Jane Glover, author of Mozart's Women, has had a long and hugely successful career as a conductor. She has been Music Director of the Glyndebourne Touring Opera, Artistic Director of The London Mozart Players, and has conducted all the major symphony and chamber orchestras in Britain. She appears regularly at the BBC Proms and is a regular broadcaster for television series on Mozart. She lives in London.
Section
i: List of Illustrations Section
ii: Foreword Section
iii: Author's Note Section
iv: Preface Chapter
1: EARLY YEARS 'An infant rais'd by thy command' [Saul] Chapter
2: LONDON, 1710 'Populous cities please me then' [L'Allegro] Chapter
3: THE FINAL STUART YEARS 'Cease, ruler of the day, to rise' [Hercules] Chapter
4: HANOVER IN LONDON 'From mighty kings he took the spoil' [Judas Maccabaeus] Chapter
5: THE LAUNCH OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY 'Music, spread thy voice around' [Solomon] Chapter
6: THE FORTUNES OF THE ROYAL ACADEMY 'Ah! think what ills the jealous prove' [Hercules] Chapter
7: NEW BEGINNINGS 'Now a different measure try' [Solomon] Chapter
8: NEW ENDINGS 'Toss'd from thought to thought I rove' [Alexander Balus] Chapter
9: DEFIANCE 'All danger disdaining' [Deborah] Chapter
10: RECOVERY AND REINVENTION 'Strange reverse of human fate' [Alexander Balus] Chapter
11: 'Hallelujah' Chapter
12: WINDING DOWN 'Great in wisdom, great in glory' [Judas Maccabaeus] Chapter
13: THE FINAL ACT 'With honour let desert be crown'd' [Judas Maccabaeus] Section
v: Afterword Acknowledgements
vi: Acknowledgements Section
vii: Bibliography Section
viii: Notes Index
ix: Index
