Hutchings, "Mozart: The Man · The Musician", 1976

A comprehensive study of the life and works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791), written by the celebrated English musicologist Arthur Hutchings. This exhaustive biography provides an illustrated account of the composer’s career, focusing on the development of his operas and piano concertos through a blend of scholarly research and engaging narrative.

Circa 1976, this first edition work was published during a period of renewed academic and public interest in the personal lives of classical masters.

Bound in hardcover and published by Thames and Hudson, the volume is noted for being well-written and filled with numerous photographs and illustrations. Rooted in the Victorian tradition of exhaustive musical biography but updated with modern scholarship, this book reflects the mid-20th century desire to humanize great historical geniuses for a broader audience.