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Book Review
Dec. 5th, 2016 10:55 pmMozart's Women: His Family, His Friends, His Music
by Jane Glover
This book is a biography of Mozart as seen through the lens of the women in his life and his relationships with them. Glover concentrates on Mozart's mother Maria Anna, his sister Nannerl, and his wife Constanze, but she also includes Constanze's sisters (especially Aloysia) and several musicians that Mozart knew and worked with over the course of his career. In addition, Glover discusses the women in each of Mozart's operas.
Mozart's Women is a very enjoyable book, providing lots of information and insight in readable, clear prose. So often writers and musicians are tempted to think of these great composers as extremely exceptional and individualistic. In contrast, viewing Mozart in this fashion allows Glover to show how he was connected and integrated into the family, social, and musical life of 18th century Austria. I found the section on Constanze and Nannerl after Mozart's death very interesting. Both women became intimately involved in the preservation of Mozart's memory and legacy during their long and active lives post-Mozart.
by Jane Glover
This book is a biography of Mozart as seen through the lens of the women in his life and his relationships with them. Glover concentrates on Mozart's mother Maria Anna, his sister Nannerl, and his wife Constanze, but she also includes Constanze's sisters (especially Aloysia) and several musicians that Mozart knew and worked with over the course of his career. In addition, Glover discusses the women in each of Mozart's operas.
Mozart's Women is a very enjoyable book, providing lots of information and insight in readable, clear prose. So often writers and musicians are tempted to think of these great composers as extremely exceptional and individualistic. In contrast, viewing Mozart in this fashion allows Glover to show how he was connected and integrated into the family, social, and musical life of 18th century Austria. I found the section on Constanze and Nannerl after Mozart's death very interesting. Both women became intimately involved in the preservation of Mozart's memory and legacy during their long and active lives post-Mozart.
