Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus MozartOver 100 often hilarious, sometimes sad, but always articulate letters from one of the most charismatic composers in history. Candid self-portrait emerges revealing his witty observations of royalty and their patronage, music, his family, his debilitating and humiliating poverty. One facsimile. |
Contents
ITALIAN JOURNEYS WITH HIS FATHER 176973 | 5 |
WITH HIS FATHER IN VIENNA 1773 AND MUNICH Winter 17745 | 25 |
PARIS 17789 | 93 |
MUNICH AND THE PRODUCTION OF IDOMENEO 17801 | 145 |
FIRST YEARS IN VIENNA AND FIGARO 17815 | 153 |
THE GREAT OPERAS 178593 | 227 |
SUMMARY OF EVENTS | |
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