Book DescriptionBridging the gap between scholarly and popular images of Mozart, this volume provides comprehensive coverage of all of his important works; the reception of his music since his death; the contexts which inform his work and his significance as a performer It paints a rounded yet focused picture of one of the most revered artists огцьп of all time and enhances readers' appreciation of his extraordinary output Download DescriptionThe Cambridge Companion to Mozart paints a rounded yet focussed picture of one of the most revered artists of all time Bringing the most recent scholarship into the public arena, this volume bridges the gap between scholarly and popular images of the composer, enhancing the readers' appreciation of Mozart and his extraordinary output, regardless of their prior knowledge of the music Part I situates Mozart in the context of late eighteenth-century musical environments and aesthetic trends that played a pivotal role in his artistic development and examines his methods ofcomposition Part II surveys Mozart's works in all of the genres in which he excelled and Part III looks at the reception of the composer and his music since his death Part IV offers insight into Mozart's career as a performer as well as theoretical andpractical perspectives on historically informed performances of his music.  Lindgre2003 г 312 стр ISBN 0521001927.