Mozart
The Man Revealed
Published on 21. January 2021
Book
Paperback/Softback
352 pages
978-1-78396-581-6 (ISBN)
Description
DISCOVER THE TRUTH ABOUT THE WORLD'S MOST-LOVED COMPOSER
Musical history is full of tormented geniuses, tortured despite
- or because of - their enormous talent. Yet perhaps the greatest musical
virtuoso the world has ever known cannot be counted among them. Though he faced
great hardships, Mozart was surely the happiest composer who ever lived.
In Mozart: The Man Revealed, John Suchet breathes new
life into the story of the 'boy genius', revealing a complex character, yet one
who always remained comfortable with himself and at ease with his gift. His
musical legacy may be immortal, but the man behind the music was gloriously
human.
Musical history is full of tormented geniuses, tortured despite
- or because of - their enormous talent. Yet perhaps the greatest musical
virtuoso the world has ever known cannot be counted among them. Though he faced
great hardships, Mozart was surely the happiest composer who ever lived.
In Mozart: The Man Revealed, John Suchet breathes new
life into the story of the 'boy genius', revealing a complex character, yet one
who always remained comfortable with himself and at ease with his gift. His
musical legacy may be immortal, but the man behind the music was gloriously
human.
Reviews / Votes
'A lively read'Financial Times Best Books of 2016 'Fascinating, and impressively well-researched . . .
makes for an absorbing read'
Christopher Morley, Birmingham
More details
Language
English
Place of publication
London
United Kingdom
Dimensions
Height: 194 mm
Width: 125 mm
Thickness: 29 mm
Weight
328 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-78396-581-6 (9781783965816)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
John Suchet presents the evening concert programme on Classic FM, the UK's most popular classical music station. Before turning to classical music, John was one of the UK's best-known television journalists and newscasters, regularly presenting ITN's flagship News at Ten, as well as all other bulletins, over a period of nearly 20 years. John has been honoured for both roles. He is the author of the Sunday Times bestselling Beethoven: The Man Revealed (2012) and The Last Waltz: The Story of the Strauss Dynasty and Vienna (2015), and most recently, Tchaikovsky: The Man Revealed (2018).
Content
Contents
Preface xiii
Prologue xv
1 The Handsomest Couple in Salzburg 1
2 The Little Wizard
14
3 The Grand Tour 28
4 Prodigies of Nature
43
5 He Is Skin and Bone
55
6 Wolfgangganggangerl
67
7 Chevalier de Mozart
81
8 Ass-Bumping in
Venice 95
9 Bravissimo Maestro!
108
10 Gnagflow Trazom
121
11 There Is No
Vacancy 133
12 Wolfgang Amade
Rosenkranz 147
13 Off with You to
Paris! 155
14 My Dear Departed
Mother 165
15 Unlucky in Love
181
16
A Kick in the Backside 198
17 An Honest and
Virtuous Wife 210
18 Return to Salzburg
225
19 Paternal Pride 240
20 Womaniser,
Criminal and Genius with Words 253
21 The Final, and
Greatest, Symphonies 268
22 A Stranger Knocks
285
23 The Taste of Death
on My Tongue 297
Afterword 309
Postscript 315
Acknowledgements 317
Notes 319
Index 323
About Classic FM 331
About the Author 33
Preface xiii
Prologue xv
1 The Handsomest Couple in Salzburg 1
2 The Little Wizard
14
3 The Grand Tour 28
4 Prodigies of Nature
43
5 He Is Skin and Bone
55
6 Wolfgangganggangerl
67
7 Chevalier de Mozart
81
8 Ass-Bumping in
Venice 95
9 Bravissimo Maestro!
108
10 Gnagflow Trazom
121
11 There Is No
Vacancy 133
12 Wolfgang Amade
Rosenkranz 147
13 Off with You to
Paris! 155
14 My Dear Departed
Mother 165
15 Unlucky in Love
181
16
A Kick in the Backside 198
17 An Honest and
Virtuous Wife 210
18 Return to Salzburg
225
19 Paternal Pride 240
20 Womaniser,
Criminal and Genius with Words 253
21 The Final, and
Greatest, Symphonies 268
22 A Stranger Knocks
285
23 The Taste of Death
on My Tongue 297
Afterword 309
Postscript 315
Acknowledgements 317
Notes 319
Index 323
About Classic FM 331
About the Author 33