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The Life of Haydn, in a Series of Letters Written at Vienna; Followed by the Life of Mozart
Stendhal
Biographical essays / music criticism / reception history · 1817 · English, translated from French
Stendhal. The Life of Haydn, in a Series of Letters Written at Vienna; Followed by the Life of Mozart. London: John Murray, 1817.
This early music-biographical classic presents Haydn through a sequence of letters and then turns to Mozart, interspersing anecdote, aesthetic judgment and broad comments on European musical life. Stendhal’s enthusiasm gives the book unusual immediacy, but modern scholarship has established that substantial portions were derived from Giuseppe Carpani and…
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