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The Classic FM Friendly Guide to Mozart
Darren Henley, Tim Lihoreau

Book & CD Pack
RRP: £9.99
ISBN: 9780340913956
ISBN-10: 0340913959

Published: 01/01/2006
Extent: 208 Mins
Series: Classic FM

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Summary:
‘The Classic FM Friendly Guide to Mozart’ will tell you everything you ever wanted to know about this famous composer, who consistently has the most titles in the Classic FM ‘Hall of Fame’ (a yearly poll of the nation’s musical taste: 145,000 listeners took part in 2005). Was he really such a prodigy? Did his father exploit him? Was he murdered by rival Salieri? Why does Mozart’s music have ‘K’ numbers? While giving all the facts about ‘The Man’ and ‘The Music’, ‘The Classic FM Friendly Guide to Mozart’ includes lively and light-hearted features, quotes and anecdotes. There are sections about Mozart’s ‘Top 20’ hits (with reference to the CD) and about his music in films, and even a Mozart Mood Chart for when you need to raise or lower your blood pressure. Classic FM, the world’s largest classical music station (9.5 million listeners per month) have teamed up with Hodder to publish this book, which takes its title from a new ‘Friendly Guides’ on-air feature. The radio station is marking the 250th anniversary of Mozart’s birth in 2006 with many activities on air, on the website and in the Classic FM Magazine.

  • 'FRIENDLY' - accessible and jargon-free
  • FROM CLASSIC FM - the world's largest classical music radio station (with 9.5 million listeners per month)
  • LISTEN - CD with Mozart’s 'Top 20' included
  • MOZART MOOD CHART - choose the music to fit, or alter, your mood
  • FUN FEATURES - quotes and anecdotes

Table of Contents:
Introduction
A friendly word before we get started...
The friendly guide to what was composed when
The story of Mozart: the cast list
The boy genius
On the road
The adult composer
The final year
Opera plots
Have a listen yourself
Mozart's movie music
What the others said about Mozart
Where to find out more
Mozart mood chart
Index
About the authors

About the Author(s):
Darren Henley is the Managing Director of Classic FM and theJazz. His radio programmes have been honoured by the Sony Radio Academy Awards, the British Radio Awards, the New York International Radio Festival and the United Nations. He writes regularly for the Classic FM Magazine. Previously, he was a journalist for ITN and Invicta Radio in Kent.
Tim Lihoreau is the Creative Director of Classic FM and a regular presenter, as a third of the Saturday Breakfast Show team of Mark, Tim & Annie. He studied music at the University of Leeds and worked as a professional pianist before joining Jazz FM, from where he moved to Classic FM. He has been responsible for writing and producing many of the stations most acclaimed programmes, which have been honoured by the Sony Radio Academy Awards, the NTL Commercial Radio Awards and the New York International Radio Festival. He has written a column for the Daily Telegraph Weekend section.

Readership:
adult

Reviews:

"Anecdotal and informative"
Classical Music

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