Life of Mozart, Vol. 2 of 3 (Classic Reprint) - Couverture souple

Jahn, Otto

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1330322061 ISBN 13 : 9781330322062

Editeur : Forgotten Books, 2018

Synopsis

Unlock the wonder of Mozart’s piano concertos through a clear, musical lens. This edition explains how Mozart aimed for clarity and transparency on the piano, using the instrument to reveal its character in harmony with the orchestra rather than to imitate it.

Mozart’s concertos emerge as guided explorations of form, expression, and texture. The analysis highlights how ambition and accessibility meet in thoughtful design, where musical substance drives memorable, lift‑off moments rather than sheer virtuosity.

• How the piano and orchestra share themes to shape a cohesive musical narrative


• The role of cadenzas and improvisation in concluding movements


• Distinctive instrumentation choices and their emotional color, including wind and Turkish influences


• Character study of key figures, from noble arias to vivid dramatic foils like Osmin

Ideal for readers of music history and Beethoven-era analysis who want a practical, accessible look at Mozart’s pianoforte works and their lasting influence on modern performance.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

Mannheim on March 14, and arrived in Paris on the 23rd, after a journey of nine days and a-half. We thought we should never get through it, writes Wolfgang (M arch 24, 1778), and I never in my life was so tired. You can imagine what it was to leave Mannheim and all our dear, good friends there, and to be obliged to exist for ten days without a single soul even to speak to. God be praised, however, we are now at our journeys end. I am in hopes that, with His help, all will go well. To-day we mean to take a fiacre and go to call on Grimm and Wendling. Early to-morrow I shall go to theE lectoral Minister Herr vonS ickingen, who is a great connoisseur and lover of music, and to whom I have letters of introduction from Herr von Gemmingen and Herr Cannabich. L. Mozart was full of hope concerning this visit toP aris, and believed that Wolfgang could not fail to gain fame and, as a consequence, money in the French capital. He remembered the brilliant reception which had been given to him and his children fourteen years before, and he was convinced that a like support would be accorded to the youth who had fulfilled his early promise to a degree that to an intelligent observer must appear even more wonderful than his precocious performances as a child. He counted upon the support and assistance of many distinguished and influential persons, whose favour they had already experienced, and more especially on the tried friendship of Grimm, who had formerly given them the benefit of all his knowledge and power, and with whom they had continued in connection ever since. Grimm had lately passed through Salzburg with two 1E d. Fournier, Mozart Paris (R evue Fran?., 1856, II., t. 7, p. 28).
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Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Forgotten Books
• Date d'édition: 2018
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1330322061
• ISBN 13: 9781330322062
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 486
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