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A biography of the greatest musical mind in Western history Mozart's unshakable hold on the public's consciousness can only be strengthened by historian and biographer Peter Gay's concise and deft look at the genius's life. Mozart traces the development of the man whose life... Read Full Overview

Mozart is the archetypal child prodigy whose genius triumphed over precociousness, and who later broke away from a loving but tyrannical father to pursue his vision unhampered. Peter Gay traces the development of the man and the composer who pushed every genre - especially opera... Read Full Overview

A biography of the greatest musical mind in Western history Mozarts unshakable hold on the publics consciousness can only be strengthened by historian and biographer Peter Gays concise and deft look at the geniuss life. "Mozart" traces the development of the man whose life was... Read Full Overview