Robert Spaethling , Editor And Translator
Mozart's Letters, Mozart's Life
"A wonderful collection that gives
Mozart a voice as a son, husband,
brother and friend."
—New York Times Book Review
"MOZART'S HONESTY, his awareness of his own
genius and his contempt for authority all shine out
from these letters."—Sunday Times (London)
In Mozart's Letters, Mozart's Life, Robert Spaethling
presents "Mozart in all the rawness of his driving
energies" (Spectator), preserved in the "zany, often
angry effervescence" of his writing (Observer). Where
other translators have ignored Mozart's atrocious
spelling and tempered his foul language, "Robert
Spaethling's new translations are lively and racy, and
do justice to Mozart's restlessly inventive mind"
(Daily Mail). Carefully selected and meticulously
annotated, this collection of letters "should be on the
shelves of every music lover" (BBC Music Magazine).
ROBERT SPAETHLING was raised in the
Bavarian town of Weissenstadt. He attended
the Universities of Regensburg and
Würzburg and has a Ph.D. in German from
the University of California, Berkeley. He
lives in Larkspur, California.
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