Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is one of the great icons of Western music.
An amazing prodigy who toured the capitals of Europe as a child,
astonishing royalty and professional musicians with his precocious
skills, in his adulthood he wrote some of the finest music in the
European tradition. Julian Rushton offers a concise and up-to-date
biography of this musical genius, combining a well-researched life
of the composer with an introduction to the works-symphonic,
chamber, sacred, and theatrical-of one of the few who have composed
undisputed masterpieces in every genre of his time. Rushton
presents a vivid portrait, ranging from Mozart the
Wunderkind-travelling with his family from Salzburg to Vienna,
Paris, London, Rome, and Milan-to the mature composer of
perennially fascinating operas such as "The Marriage of Figaro,"
"Don Giovanni," and "The Magic Flute." During the past
half-century, scholars have thoroughly explored Mozart's life and
music, offering new interpretations based on their historical
context, and providing a factual basis for confirming or more often
debunking, fanciful accounts of the man and his work. Rushton takes
full advantage of these biographical and musical studies as well as
the definitive New Mozart Edition to provide an accurate account of
Mozart's life and, equally important, an insightful look at the
music itself, complete with illustrative musical examples. An
engaging biography for general readers that will also be an
informative resource for scholars, this new addition to the
prestigious Master Musicians series puts forward an authoritative
interpretation of one of the defining figures of European culture.
"Crisp, learned." -Alex Ross, The New Yorker "The finest short
biography of Mozart that I know-incisive, insightful, and elegantly
written. If I had to recommend one book that explained the man and
his music, this would be it." -Cliff Eisen, Department of Music,
King's College London "Always sensitive, judicious, and
stimulating. It is too short-not too short for Mozart but for
Rushton, who has certainly much more to say that would be of
interest." -Charles Rosen, The New York Review of Books "A valuable
addition to the ever-growing literature on Mozart." -Library
Journal
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