Mozart's Letters, Mozart's Life

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M U S I C \ > "A wonderful collection. . . . Spaethling writes in the introduction that his goal was to provide a complete portrait and continuous account of Mozart the musician, Mozart the individual, and Mozart the writer,' and he has succeeded most admirably." -Peggy Constantine, New York Times Book Review "I just loved every minute I spent reading this new translation of Mozart's letters. They are so beautifully organized and so clear that they made me love Mozart even more than t I had, which was nearly impossible." -Frederica von Stade "Spaethling brings Mozart before us more vividly than any third-person biography could. What a varied personality the letters depict: hardworking, frivolous, idealistic, shrewd, arrogant, affectionate, self-deprecating, self-deluding, sanctimonious, scatological." -Gavin Borchert, Seattle Weekly "A masterfully translated collection of Mozart s letters, shedding valuable light on his musical as well as verbal gifts." -Tom Crann, Minnesota Public... Tovább

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M U S I C \ > "A wonderful collection. . . . Spaethling writes in the introduction that his goal was to provide a complete portrait and continuous account of Mozart the musician, Mozart the individual, and Mozart the writer,' and he has succeeded most admirably." -Peggy Constantine, New York Times Book Review "I just loved every minute I spent reading this new translation of Mozart's letters. They are so beautifully organized and so clear that they made me love Mozart even more than t I had, which was nearly impossible." -Frederica von Stade "Spaethling brings Mozart before us more vividly than any third-person biography could. What a varied personality the letters depict: hardworking, frivolous, idealistic, shrewd, arrogant, affectionate, self-deprecating, self-deluding, sanctimonious, scatological." -Gavin Borchert, Seattle Weekly "A masterfully translated collection of Mozart s letters, shedding valuable light on his musical as well as verbal gifts." -Tom Crann, Minnesota Public Radio "Spaethling leads us through the drama of Mozart s life with skill, deftness and sensitivity. . . . This book gives us Mozart in all the rawness of his driving energies ... a wild, proud, uncontrollable spirit with the most extraordinary powers of musical concentration." -Michael Glover, Spectator RÓBERT S PAETHLING, professor emeritus of Germán at the University of Massachusetts, Boston, was raised in the Bavarian town of Weissenstadt. He attended the Universities of Regensburg and Würzburg and holds a Ph.D. in Germán from the University of California, Berkeley. He lives in California. Vissza