In search of Mozart / Henri Gheon ; translated by Alexander Dru.
| Author/creator | Ghéon, Henri |
| Other author | Dru, Alexander translator. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : Sheed & Ward, 1934. |
| Description | 366 pages : illustrations (music) plates, portraits ; 22 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Promenades avec Mozart. English |
| Contents | From five to ten years old: the years of promise 1761-1766 -- First digression: the face of Salzburg -- Second digression: his beliefs and thought -- From ten to twenty years old: work or career? 1767-1777 -- From twenty-one to twenty-three years old: Aloysia and Paris 1777-1779 -- From twenty-three to twenty-six years old: the Symphony in C, Idomeneo and the Seraglio ; Jerome Colloredo and Constance 1779-1782 -- Under the influence of J.S. Bach ; The Six Quartets for Haydn and the Unfinished Mass 1782-1783 -- Success. The Piano Concertos and Figaro 1783-1786 -- Masterpieces that do not pay. From the Quintet in G Minor to Don Giovanni and the Jupiter Symphony 1787-1788 -- Destitution and derision, sterility and pure art. From the Clarinet Quintet to Cosi fan tutte 1789-1790 -- The approach of death. From the German Dances to the Quintet in Eb and the Magic Flute January-October, 1791 -- The interrupted Requiem, December 5th, 1791. In the incognito of fame. |
| General note | Translation of Promenades avec Mozart. |
| General note | Printed in Great Britain. |
| Bibliography note | An introduction to Mozart on the gramophone: chronological list of records (pages 363-366). |
| LCCN | 35003419 |
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