- Hardcover: 256 pages
- Publisher: Everyman's Library (2 Jan 2007)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0307266257
- ISBN-13: 978-0307266255
- Product Dimensions: 11.5 x 2 x 16.6 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 1,209,397 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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Mozart's remarkable life was well and richly documented in letters: his own and those concerning him written by others. This volume brings together a fascinating selection, giving us a detailed portrait of the composer's life and times.
Here are letters to and from Mozart's domineering father, Leopold, the earliest of which, addressed to a friend, describes the six-year-old Mozart's accomplishments. There is also a letter sent to the Royal Society in London from one of its members describing an astonishing encounter with the eight-year-old prodigy. Here are letters from the adolescent Mozart to his mother and sister; adoring, protective missives to his wife; and, from his later years, letter after letter to friends, family, former patrons, and fellow musicians begging for financial help.
Mozart's correspondence is full of details that illuminate the quotidien aspects of his days, reveal the great joys and burdens of his musical genius, and provide us with a lively account of the musical politics in the courts and opera houses of eighteenth-century Europe. Finally, in a letter written by Mozart's sister-in-law, this splendid epistolary portrait of the great composer is completed with a deeply moving account of his last hours.
Here are letters to and from Mozart's domineering father, Leopold, the earliest of which, addressed to a friend, describes the six-year-old Mozart's accomplishments. There is also a letter sent to the Royal Society in London from one of its members describing an astonishing encounter with the eight-year-old prodigy. Here are letters from the adolescent Mozart to his mother and sister; adoring, protective missives to his wife; and, from his later years, letter after letter to friends, family, former patrons, and fellow musicians begging for financial help.
Mozart's correspondence is full of details that illuminate the quotidien aspects of his days, reveal the great joys and burdens of his musical genius, and provide us with a lively account of the musical politics in the courts and opera houses of eighteenth-century Europe. Finally, in a letter written by Mozart's sister-in-law, this splendid epistolary portrait of the great composer is completed with a deeply moving account of his last hours.
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a perfect gift for a classic music lover!
14 Mar 2010
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I purchased this for my husband, who absolutely loves everything Mozart. I ended up reading it myself and it is so endearing. There are letters from Mozart's crazy father and other letters from Mozart to his mother and sister. (And many others). My favorite, however, are the letters from Mozart to his wife. His personality in these letters is so jolly and upbeat, yet you can tell that there were underlying problems.
This is such an interesting, personal peek into the life of a musical genious packaged in a small, hardcover package. A perfect gift for someone else or for yourself.
This is such an interesting, personal peek into the life of a musical genious packaged in a small, hardcover package. A perfect gift for someone else or for yourself.
Amazing pure enjoyment
2 May 2011
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This book is for history freaks like me who want to know the details of the subject inspiring you
I LOVE this book
Mozart is wonderful and the letters are fun to read
THRILLING!!!
I LOVE this book
Mozart is wonderful and the letters are fun to read
THRILLING!!!
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