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Author: The late Stanley Sadie (formerly Editor, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, and Editor, Master Musicians series)
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Imprint: Oxford University Press
Dimensions:
Width: 16.40cm
, Height: 4.20cm
, Length: 24.10cm
Weight: 1.125kg
ISBN: 9780198165293
ISBN 10: 0198165293
Pages: 672
Publication Date: 19 January 2006
Audience:
Professional and scholarly
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Professional & Vocational
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active
Availability: To order
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Reviews
Mozart: The Early Years is a work of consolidation and synthesis...supported by a good index and a fine introduction by Neal Zaslaw, the volume will serve as the standard reference on its subject for many years to come. David Black, Music and Letters Journal ...this monumental, engrossing study is founded on meticulous use of the most recent, abundant research ... this fascinating, scholarly yet readable book discusses every aspect of the young composer's life and works in their cultural, economic, musical, and social contexts ... It is a definitive work about Mozart's life until he became established in Vienna. Stefano Gera, Day by Day Highly detailed, eminently level-headed, blessedly non-academic in tone, scrupulously thorough and objective, absolutely up-to-date musicologically... There is no fuller, richer or more reliably accurate account of Mozart's early life, nor any that brings his life and times more vividly into focus. Piano Magazine ...the most up-to-date, exhaustive and sanely reliable biographical and musical study now available in the English language, a superb achievement that will surely stand the test of time. Brian Robins, Goldberg Mozartians will respond to this book with the awe it rightfully deserves... the ideal response to this book would be to rush out and buy 50 CDs and to read and listen simultaneously. Jane Stevenson, The Observer Stanley Sadie brings us closer to the composer's skin; Mozart: The Early Years 1756-1781 is the most balanced guide to Mozart's youth ever published in English. Andrew Clark, Financial Times A lasting monument to scholarship. Lucasta Miller, The Guardian A musicological landmark... Sadie has a real flair for elucidation, wears his massive learning lightly, and writes in a style that is unfailingly easy-going and personable. The Scotsman magisterially detailed book... Sadie's vast book will be essential to serious Mozartians, especially his superb evaluation of the early works. Richard Morrison, The Times This book is meticulous, solid and useful. Rupert Christiansen, Sunday Telegraph A new narrative biography for our time. Nicholas Kenyon, TLS Had he lived to complete it, Stanley Sadie's would probably have been the most exhaustive, and certainly the most level-headed, Mozart biography in English. Misha Donat, BBC Music Magazine An imbeccably balanced account. Richard Morrison, The Times
Author Information
Stanley Sadie died on 21 March 2005 He was formerly the editor of The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians and the Editor of the Master Musicians series.
