loft and remembering past – and better – times, has a lot to tell: when Wolfgang made his first composition attempts on the piano and father Leopold made the first great concert tours with Wolfgang and his sister Nannerl in a coach, about the concert performance of the children before Empress Maria Theresia in Vienna (1762), about the trip to Paris and the rough crossing to England, and, finally, about the return to Salzburg in 1766. Mozart is described as a boy who has quite ordinary problems, who gets homesick on his trips and who longs for friendship. In addition, the book gives a short preview of his further musical oeuvre.Numerous – sometimes full-page – pictures as well as an illustrated history of his life paint a colourful portrait of Mozart. With the help of a map, the reader can even follow Mozart's travel route.

Rund um die Uhr Musik - Bona nox - Ein Klavier, das sprechen kann? - Vater Leopold hat eine Idee - Unsere erste Reise nach Wien - Hexenmeisterchen - Viel Musik und wenig Freunde - Konzerte-Konzerte-Konzerte - Heimweh - Das Wunderschönste, was du dir vorstellen kannst - Sorgen um Nannerl und Wolfgang - Bravissimo Wolfgang - Salzburg wird zu klein-oder Wolfgang zu groß - Verliebt in Wien-und ein Tritt in den Hintern - Die Entführung aus dem Serail - Glückliche und unglückliche Zeiten in Wien - Als Star in Prag - Von einer zaubernden Flöte und einem Vogelfänger - Abschied - Zahlenspiele - Der Lebensweg von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart