You could say that Mozart is the gateway to the love of classical music. But who was the person behind the music? The author and composer Jan Swafford helps us to better understand the most famous name in classical music.
We know that Mozart was a child prodigy – he could play the keyboard before he was five and had written a symphony before his tenth birthday. And then there was his untimely death at the age of 35. But Swafford, author of the new biography Mozart: The Reign of Love, does not see the composer’s life as a tragedy – on the contrary. Swafford says that contrary to popular belief, Mozart was a happy man. Visit us on Friday lunchtime to talk about the young genius who composed the Marriage of Figaro, the Magic Flute and the (unfinished) Requiem.
Jan Swafford’s book is Mozart: The Reign of Love [Bookshop|Audible|Indiebound|Amazon]