Mozart Biography Series by Peter Gay
Mozart is the archetypal child prodigy whose genius triumphed over early precociousness, and who later broke away from a loving but tyrannical father to pursue his vision unhampered. Peter Gay's volume traces the legendary development of the man whose life was a whirlwind of achievement, and the composer who pushed every instrument to its limits and every genre - especially opera - into new realms. This biography is also a meditation on the nature of genius.