My dearest father by wolfgang amadeus mozart goodreads. Mozarts father protests in his letters from salzburg against possible marriage plans. Spaethling brings them to life for english language readers. His treatise setting forth his method of teaching, a treatise on the fundamental principles of violin playing 1756, was long a standard text and was widely reprinted and translated. I cannot recommend mozarts letters, mozarts life highly enough to anyone interested in wolfgang mozart. The emotional trauma of her death can be heard in his piano sonata no.
M m bozman over 100 often hilarious, sometimes sad, but always articulate letters from one of the most charismatic composers in history. Classic and still standard resource of mozarts correspondence. Leopold mozart, german violinist, teacher, and composer, the father and principal teacher of wolfgang amadeus mozart. Contents preface a note about the translation eighteenthcentury currencies part one.
A full and authentic edition of mozarts letters ought to require no special. And the last letters about mozarts mothers death actually moved me quite a bit. Full text of the letters of wolfgang amadeus mozart 1769. List of books and articles about wolfgang amadeus mozart. Candid selfportrait emerges revealing his witty observations of royalty. Mozart, wolfgang amadeus, an autograph letter signed to his wife. You can have people who are really extremely mediocre with huge careers, and people who are wonderfully good but dont have wonderful. Letters of wolfgang amadeus mozart by wolfgang amadeus mozart. Wolfgang amadeus mozart 175691 was an austrian composer.
Some of the salacious expressions he used in letters to his cousin are also used by his mother in letters to his father, all of which sounds shocking to 21st century ears. To his mother anna maria mozart in salzburg postscript. Mozart, his mothers death and how it shaped the darkest. Mozarts honesty, his awareness of his own genius and his contempt for authority all shine out from these letters.
Entire books and psychological studies have been conducted in the attempt to understand what was up with mozart. Here are letters from the adolescent mozart to his mother and sister. View full size mozarts beloved mother died while the two were traveling together, and his father blamed him for her death. Mozarts correspondence is full of details that illuminate the quotidien aspects of his days, reveal. Preface a full and authentic edition of mozarts letters ought to require no special apology. The conceptual idea of the project is i to offer a univocal database of all references to people, places and musical works contained in the letters. The letters of mozart as the theme for a play the new. Mozart, wolfgang amadeus, 17561791 correspondence category. The original letters are written mostly in german, although mozart also knew and used italian, french, and english, among others. To his mother anna maria mozart in salzburg postscript worgl, december 14, 1769. Preface a full and authentic edition of mozart s letters ought to require no special apology. More importantly, they provide an invaluable window into mozart the man.
The lengthy letter shows off the composers fondness for wordplay and, yes, poop jokes, with lines like i now wish you a good night, shit in your bed with all your might. The closest english counterpart is kiss my arseass. It is an unparalleled firsthand account of mozart s life by the man himself, and is a must have for any classical music enthusiasts collection. Buy a cheap copy of mozarts letters, mozarts life book by robert spaethling. Mozart composed music in several genres, including opera and symphony.
A life in letters by wolfgang amadeus mozart, paperback. The letters of wolfgang amadeus mozart volume 01 language. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers. Their landlord was lorenz hagenauer, who was a close friend of leopolds, and a frequent correspondent on the familys later travels. This is mozart s first known letter, written to his mother at the age of. Already competent on keyboard and violin, he composed from the age of five and. In mozarts letters, mozarts life, robert spaethling presents mozart in all the rawness of his driving energies spectator, preserved in the zany, often angry effervescence of his writing observer. Almost all of these are directed to mozarts own family, specifically his father leopold, his mother anna maria, his sister nannerl. Letters by mozart in sparkling new translations that capture the flavor of the writing, transmit every nuance, and render every thought faithfully and. Wolfgang and anna maria mozart looking for a job in.
A life in letters by wolfgang amadeus mozart goodreads. Wolfgang amadeus mozart 27 january 1756 5 december 1791, baptised as johannes chrysostomus wolfgangus theophilus mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the classical period born in salzburg, mozart showed prodigious ability from his earliest childhood. Mozarts remarkable life was well and richly documented in letters. Mozart was a faithful correspondent, and this full and expert collection of more than 100 letters covers his brief and tumultuous life, from the years when the child prodigy astonished the courts of europe to his final days, when he wrote loving notes to his wife and long, moneyseeking letters to friends and patrons. Full text of the letters of wolfgang amadeus mozart 1769 1791 see other formats. This fascinating set of his letters offers a new understanding of his life story his marriage, compositions, performances, occasional money. After the low point in augsburg, mozart travels to mannheim with his mother, where he falls in love for the first time in his life with a woman named aloysia weber. This would be translated into english as lick me in the arseass, quickly, quickly. The composers numerous letters document his struggles and triumphs as a musician. Mozart s correspondence is full of details that illuminate the quotidien aspects of his days, reveal. Selected letters edited and newly translated by robert spaethling faber and faber, paperback, 2004.
