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Mozart's unshakable hold on the public's consciousness can only be strengthened by historian and biographer Peter Gay's concise and deft look at the genius's life.

This definitive study of the life and works of Joseph Haydn represents half a century of research. As curator of the Gesellschaft der Musikfreunde in Vienna, Dr. Geiringer was in charge of one of the world's leading Haydn collections. His scholarly investigations took him to various monasteries, to libraries in Eisenstadt, Prague, Berlin, Paris, London, and Washington, D.C., and, as guest of the Hungarian government, to the previously almost inaccessible...

The last month of the year 1791 witnessed what Robbins Landon calls the greatest tragedy in the history of music - the premature death of the 35-year-old Mozart. The event was surrounded by enigma and intrigue, allegations of poisoning and sexual scandal.

Presents the life of the eighteenth-century Austrian genius, from his early experiences as a child prodigy, his efforts to find a court appointment, and his career as a composer, creating some of the world's greatest musical masterpieces.

With stunning and expressive illustrations, Diane Stanley portrays Mozart's turbulent life as a marionette show, inspired by the famous Salzburg Marionette Theatre, using an innovative artistic approach to present the life of a renowned musical genius. In concise and lyrical prose, Stanley presents an honest and sympathetic portrait of the boyhood and tragically short adulthood of a composer whose music has lived on for more than two hundred years....

Hailed as a masterpiece for its original interpretations of Beethoven's life and music, this edition takes into account the latest information and literature. Includes a 30-page bibliographical essay, numerous illustrations, and a full-color pictorial biography of the composer.

Comprehensive guide by all the best Mozart experts. Some biography, but mostly about his music.

Franz Schubert is widely regarded as the world's finest songwriter and was immensely prolific in all musical genres. Schubert's long list of accomplishments includes more than 300 sonatas, over 600 songs called Lieder, and nine symphonies.