Mozart was fascinated, amused, aroused, hurt, and betrayed by women. He
loved and respected them, composed for them, performed with them. This
biography shows that a great part of the composer's genius was in his
understanding and musical expression of human nature. It also illuminates the
music, the man, and above all the women who inspired him.Mozart was fascinated, amused, aroused, hurt, and betrayed by women. He
loved and respected them, composed for them, performed with them. This unique
biography looks at his interaction with each, starting with his family (his
mother, Maria Anna and beloved and talented sister, Nannerl), and his marriage
(which brought his 'other family', the Weber sisters). His relationships with
his artists are examined, in particular those of his operas, through whose
characters Mozart gave voice to the emotions of women who were, like his entire
female acquaintance, restrained by the conventions and structures of
eighteenth-century society. This is their story as well as his - and shows once
again that a great part of the composer's genius was in his understanding and
musical expression of human nature. Evocative and beautifully written,
"Mozart's Women" illuminates the music, the man, and above all the women who
inspired him.
