Mozart: The Golden Years 1781-1791 - Softcover

H.C. Robbins Landon

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0500276315 ISBN 13: 9780500276310

Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd, 1991

Synopsis

Telling the story with wit, verve, and a fine eye for the by-ways of Viennese society...will draw readers into Mozart's personality and attract them to the eternally ambiguous music.--The Observer The last decade of Mozart's short but amazingly prolific career counts as one of the most remarkable periods--truly golden years--in the history of Western music. Richly illustrated with contemporary paintings and engravings and authoritatively written, this book provides a vivid account of the composer's life in the European music capital, Vienna, from 1781 to 1791. This creative yet turbulent decade witnessed a crescendo of activity. Mozart married Constanze Weber in 1782, and in the ensuing years produced an astonishing wealth of new music, rich in quality as well as quantity. A host of immortal works belong to this period, among them the great trilogy of symphonies (numbers 39, 40, and 41), operatic masterpieces--The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, Cosi fan tutte, and The Magic Flute--and the Clarinet Concerto of 1791. Through a close examination of Mozart's public successes and failures; his relationship with his father, Leopold; his devotion to his wife, Constanze; his Masonic associations; and his friendship with Franz Joseph Haydn, H. C. Robbins Landon provides an intimate and eminently readable portrait of an extraordinary musical genius. 242 illustrations, 32 in color.

About this title

Synopsis:

A vivid account of Mozart's final decade provides authoritative information about such topics as his life in Vienna, his marriage to Constanze Weber, and his creation of such masterpieces as The Marriage of Figaro and The Magic Flute, in a portrait that is complemented by contemporary paintings and engravings. Reprint.

About the Author:

H. C. Robbins Landon is known internationally as a musicologist and is one of the world's leading authorities on Mozart. He has written numerous books on the subject including The Mozart Compendium, 1791: Mozart's Last Year and The Mozart Essays.

About this edition

• Publisher: Thames and Hudson Ltd
• Publication date: 1991
• ISBN 10: 0500276315
• ISBN 13: 9780500276310
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 272