Mozart

Resumen del libro

Eminent historian Paul Johnson dazzles with a rich, succinct portrait of Mozart and his music
As he's done in "Napoleon," "Churchill," "Jesus," and "Darwin," acclaimed historian and author Paul Johnson here offers a concise, illuminating biography of Mozart. Johnson's focus is on the music--Mozart's wondrous output of composition and his uncanny gift for instrumentation.
Liszt once said that Mozart composed more bars than a trained copyist could write in a lifetime. Mozart's gift and skill with instruments was also remarkable as he mastered all of them except the harp. For example, no sooner had the clarinet been invented and introduced than Mozart began playing and composing for it.
In addition to his many insights into Mozart's music, Johnson also challenges the many myths that have followed Mozart, including those about the composer's health, wealth, religion, and relationships. Always engaging, Johnson offers readers and music lovers a superb examination of Mozart and his glorious music, which is still performed every day in concert halls and opera houses around the world.

Biografía del autor

x{0026}lt;P x{0026}lt;B Paul Johnsonx{0026}lt;/B (1928) es un escritor, historiador y periodista británico. Autor de más de una treintena de obras, la mayoría sobre la actualidad y la historia en general, x{0026}lt;I La historia de los judíosx{0026}lt;/I y x{0026}lt;I La historia del cristianismox{0026}lt;/I son sus títulos más reconocidos.x{0026}lt;/P