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Mozart: The Man and the Artist, as Revealed in His Own Words

Mozart, Wolfgang Amadeus

Read by Aaron Elliott, DrBeccaAnne, Laurie Anne Walden, Sibella Denton and Tom Crawford · LibriVox · public domain · Archive.org recording · License · Translated by Henry Edward Krehbiel

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Chapters

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Brief Biographical Sketch (4:52)
Editor's Note (2:16)
The Significance of Mozart (7:01)
Chips From the Workshop (18:22)
Concerning the Opera (33:45)
Musical Pedagogics (11:08)
Touching Musical Performances (11:08)
Expressions Critical (10:17)
Opinions Concerning Others (24:07)
Wolfgang, the German (9:10)
Self-Respect and Honor (24:43)
Strivings and Labors (8:16)
At Home and Abroad (18:31)
Love and Friendship (13:32)
Worldly Wisdom (7:50)
In Suffering (9:20)
Morals (12:34)
Religion (10:52)

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