Mozart's piano concertos
- 496 Seiten
- 18 Lesestunden
A celebration and exploration of a monumental achievement



A celebration and exploration of a monumental achievement
This is the definitive guide to the study of Mozart's symphonies. Professor Zaslaw examines each symphony associated with Mozart, places it in its musical and cultural context, and addresses such questions as how and why they were written, and who paid, played, and listened to them.
Illustration Acknowledgments - Abbreviations - Preface - Music and Society in the Classical Era; N.Zaslaw - Italy: Two Opera Centres; D.Libby - Paris: the End of the Ancien R gime; J.Mongr dien - Maria Theresa's Vienna; B.A.Brown - Vienna under Joseph II and Leopold II; J.A.Rice - Salzburg under Church Rule; C.Eisen - The Bohemian Lands; C.Hogwood & J.Smaczny - The Mannheim Court; E.K.Wolf - Courts and Municipalities in North Germany; T.Bauman - Haydn at the Esterh zy Court; L.Somfai - London: a City of Unrivalled Riches; W.Weber - Stockholm in the Gustavian Era; A.Johnson - Spain in the Enlightenment; C.H.Russell - Philadelphia: a City in the New World; N.E.Tawa - Chronology - Index