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It is 1791 and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is enlightenment Vienna's brightest star. Master of the city's music halls and devoted member of the Austrian Freemason's guild, he stands at the heart of an electric mix of art and music, philosophy and science, politics and intrigue. Six weeks ago, the great composer told his wife he had been poisoned. Yesterday, he died. The city is buzzing with rumours of infidelity, bankruptcy and murder. But Wolfgang's sister Nannerl, returned from the provinces to investigate, will not believe base gossip. Who but a madman would poison such a genius? Yet as she looks closely at what her brother left behind, a handwritten score, a scrap of paper from his journal, Nannerl finds traces of something sinister: the threads of a masonic conspiracy that reach from the gilded ballrooms of Viennese society to the faceless offices of the Prussian secret service. Only when watching Wolfgang's bewitching opera, The Magic Flute, does Nannerl truly understand her beloved brother once again. For, encoded in his final arias, is a subtly crafted blueprint for a radical new tomorrow. Mozart hoped to change his future. Instead he sealed his fate.
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The news arrives in a letter to his sister, Nannerl, in December 1791. But the message carries more than word of Nannerl’s brother’s demise. Two months earlier, Mozart confided to his wife that his life was rapidly drawing to a close . . . and that he knew he had been poisoned.
In Vienna to pay her final respects, Nannerl soon finds herself ensnared in a web of suspicion and intrigue—as the actions of jealous lovers, sinister creditors, rival composers, and Mozart’s Masonic brothers suggest that dark secrets hastened the genius to his grave. As Nannerl digs deeper into the mystery surrounding her brother’s passing, Mozart’s black fate threatens to overtake her as well.
Transporting readers to the salons and concert halls of eighteenth-century Austria, Mozart’s Last Aria is a magnificent historical mystery that pulls back the curtain on a world of soaring music, burning passion, and powerful secrets.
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Matt Rees is an award-winning British crime novelist whose writing has been compared with the work of Graham Greene, John le Carré, Georges Simenon, and Henning Mankell. The French magazine L'Express calls Rees ''the Dashiell Hammett of Palestine.''
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Condition: Como nuevo. : En la Viena barroca de 1791, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart es la estrella más brillante. Maestro de las salas de música de la ciudad y miembro devoto del gremio de los masones austriacos, se encuentra en el corazón de una mezcla eléctrica de arte y música, filosofía y ciencia, política e intriga. Seis semanas antes de su muerte, el gran compositor le dijo a su esposa que había sido envenenado. La ciudad está llena de rumores de infidelidad, bancarrota y asesinato. Pero la hermana de Wolfgang, Nannerl, regresa de las provincias para investigar y no creerá los chismes básicos. ¿Quién sino un loco envenenaría a semejante genio? Sin embargo, mientras observa de cerca lo que su hermano dejó atrás, Nannerl encuentra rastros de algo siniestro: los hilos de una conspiración masónica que se extienden desde los salones de baile dorados de la sociedad vienesa hasta las oficinas sin rostro del servicio secreto prusiano. Solo al ver la fascinante ópera de Wolfgang, La flauta mágica, Nannerl vuelve a comprender verdaderamente a su amado hermano. Porque, codificado en sus arias finales, hay un plan sutilmente elaborado para un nuevo mañana radical. Mozart esperaba cambiar su futuro, pero en cambio selló su destino. EAN: 9781848879164 Tipo: Libros Categoría: Historia Título: Mozart's Last Aria Autor: Matt Rees Editorial: Atlantic Books Idioma: en Páginas: 291 Formato: tapa blanda. Seller Inventory # Happ-2025-02-27-df4f581e
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Paperback. Condition: Very Good. 291 pages. It is 1791 and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is enlightenment Vienna's brightest st ar. Master of the city's music halls and devoted member of the Austrian Freemaso n's guild, he stands at the heart of an electric mix of art and music, philosoph y and science, politics and intrigue. Six weeks ago, the great composer told his wife he had been poisoned. Yesterday, he died. The city is buzzing with rumours of infidelity, bankruptcy and murder. But Wolfgang's sister Nannerl, returned f rom the provinces to investigate, will not believe base gossip. Who but a madman would poison such a genius? Yet as she looks closely at what her brother left b ehind, a handwritten score, a scrap of paper from his journal, Nannerl finds tra ces of something sinister: the threads of a masonic conspiracy that reach from t he gilded ballrooms of Viennese society to the faceless offices of the Prussian secret service. Only when watching Wolfgang's bewitching opera, The Magic Flute, does Nannerl truly understand her beloved brother once again. For, encoded in h is final arias, is a subtly crafted blueprint for a radical new tomorrow. Mozart hoped to change his future. Instead he sealed his fate. Seller Inventory # 5548ag
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Secondhand, Paperback. [Author], [Publisher]. NB: This is a secondhand book in very good condition. See our FAQs for more information. Please note that the jacket image is indicative only. Author: Matt Rees Format: Paperback Number of Pages: 304 It is 1791 and Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is enlightenment Vienna's brightest star. Master of the city's music halls and devoted member of the Austrian Freemason's guild, he stands at the heart of an electric mix of art and music, philosophy and science, politics and intrigue. Six weeks ago, the great composer told his wife he had been poisoned. Yesterday, he died. The city is buzzing with rumours of infidelity, bankruptcy and murder. But Wolfgang's sister Nannerl, returned from the provinces to investigate, will not believe base gossip. Who but a madman would posion such a genius? Yet as she looks closely at what her brother left behind - a handwritten score, a scrap of paper from his journal - Nannerl finds traces of something sinister: the threads of a masonic conspiracy that reach from the gilded ballrooms of Viennese society tot he faceless offices of the Prussian secret service. Only when watching Wolfgang's bewitching opera, The Magic Flute, does Nannerl truly understand her beloved brother once again. For, encoded in his final arias, is a subtly crafted blueprint for a radical new tomorrow. Mozart hoped to change his future. Instead he sealed his fate. Secondhand, Paperback. Seller Inventory # 9781848879164-SECONDHAND
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