Mozart: His Character, His Work (Galaxy Books)

"Masterful and scholarly" according to Sprari. Alfred Einstein is considered one of the foremost Mozart scholars. The book is thoroughly researched and presented. The book was translated from German a long time ago, and the style may be somewhat unfamiliar to English speakers, with extremely long paragraphs (. Five Stars John Laurie Amazingly detailed and insightful look into the life and the times of a musical genius.. Guitaro said Five Stars. Excellent read.

The late Alfred Einstein was a reknowned music historian and critic.

Written by one of the world's outstanding music historians and critics, the late Alfred Einstein, this classic study of Mozart's character and works brings to light many new facts about his relationship with his family, his susceptibility to ambitious women, and his associations with musicalcontemporaries, as well as offering a penetrating analysis of his operas, piano music, chamber music, and symphonies.

"Not simply an illuminating and informative book but a lively and fascinating one.The clearest, most vivid, and most credible picture known to this reviewer of this most 'universal' of musical geniuses."--Roger Sessions, The New York Times Book Review