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Mozart and His Operas
by
David Cairns
"David Cairns's Mozart, published to mark the 250th anniversary of the composer's birth, recounts Mozart's life from the perspective of some of his greatest works - the operas. Cairns goes beyond conventional biography to give fresh insight into Mozart's creative process, helping us to understand what was revolutionary about his music in its time and what remains extr...more
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Published
February 1st 2008
by Penguin Books
(first published April 1st 2006)
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This book looks at Mozart's life and compositional development through the lens of his operas. Cairns takes each opera and places it in the context of Mozart's life and relevant historical events. He then provides wonderful commentary and analysis on each work, concentrating on how Mozart uses musical means to support and shape the dramatic content. Although there were a couple dry spots in the first chapter covering Mozart's early, pre-Idomeneo operas, Cairns is overall a terrific writer: his p...more
Cairns is just a beautiful writer.
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David Cairns is a British journalist, non-fiction writer and musician. He is a leading authority on the life of Berlioz.
His work in journalism has spanned a number of high profile newspapers and magazines. He was chief music critic of the Sunday Times from 1983 to 1992, having earlier been Music Critic and Arts Editor of The Spectator.
-Wikipedia
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His work in journalism has spanned a number of high profile newspapers and magazines. He was chief music critic of the Sunday Times from 1983 to 1992, having earlier been Music Critic and Arts Editor of The Spectator.
-Wikipedia
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