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Mozart: An Extraordinary Life Julian Rushton

Mozart: An Extraordinary Life By Julian Rushton

Mozart: An Extraordinary Life by Julian Rushton


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Summary

Julian Rushton jumps into the debate with this fascinating and readable history, dispensing with the myth, conjecture, and popular iconography that frequently distorts 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.

Mozart: An Extraordinary Life Summary

Mozart: An Extraordinary Life by Julian Rushton

Julian Rushton jumps right into the debate with this fascinating and readable history, dispensing with the myth, conjecture ,and popular iconography that frequently distorts 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.

Mozart: An Extraordinary Life Reviews

As a way of reviving and updating one's knowledge of Mozart's life, this will be difficult to surpass. * Early Music Review *
This book is one that any reader with an interest in Mozart will find hard to put down. Written with clarity and attention to detail it is a fitting tribute to a much loved genius. * Musical Opinion *
The book is an eminently readable, enjoyable and human portrayal of a composer. * The Pianist *
This deserves to be one of the most read Mozart books this year. * EPTA *
The author has done an excellent job...presented in a concise and readable style. * Stringendo *
The content is a refined, insightful and accessible study...a worthwhile, well written addition to the bulging Mozart shelves. * Classical Music *
Highly informative biography...The crisp clarity with which Rushton writes, authoritative but always accessible...entirely recommendable. * BBC Music Magazine *

About Julian Rushton

Julian Rushton studied at both Cambridge and Oxford, and taught at the Universities of East Anglia and Cambridge before coming to Leeds as Professor of Music in 1982. He was President of the Royal Musical Association from 1994 to 1999. His books include Classical Music: A Concise History, handbooks on Mozart's Don Giovanni and Idomineo, and studies on Berlioz and Elgar.

Table of Contents

1. Wunderkind (1756-1769) 2. Out of the Cage (1770-1777) 3. Flight and Recapture (1777-1781) 4. Freelance in Vienna (1781-1786) 5. Decline and Fall (1787-1791) 6. Epilogue

Additional information

GOR002190765
9781860964190
1860964192
Mozart: An Extraordinary Life by Julian Rushton
Used - Very Good
Hardback
Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music
2005-10-27
128
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Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.
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