In search of Mozart / Henri Gheon ; translated by Alexander Dru.

Author/creator Ghéon, Henri
Other author Dru, Alexander translator.
Format Book
Publication InfoNew York : Sheed & Ward, 1934.
Description366 pages : illustrations (music) plates, portraits ; 22 cm
Subjects

Uniform titlePromenades 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 noteTranslation of Promenades avec Mozart.
General notePrinted in Great Britain.
Bibliography noteAn introduction to Mozart on the gramophone: chronological list of records (pages 363-366).
LCCN 35003419

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