This series of biographies presents the great composers against the background of their times. Each draws on personal letters and recollections, engravings, paintings and, when they exist, photographs, to present a complete picture of the composer s life.
Chronicles the life and career of eighteenth-century musician and composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart who learned to play the clavier at age three and was composing by the time he was five and examines his symphonies, concertos, operas and masses.
Lavishly illustrated throughout, this fascinating new biography sets Mozart's musical revolution in the context of the times. It will be invaluable to musicians and concert-goers alike. Includes a CD of the composer's most famous works.