Mozart's Women

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 storyas well as hisand shows once again that a great part of the composers genius was in his understanding and musical expression of human nature. Evocative and beautifully written, Mozarts Women illuminates the music, the man, and above all the women who inspired him.