1791, Mozart's last year
This study presents the facts and reconstructs the story of the last year of Mozart's life. The composition of such works as the "Requiem" and "The Magic Flute" is discussed in detail, and light is thrown on Mozart's relations with the freemasons, with Salieri, Sussmayr, and others.
Biographies
240 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 24 cm
9780500014110, 9780500281079, 0500014116, 0500281076
19672482
Coronation in Frankfurt; Mozart's Vienna; concert life in the Austrian capital; dance music for the imperial court; new directions - a cathedral appointment?; midnight for the masons; "Requiem" for a country house; a journey to Prague; coronation diary; "The Magic Flute"; the inception; the message; the premier; the final illness; myths and theories; Constanze - a vindication.
English