Mozart's Letters, Mozart's Life - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393328309 ISBN 13: 9780393328301

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2005

Synopsis

"A wonderful collection that gives Mozart a voice as a son, husband, brother and friend." ―New York Times Book Review

"Mozart's honesty, his awareness of his own genius and his contempt for authority all shine out from these letters."―Sunday Times  (London). " In Mozart's Letters, Mozart's Life, Robert Spaethling presents "Mozart in all the rawness of his driving energies" (Spectator), preserved in the "zany, often angry effervescence" of his writing (Observer). Where other translators have ignored Mozart's atrocious spelling and tempered his foul language, "Robert Spaethling's new translations are lively and racy, and do justice to Mozart's restlessly inventive mind" (Daily Mail). Carefully selected and meticulously annotated, this collection of letters "should be on the shelves of every music lover" (BBC Music Magazine). 16 pages of illustrations

About this title

About the Author:

Robert Spaethling was raised in the Bavarian town of Weissenstadt. He attended the Universities of Regensburg and Würzburg and has a Ph.D. in German from the University of California, Berkeley. He lives in Larkspur, California.

Robert Spaethling was raised in the Bavarian town of Weissenstadt. He attended the Universities of Regensburg and Würzburg and has a Ph.D. in German from the University of California, Berkeley. He lives in Larkspur, California.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: German

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2005
• ISBN 10: 0393328309
• ISBN 13: 9780393328301
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 494
• Editor: Spaethling Robert