This book turns a bright light on this neglected material, most of which has never before been translated into English, to provide a fascinating look at Mozart's parents, Leopold and Maria Anna, and sister, Nannerl.

"--Robin Blake, The Independent on Sunday "It is always a pleasure to read a book by David Cairns--praise has always been lavished on his scholarship, style and breadth of reading--but what catches us in the end in this wonderful new book ...

This volume continues the study of the eighteenth century begun in Haydn, Mozart, and the Viennese School 1740–1780 (1995) by focusing on the capital cities other than Vienna that were most important in the creation and diffusion of new ...

Written by one of the world's outstanding music historians and critics, the late Alfred Einstein, this classic study of Mozart's character and works brings to light many new facts about his relationship with his family, his susceptibility ...

In this illuminating new study of Mozart's operas, Nicholas Till shows that the composer was not a "divine idiot" but an artist whose work was informed by the ideas and discoveries of his time.

Case studies looking at how literature crosses national and cultural boundaries.

Great musical movements and works are seen as highly creative solutions to problem-solving. The contexts of the works differ considerably.

Articulate and impassioned, sophisticated but never esoteric, Steinberg and Rothe offer invigorating reflections on music that will delight both the beginning and the seasoned listener.