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Book SynopsisDISCOVER 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.
Trade Review‘A lively read’ Financial Times Best Books of 2016; ‘Fascinating, and impressively well-researched . . . makes for an absorbing read’ Christopher Morley, Birmingham
Table of ContentsContents
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
