The Treasures of Mozart

This is an accessible and highly informative guide to the life and work of Wolfgang Mozart, arguably the greatest composer of all time - from his beginnings as a child prodigy to his fame and fortune as a young man in Vienna to his decline in health and popularity that led to destitution and a tragically early death at the age of 35. The book is augmented by the inclusion of 20 facsimile documents connected to Mozart such as: an extract from his personal notebook; the original playbill advertising "The Marriage of Figaro"; Mozart's letter to his father telling him of his mother's death in Paris; and, autograph pages of Mozart's original scores.