num_pages: 177
description: 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 was a whirlwind of achievement, and the composer who pushed every instrument to its limit and every genre of classical music into new realms.
language: English
title: Mozart: A Life
titlecomplete: Mozart: A Life
characters: Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
genres: Music, History, Classical Music, European History, Biography Memoir, Biography, Nonfiction, Art
ratings_count: 627
publisher: Penguin