The Life of Mozart, with eBook

Name: The Life of Mozart, with eBook
Brand: Tantor Audio
Availability: InStock
Author: Edward Holmes
ISBN: 9781400181216

Author: Edward Holmes

Narrator: David Case

Unabridged: 11 hr 43 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: Tantor Media

Published: 09/21/2009

Categories: Nonfiction, Biography & Autobiography, History, European History

Includes: Bonus Material Bonus Material Included

Synopsis

In his timeless biography—written long before the significance of Mozart's work was fully realized—author Edward Holmes reveals the musician's character and genius, his struggles, his influence on art, and the brilliant reputation that surrounded him. Published in 1845 as the first authentic narrative of the life of Mozart to appear in English, it was also the first biography after the composer's death in 1791 to be based upon his letters. Holmes's exploration of Mozart's work comes from the perspective of a cultured mind of the era.

About Edward Holmes

Edward Holmes (1797–1859), originally a student of music, became a writer specializing in musical criticism. A pupil of Vincent Novello, he came to know Shelley, Hazlitt, Leigh Hunt, and Charles Lamb, as well as Attwood, Cramer, and Mendelssohn. These influences, together with his enthusiasm for Mozart and Bach, formed the basis of his critical stance. Among his books are A Ramble Among the Musicians of Germany and the pioneering The Life of Mozart. He also contributed significantly to such journals as the Atlas, the Spectator, Fraser's Magazine, and Musical Times, giving English music criticism technical authority and intellectual respectability.

Reviews

Goodreads review by Sotiris

The voice of this audiobook is very good. The subject is the Life of Mozart, this is more a list of all his work and the period. There is no real emphasis on real day life but has some glimpses like his father relationship (that was good and helped him). There was an advisor called Cannabis, so was......more

Goodreads review by Stephen

It is a bit dry in the telling but it is also informative.......more

Goodreads review by Fred

This biography was written in 1845 and my edition of the book is from The Folio Society in London. This biography gives a very different story of Mozart from the movie "Amadeus." One of the things that struck me was to constant debt that piled up year after year in Mozarts life. Evidently, the rich a......more

Goodreads review by Mark

This is not an easy read. Very dry in fact. The one good thing I will say is that it paints Mozart in a far better light than some fictional work.......more