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The Graceful Rebellions of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

James Wood reviews “Mozart in Motion,” by Patrick Mackie, a poet who hears Mozart's music as dramatizing the cultural tensions of its era.

Book review of Mozart: The Reign of Love by Jan Swafford

This is an excellent book on Mozart for both musicians and the general reader. The story is told in a lively, knowing style, without written-out ...

Mozart: The Rise of a Genius Review, The Times | Robert Greenberg

A new BBC series uses actors to tell the story of the great composer's life. But do we really need them?

Book Review: 'Mozart in Motion,' by Patrick Mackie

The British poet Patrick Mackie shows no such trepidations in his erudite, ambitious and elegantly written “Mozart in Motion: His Work and His World in Pieces.”

Review: Mozart's Letters - Lotz in Translation

this wonderful collection of Mozart's letters. First, a note on the translation. Mozart's writing is highly idiosyncratic—full of misspellings ( ...

What is special about Mozart? : r/classicalmusic - Reddit

He had a near-complete command of all the musical elements. And he demonstrated this mastery in almost every genre of classical composition. My ...

Review: Jan Swafford's “Mozart: The Reign of Love” | Merion West

Swafford's biography is a panoramic overview through the late 18th century world in which Mozart was born, traversed, and lived.

What is your opinion on the work of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? Do ...

Mozart was perhaps THE MOST PROLIFIC COMPOSER OF ALL based on how long (short) he lived, and how many pieces he wrote. Over 700 compositions ...

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart | The Guardian

The week in classical: Giulio Cesare; Così fan tutte; Siegfried/Götterdämmerung – review ... Tom Hulce, as Mozart, seen conducting in front of a ...

What is your review of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (composer)?

Yes, for two reasons: first, his music is well-constructed, and everything fits perfectly, like a jigsaw puzzle. No note sounds weird or ...

Review: Chapter Book Details Key Moments In Mozart's Life

Reading about a child prodigy was interesting and fun. I learned a lot from this simple chapter book, Who was Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart? by ...

Mozart the Modernist | Simon Callow | The New York Review of Books

Biographies of composers are a relatively recent genre; those of Mozart were among the first examples. Though his life was not as ...

Mozart Momentum - 1786 - Gramophone

I was lucky enough to review the first volume of 'Mozart Momentum' (6/21) and this second one, centred around 1786, continues the exploration in the most ...

'Mozart in Motion' Review: Paradoxical Amadeus - WSJ

The continuing appeal of Mozart's music may lie in the contradictory nature of the composer, balancing elegance with challenging originality.

In Search of Mozart (2006) - User reviews - IMDb

A lovingly shot,edited & directed video movie on the life of WA Mozart. It includes a treasure trove of Mozart's lovely music,as points of reference.

Review: Behind the music with 'Mozart: The Reign of Love' | Datebook

Jan Swafford, an author whose music has been performed by the symphonies in St. Louis and Indianapolis, is our guide into the composing process.

a book review by Lew Whittington: Mozart: The Reign of Love

Swafford paints a revelatory portrait of the man, his music, and his times, Mozart's life was full of highs and lows, personally and ...

Mozart: The Reign of Love by Jan Swafford | Goodreads

My heart ❤ I have too much tied up in this book now for it to be just a book or just a review, but the book absolutely would stand on its own.

Review of “Mozart: A Life” by Maynard Solomon

Maynard Solomon's “Mozart: A Life” is a fact- and conjecture-rich biography of one of the 18th century's most creative and unsettled artists.

'Mozart' Review: The Composer as Novelist - WSJ

Mr. Swafford interweaves the biographical chronology with the story of the music. He confesses from the outset that he is primarily a composer ...