Mozart's Letters, Mozart's Life: Selected Letters by Professor Robert Spaethling

Description: Mozart's Letters, Mozart's Life by Professor Robert Spaethling, Robert Spaethling Here is Mozart at his most intimate and unguarded, with new translations of the composers letters FORMAT Paperback LANGUAGE English CONDITION Brand New Publisher Description What was Mozart really like? Wild? Sublime? Responsible? Fun-loving? Bright? Foul-mouthed? Reading these letters, we learn in his own words that he was all of these and much more. Here is the composer at his most intimate and unguarded, expressing his feelings about life, love, music, and the world around him. In this collection, Robert Spaethling has carefully chosen letters written by Mozart over a span of almost twenty-two years - from his first journey to Italy as a shy teenager to the final months of his life in Vienna. The letters, together with the accompanying introductions, chronicle the composers life, personal development and artistic growth. Notes Enthralling collection of over 275 of Mozarts letters and postscripts, spanning more than 22 years. "Should be on the shelves of every music-lover" BBC Music Magazine Author Biography Robert Spaethling is Professor Emeritus of German at the University of Massachusetts, and is the author of several books on Mozart, including Music and Mozart in the Life of Goethe. He was raised in the Bavarian town of Weissenstadt, whose local dialect resembles that of Mozarts Salzburg. Review "Mozarts Honesty, his awareness of his own genius and his contempt for authority all shine out from these letters." Long Description What was Mozart really like? Wild? Sublime? Responsible? Fun-loving? Bright? Foul-mouthed? Reading these letters, we learn in his own words that he was all of these and much more. Here is the composer at his most intimate and unguarded, expressing his feelings about life, love, music, and the world around him. In this collection, Robert Spaethling has carefully chosen letters written by Mozart over a span of almost twenty-two years - from his first journey to Italy as a shy teenager to the final months of his life in Vienna. The letters, together with the accompanying introductions, chronicle the composers life, personal development and artistic growth. Details ISBN0571222927 Year 2004 ISBN-10 0571222927 ISBN-13 9780571222926 Format Paperback Place of Publication London Country of Publication United Kingdom DEWEY 780.92 Illustrations 8pp b&w illustrations Media Book Edition 2nd Pages 512 Publisher Faber & Faber Imprint Faber & Faber Subtitle Selected Letters Publication Date 2004-04-15 Language English UK Release Date 2004-04-15 AU Release Date 2004-04-15 Author Robert Spaethling NZ Release Date 2005-06-30 Edition Description Main Audience General We've got this At The Nile, if you're looking for it, we've got it. With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and well over a million items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! TheNile_Item_ID:587355;

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