Mozart - Works and Life

Author: (Austrian) Wagner, translated by Fu Tianhai, Fu Qi
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Publish Date: 2006-12-01
Features: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), an Austrian musician, began playing the piano at the age of three, learned to read music at four, and started composing at five. At a young age, he became famous in Kyoto and shocked all of Europe. This once-in-a-century genius, who was "always filled with music," was hailed as the "God of Music," yet he faced numerous hardships and died young, earning endless admiration and lament from later generations. This book stands out among the many works about Mozart. It not only portrays the master's extraordinary talent and unimaginable genius but also reveals his ordinary, innocent, and vulnerable personality with flaws, dedicating significant space to recreating his growth journey, struggles, and the influence of his family, society, and era on him. Mozart was an early-blooming musical genius who learned to play the piano at four and gave a tour performance in Europe at six, causing a sensation wherever he went. Based on ample research, the author uses rich literary techniques to create a well-rounded artistic image with aesthetic value. This book should be both a biography and a novel. Overall, it should be realistic, but in detail, it is imaginative. In the grand scheme, it is true, but in the small details, it is poetic.