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Author(s): John Irving  
ISBN: 0233002723
ISBN-13: 9780233002729
Publisher: Andre Deutsch
Publication Date: 03 Sep 2009
Pages: 64pp (298 x 260 x 37mm)
Illustrations: 150 colour & black & white images
Format: Hardback
Published Price: £30.00
The Treasures of Mozart
by John Irving  
Outline
This is an accessible and highly informative guide to the life and work of Wolfgang Mozart, arguably the greatest composer of all time - from his beginnings as a child prodigy to his fame and fortune as a young man in Vienna to his decline in health and popularity that led to destitution and a tragically early death at the age of 35. The book is augmented by the inclusion of 20 facsimile documents connected to Mozart such as: an extract from his personal notebook; the original playbill advertising "The Marriage of Figaro"; Mozart's letter to his father telling him of his mother's death in Paris; and, autograph pages of Mozart's original scores.
Contents
Introduction; The Genius born in Salzburg; Leopold Mozart; Salzburg: seat of the Prince Archbishops; First steps; Return to Salzburg; A Vienna Sojourn; Italy: the Land of Opera; Italy Beckons again; Taking Stock of Genius: Salzburg, Vienna and Munich; A Grand Tour - Augsburg, Mannheim and Beyond; Paris Again - Triumph and Tragedy; Salzburg - Frustration and Farewell; The Enlightenment; Vienna - Opportunity Beckons; The Land of the Clavier; Piano Concertos; Chamber Music; Mozart and the Clarinet; Le Nozze di Figaro; Don Giovanni; Mozart and the Masons; Cosi fan tutte; Final Travels - Fame, but no Fortune; Singspiel - The Magic Flute; Requiem Aeternam; The Legacy; Further Information; Index and Credits.