Mozart's Youth

Franz Hoffmann (1814 - 1882)
Translated by George P. Upton (1834 - 1919)

This short account of the young Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart is part of the “Life Stories for Young People” series. It is written in an engaging dialogue format beginning with the young Mozart’s first notes on the piano keyboard at age three to his admission to membership in the Accademia Filarmonica at Bologna, Italy, ten years later. This child prodigy astounded the musical world of Europe to become one of the most cherished of all classical composers. (Summary by Larry Wilson)

Genre(s): Biography & Autobiography, Music

Language: English

Section Chapter Reader Time
Play 00 Preface Larry Wilson
00:02:37
Play 01 The Wonder Child Ryan Lohner
00:08:15
Play 02 The Little Virtuoso JoannaH
00:18:54
Play 03 In the Wide World JoannaH
00:18:43
Play 04 At the Imperial Court JoannaH
00:26:57
Play 05 The Second Violin JoannaH
00:19:51
Play 06 In Paris JoannaH
00:26:33
Play 07 The Cavalier of Music JoannaH
00:16:06
Play 08 Appendix James R. Hedrick
00:02:26