Mozart is not really a musician which we listen to very often but he is a kind of myth which goes beyond his work. Being unsure between listening and reading, proceed with the later :)
Hence this book which is really a big one. Something which needs to be tracked how much is still left.
The book digs down into different pieces (symphony, opera etc) explaining why it sounds like the way it does or how it developed. Which is obvious from the point that the writer himself is a musician, and has the academic/professional capacity to dissect a music piece like this. But unfortunately it doesn't resonate with an ordinary reader. In fact, after finishing it, I realised that I could have picked something else on this topic.
Doesn't make much sense to give a word on Mozart's greatness but he definitely was a prodigy trained by his father who make it a point that he keeps getting benefitted by Mozart's talents for the rest of his life. Apart from that, most of his life seem to be an ordinary one with worries about a job, house, disease, and love.
Reading such a piece also makes one think that if the greatness it universal or it limits into a certain circle? Does it come with an expiry date beyond which it is not understood/appreciated widely? Anyone can answer this question from one's point about the personalities in the field they are interested in, and that is where the question about the circle is answered. And yes, everything comes with an expiry date.
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