6/8/2023 0 Comments Mozart by Paul Johnson![]() ![]() Along the way, Johnson challenges some of the popular myths that cloud Mozart’s image: his allegedly tempestuous personal relationships and supposedly bitter rivalry with Salieri, as well as the notion that he was desperately impoverished when he died. ![]() Johnson charts Mozart’s life from age three through to his later years-when he penned The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni. In this brilliant biography, acclaimed historian Paul Johnson draws upon his expert knowledge of the era and Mozart’s own private letters to conjure Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s life and times in rich detail. Mozart’s music has enthralled listeners for centuries. A highly accessible initial foray into an astonishing, and inexhaustible, subject.” -The Cleveland Plain Dealer ![]()
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