Mozart by Peter Gay
Mozart's unshakeable hold on the public's fascination can only be strengthened by the historian and biographer Peter Gay's bold, new perspective. His passionate and painstaking research reveals truths more fascinating than the myths that have long shrouded the maestro's life. Here is the archetypal child prodigy whose genius triumphed over early precociousness and who eventually broke away from a loving but tyrannical father to pursue his vision unhampered. This book traces the legendary developments of the man whose life was a whirlwind of achievement, and the composer who pushed every instrument to its limit and every genre - especially opera - into new realms. More than an engrossing biography, this is a meditation on the nature of genius.
Peter Gay is director of the Center for Scholars and Writers at the New York Public Library and Sterling Professor of History Emeritus at Yale University. The first volume of his book The Enlightenment won a National Book award in America and both his following books were bestsellers and finalists in the National Book Award.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780297643463 |
| ISBN 10 | 0297643460 |
| Title | Mozart |
| Author | Peter Gay |
| Series | Lives |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Orion Publishing Co |
| Year published | 1999-09-09 |
| Number of pages | 160 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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