Mozart's Letters
- Hardcover
256 pages
- Release Date
15 May 2006
Summary
After more than two hundred years he still stands out as one of music’s greatest correspondents, emerging from these letters as a scintillating, fully rounded and intriguing character.
The 1200 or so letters of Mozart and his family form the most fascinating correspondence by any artist of the eighteenth century or earlier, and Mozart himself ranks high among letter writers of any age or occupation. A vivid and amazingly detailed picture emerges of Mozart’s career as performer, teache…
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9781841597737 |
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| ISBN-10: | 1841597732 |
| Author: | W.A. Mozart, Peter Washington, Michael Rose |
| Publisher: | Everyman |
| Imprint: | Everyman's Library |
| Format: | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages: | 256 |
| Release Date: | 15 May 2006 |
| Weight: | 230g |
| Dimensions: | 164mm x 114mm x 18mm |
| Series: | Everyman's Library POCKET POETS |
Critics Review
Mozart’s Letters, playful, passionate, endlessly inquisitive, bring the teeming musical world of the day to vivid life; more than that, they allow us a precious glimpse into the humanity of one of the supreme creative minds of his or any age * David Cairns *
W.A. Mozart
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart; January 27, 1756 - December 5, 1791) is among the most significant and enduringly popular composers of European classical music. His enormous output includes works that are widely acknowledged as pinnacles of symphonic, chamber, piano, operatic, and choral music. Many of his works are part of the standard concert repertory and are widely recognized as masterpieces of the classical style.
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