Mozart A Cultural Biography

"Though Gutman now is writing about a composer he loves rather than one he loathes, his emphasis on culture is no less intensive. In a densely packed text of more than 800 pages, sprinkled with lengthy, often highly informative footnotes, he takes occasion to describe Salzburg, Mozart's native town, and his parents' background; his first 'grand tour' to Paris, London, the Netherlands and the capitals of small German states; particulars about the Seven Years' War; Mozart's second visit to Paris, shadowed by the death of his mother, who had accompanied him; and much, much more. At times, Gutman seems to be presenting adiary covering almost every day."Gutman, Robert W. is the author of 'Mozart A Cultural Biography', published 2000 under ISBN 9780156011716 and ISBN 0156011719.