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Mozart by Wolfgang Hildesheimer, Marion Faber

statman's review against another edition

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1.0

This is an English translation of a German book. As Mozart is German, it seems appropriate to read a biography from that perspective. The translation is done well but I find it hard to label this a biography. This reads like a meandering, rambling 400 page essay on Mozart full of the authors opinions and speculations. No chapters, no structure, nothing chronological about it so it was extremely difficult to follow. The assumption is that you are a Mozart lover who knows his music by heart. If that doesn't describe you, you won't get much out of it. I only finished it because it was the only thing I had to read while on the plane.

remocpi's review

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5.0

Extensa biografía de Mozart, que deja claro que la vida de este prodigio tuvo más sombras que luces. Me gustó compararlo con la peli de unos años antes, la famosa Amadeus, para ver la inmensa cantidad de licencias que se habían tomado para la película. Mozart podría haber producido tantísimo más de lo que produjo... Tenía el cerebro cableado de una manera TAN perfecta para la música... El libro deja un sabor agridulce, porque aprendes mucho sobre él (y algo menos de lo que me gustaría sobre su música) y a la vez te compadeces, mucho , por él. Una lectura que me encantó.

wen's review

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challenging informative slow-paced

4.0

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