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Mozart's Letters, Mozart's Life

by Robert Spaethling

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ISBN13: 9780393328301
ISBN10: 0393328309
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"A wonderful collection that gives Mozart a voice as a son, husband, brother and friend."--"New York Times Book Review" In "Mozart's Letters, Mozart's 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"). Where other translators have ignored Mozart's atrocious spelling and tempered his foul language, "Robert Spaethling's new translations are lively and racy, and do justice to Mozart's restlessly inventive mind" ("Daily Mail"). Carefully selected and meticulously annotated, this collection of letters "should be on the shelves of every music lover" ("BBC Music Magazine"). Published for the 250th anniversary of Mozart's birthday. 16 pages of illustrations.

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Mozart's honesty, his awareness of his own genius and his contempt for authority all shine out from these letters.-Sunday Times (London). In Mozart's Letters, Mozart's 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). Where other translators have ignored Mozart's atrocious spelling and tempered his foul language, Robert Spaethling's new translations are lively and racy, and do justice to Mozart's restlessly inventive mind (Daily Mail). Carefully selected and meticulously annotated, this collection of letters should be on the shelves of every music lover (BBC Music Magazine).

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jz, November 1, 2006 (view all comments by jz)
A great introduction to Mozart's life, family, and travels. This new English translation provides a more easily accessible version than Emily Anderson's classic edition from 1966. Spaethling has tried to preserve Mozart's own voice by including (rather than "fixing") the original conversational sentence structure, phonetic spellings, and coarse language.
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Product Details

ISBN:
9780393328301
Editor:
Spaethling, Robert
Translator:
Spaethling, Robert
Translator:
Spaethling, Robert
Editor:
Spaethling, Robert
Author:
Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus
Author:
Spaethling, Robert
Publisher:
W. W. Norton & Company
Subject:
Historical - General
Subject:
Composers & Musicians - Classical Composers
Subject:
History & Criticism - General
Subject:
Genres & Styles - Classical
Copyright:
Publication Date:
December 2005
Binding:
Paperback
Language:
English
Illustrations:
Y
Pages:
479
Dimensions:
8.40x5.48x1.24 in. .98 lbs.

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