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Overview
We think we know the story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's life. Austrian-born to a tyrannical father who worked him fiercely; unhappily married to a spendthrift woman; a child-like character ill at ease amid the aristocratic splendor of the Viennese court; a musical genius who died young thus depriving the world of future glories.
Yet only that last point is actually true. In this comprehensive biography, John Suchet examines the many myths and misunderstandings surrounding the world's best-loved composer. From his early days as a child prodigy performing for the imperial royal family in Vienna to the last months of his short life, driven to exhaustion by a punitive workload, one thing remained constant: his happy disposition.
Through trials and tribulations, grand successes and disheartening setbacks, Suchet shows us the real Mozart—blessed with an abundance of talent yet sometimes struggling to earn a living. His mischievous nature and earthy sense of humor, his ease and confidence in his own incredible abilities; these were traits that never left him. His music has brought comfort to countless generations; his life, though brief, is no less fascinating.
Product Details
ISBN-13: | 9781681775098 |
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Publisher: | Pegasus Books |
Publication date: | 08/08/2017 |
Pages: | 288 |
Sales rank: | 499,034 |
Product dimensions: | 7.10(w) x 9.10(h) x 1.00(d) |
About the Author
Table of Contents
Preface ix
Prologue xi
1 The Handsomest Couple in Salzburg 1
2 The little Wizard 15
3 The Grand Tour 27
4 Prodigies of Nature 39
5 He Is Skin and Bone 49
6 Wolfganggangganger! 59
7 Chevalier de Mozart 71
8 Ass-Bumping in Venice 83
9 Bravissimo Maestro! 93
10 Gnagflow Trazom 103
11 There Is No Vacancy 113
12 Wolfgang Amadé Rosenkranz 123
13 Off with You to Paris! 131
14 My Dear Departed Mother 139
15 Unlucky in Love 151
16 A Kick in the Backside 165
17 An Honest and Virtuous Wife 175
18 Return to Salzburg 189
19 Paternal Pride 203
20 Womaniser, Criminal and Genius with Words 213
21 The Final, and Greatest, Symphonies 225
22 A Stranger Knocks 239
23 The Taste of Death on My Tongue 249
Afterword 261
Postscript 264
Notes 265
Index 267