He worked day and night, composing some of the greatest pieces ever.
La Clemenza di Tito was also very popular. Two of his most famous were Don Giovanni and Le nozze di Figaro. He was very popular when it came to operas. He was so good that he could not only distinguish between pitches of instruments, but he also composed music for instruments that were barely starting to get recognition. He composed music, played music, taught music, and had a simple natural talent to create magnificent and later, highly popular pieces of work. To say that he was smart would be an understatement.
Even with his talent, Mozart many times had to rely on teaching and selling his music to various people. He also had tough time selling his compositions and he had a hell of a time finding something that will provide a steady income for him and his family.ĭuring this time (late 1700s), the way to earn a good money or enough to live a very comfortable one was to be employed by the upper class people. These things were common during his time, even with upper class people.
He had a lot of debt, he lost some children (four if I am not mistaken), he had some health problems, and he had times where he had to beg for money from friends that is evident in many letters he sent them. Without going too much into it, this book mostly talked about Mozart and his music, his ability to write music, compose music for operas, and his ability to create emotional music that was loved all over the Europe by royal people. Johnson really captured his life in one succinct book. From an early stage of his childhood, he began playing various instruments, composing various music, and even learning new languages with an ease. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (born on 27 January 1756 and died on 5 December 1791) was truly one of the greatest composers to ever live. I want to thank author and Goodreads for that. I received the free advanced copy through Goodreads givaway. The result-a bold, invigorating portrait of one of the most popular and influential composers of all time-is a welcome addition to Johnson’s extraordinary body of work and makes a perfect gift for classical music lovers and fans of biographies. Along the way, Johnson challenges some of the popular myths that cloud Mozart’s image: his allegedly tempestuous personal relationships and supposedly bitter rivalry with Salieri, as well as the notion that he was desperately impoverished when he died. Johnson charts Mozart’s life from age three through to his later years-when he penned The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni. In this brilliant biography, acclaimed historian Paul Johnson draws upon his expert knowledge of the era and Mozart’s own private letters to conjure Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s life and times in rich detail. Mozart’s music has enthralled listeners for centuries. A highly accessible initial foray into an astonishing, and inexhaustible, subject.” - The Cleveland Plain Dealer
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