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Article: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: A Biography
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- April 1, 2007
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Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: A Biography by Piero Melograni. Translation by Lydia G. Cochrane. University of Chicago Press, www.press.juchicago.edu, $30.
The story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the most prolific and popular composers the Western world has ever seen, is widely known. The virtuoso's short life is never overlooked in any classical music history book, and several mainstream movies have been produced in his honor (most notably the award-winning 1984 film Amadeus). The main question that I sought to answer when reading this new book was, "Is there a need for another biography on Mozart?"
Hasn't everything already been said?
In Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: A Biography, Italian ...