Mozart - The Man Behind the Music

Child prodigy, genius, freak, a man who lived frivolously and died a pauper… The myths surrounding Mozart, composer of some of the world’s most sublime music, have long overtaken the known facts of his life.

In nearly 100 original drawings and paintings, accompanied by text based on the many letters that he wrote during his life, beginning with the delightful, if misspelt, letters he wrote as a thirteen-year-old boy.

Like his successful Much Ado About Shakespeare, Bixley brings Mozart to life with humour but also reflects the turmoil of the times in which he lived.