John Suchet

Mozart (eBook, ePUB)

The Man Revealed

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

DISCOVER THE TRUTH ABOUT THE WORLD'S MOST-LOVED COMPOSER
>Musical history is full of tormented geniuses, tortured despite - or because of - their enormous talent. Yet perhaps the greatest musical virtuoso the world has ever known cannot be counted among them. Though he faced great hardships, Mozart was surely the happiest composer who ever lived.
>In Mozart: The Man Revealed, John Suchet breathes new life into the story of the 'boy genius', revealing a complex character, yet one who always remained comfortable with himself and at ease with his gift. His musical legacy may be immortal, but the man behind the music was gloriously human.
>'A lively read' - Financial Times Best Books of 2016
>'Fascinating, and impressively well-researched . . . makes for an absorbing read' - Christopher Morley, Birmingham

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Elliott & Thompson
• Seitenzahl: 300
• Erscheinungstermin: 29. September 2016
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781783962945
• Artikelnr.: 46012778

Autorenporträt

John Suchet presents Classic FM's flagship morning programme, from 9am every weekday. His informative style of presentation, coupled with a deep knowledge of classical music, has won a wide spectrum of new listeners to the station. Before turning to classical music, John was one of the UK's best-known television journalists. As a reporter for ITN he covered world events, including the Iran revolution, the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the Philippines revolution. He then became a newscaster, regularly presenting ITN's flagship News at Ten, as well as all other bulletins, over a period of nearly twenty years.
>John has been honoured for both roles. In 1986 he was voted Television Journalist of the Year, in 1996 Television Newscaster of the Year, and in 2008 the Royal Television Society awarded him its highest accolade, a Lifetime Achievement Award. John has been given an honorary degree by his old university, the University of Dundee, and in 2001 the Royal Academy of Music awarded him an Honorary Fellowship in recognition of his work on Beethoven, having written six books on the composer, including the highly acclaimed Beethoven: The Man Revealed (2012). His bestselling biography of the Strauss family, The Last Waltz: The Strauss Dynasty and Vienna, was published in 2015.

Inhaltsangabe

Contents
Preface xiii
Prologue xv
1 The Handsomest Couple in Salzburg 1
2  The Little Wizard 14
3  The Grand Tour 28
4  Prodigies of Nature 43
5  He Is Skin and Bone 55
6  Wolfgangganggangerl 67
7  Chevalier de Mozart 81
8  Ass-Bumping in Venice 95
9  Bravissimo Maestro! 108
10  Gnagflow Trazom 121
11  There Is No Vacancy 133
12  Wolfgang Amadé Rosenkranz 147
13  Off with You to Paris! 155
14  My Dear Departed Mother 165
15  Unlucky in Love 181
16  A Kick in the Backside 198
17  An Honest and Virtuous Wife 210
18  Return to Salzburg 225
19  Paternal Pride 240
20  Womaniser, Criminal and Genius with Words 253
21  The Final, and Greatest, Symphonies 268
22  A Stranger Knocks 285
23  The Taste of Death on My Tongue 297
Afterword 309
Postscript 315
Acknowledgements 317
Notes 319
Index 323
About Classic FM 331
About the Author 33