1791, Mozart's last year / H.C. Robbins Landon
1988, First Edition. New York, New York : Schirmer Books. Near fine cloth copy in a very good if slightly edge-nicked and dust-dulled dust-wrapper. Remains particularly well-preserved overall; tight, bright, clean and strong. Item #398738
ISBN: 0500014116
Physical description; 240 pages : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 25 cm. Notes; Includes bibliographical references (page 229) and index. Contents; Preface -- 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 final illness -- Myths and theories -- Constanze : a vindication. Subjects; Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus 1756-1791 Last years. Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus 1756-1791 Criticism and interpretation. Composers Austria ; Biography. Musicians Austria.
Price: €14.95