Mozart - An Extraordinary Life
How did an 18th-century child prodigy become a modern day icon?
Was the adult Mozart really a womanizing, drink-fuelled gambler with Tourettes Syndrome?
Was he murdered...?
Or was he a loving husband and hard working genius?
Julian Rushton, Mozart scholar and contributor to the New Grove Dictionary of Music, takes up the debate in this fascinating and compelling new book, dispensing with the myth, conjecture, and popular iconography that frequently distort our notions of what Mozart and his times were really like.
What emerges is a more human and believable portrait, challenging our preconceptions while deepening our understanding of this extraordinary man and his music.
Published in time for the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birth in January 2006, this new account of the composer's life is aimed at students, CD buyers, classical music listeners and indeed everyone interested in the life and times of Mozart.
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