Too Many Notes, Mr. Mozart
Had Mozart lived to the age of 73, he might have fallen out of favor, becoming a "largely forgotten, neglected, unperformed composer." At least that's the premise of Bastable's historical mysteryToo Many Notes, Mr. Mozart, in which an aging Mozart is sent to the English court of William IV to tutor 11-year-old Princess Victoria in music. Soon the child has her doting tutor wrapped around her finger and convinces him to spy on her mother and her illicit paramour. When the young Victoria's life is threatened, Mozart finds himself in a royal tangle--unable to trust anyone and increasingly fearful for his own life.