It is an unparalleled firsthand account of mozarts life by the man himself, and is a must have for any classical music enthusiasts collection. The two remaining letters to constanze from prague in 1789 similarly have diverse addresses of their own. In mozarts words provides multilingual access to an annotated version of the voluminous correspondence of mozart and his family approximately 1,400 letters that will progressively be made available online on this website. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that. These inspirational essays by sri aurobindo form a powerful statement of the true attitude to be taken by a sadhak of the integral yoga. The letters of mozart and his family by emily anderson. Standing alone, this volume contains primary source material during his early years and is quite replete with letters between leopold mozart and his wife, mozarts mother. The letters of mozart and his family emily anderson on. The letters of one of the world s greatest composers wolfgang amadeus mozart seen variously as a child prodigy, musical genius, tragic romantic artist, and cultural icon is among the most writtenabout of all composers. In fact, andersons main purpose was not to provide a complete collection of the letters of mozart and his family but, rather, only a complete collection of all the extant letters of mozart. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders.
Wolfgang amadeus mozart 17561791 austrian composer, widely recognised as one of the greatest composers in the history of western music. Selected letters translated and edited by robert spaethling faber. A selection of mozarts letters, translated into english, complete with note. Mozarts letters, mozarts life book by robert spaethling. If you guess this, i shall say that you are the mother of all guessers. His most famous compositions included the motet exsultate, jubilate, k 165 1773, the operas the marriage of figaro 1786 and don giovanni 1787, and the jupiter symphony 1788. His works, written in almost every conceivable genre, combine luminous beauty of sound with classical grace and technical perfection. The giddy letters of the mozart family the new york sun. At this time, anna maria mozart was fiftyseven years old and a simple housewife who had given up everything for her son. Mozart, at twentytwo years of age, was stranded alone in hated. The couple moved perhaps with anna marias mother into an apartment on the third floor of getreidegasse 9.
Mozart represents one of the great peaks in the history of music. Just take a look at the most recent letter up at the archival blog letters of note, from 21yearold mozart to his 19yearold cousin and probable love interest, marianne. Leck mich im arsch is a standard vulgarism in german, euphemistically called the swabian salute german. In a letter to his father from december of 1777, found in letters of mozart free ebook public library, 21yearold mozart describes his daily routine at mannheim, where he had traveled in search of employment.
The letters of wolfgang amadeus mozart volume 01 by. The following few letters are a brief sample quoted from the many dozens in the excellent book mozart s letters mozart s life. Yet in the book world today, where translations of letters can be. And few lives have been more creatively fruitful than that of wolfgang amadeus mozart january 27, 1756december 5, 1791. Abert writes, the two were regarded at the time as the handsomest couple in salzburg. I cannot recommend mozart s letters, mozart s life highly enough to anyone interested in wolfgang mozart. They describe the triple movement of aspiration, rejection, and surrender, the conditions for a. Mozarts letters, mozarts life by wolfgang amadeus mozart. The letters used in the play are those between mozart, his father, his mother and his cousin during a time when the family pooled its resources to send the young prodigy on a tour through germany. Among his most famous works, with lorenzo da ponte as librettist.
Am i correct in saying i read this book around the time jr by willams gaddis. The best books on the lives of classical composers recommended by giles swayne. The best books on the lives of classical composers five. Wolfgang amadeus mozart displayed scatological humour in his letters and a few recreational. It is hardly necessary to point out that the main purpose of this edition is to provide a complete collection of all the extant letters of mozart himself, and that these have been treated with the same reverent care as one should treat the musical autographs of this great composer. Johnsons addition to this hefty mass of scholarship, wellintentioned though it may be, needed at the least a. From bach to stravinsky, british composer giles swayne discusses the most insightful books for getting to know the real lives of classical composers. Buy the letters of mozart and his family 3rd edition by mozart, wolfgang amadeus, sadie, stanley, anderson, emily isbn. Selected from the letters of mozart and his family, translated and annotated by emily anderson by edited by eric bloom and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. An excellent selection of letters written by mozarts father, some by his mother, and. A biography told by letters the mozart project anne. Mozart, masonry and catholicism national catholic reporter. Wolfgang amadeus mozart watched over her at her bedside.
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