Jane Glover (1) (1949–)
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- 1949-05-13
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- UK
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- Haberdashers' Monmouth School for Girls
St Hugh's College, Oxford (DPhil) - Berufe
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- Glover, Robert Finlay (father)
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- Royal College of Music
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- Commander of the Most Excellent Order of the British Empire (CBE)
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- Jane Glover CBE is a British-born conductor and music scholar.
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The basic facts are well known (although I have to confess that, before reading this book, my own understanding of Mozart’s life was formed essentially through the prism of the film Amadeus): the child prodigy who grew into one of the most gifted and prolific composer of his, or indeed any, time. Because of my familiarity with the film, I had known that his father, Leopold, was a major influence on Mozart’s life and output. I had not, however, appreciated how talented his sister, ‘Nannerl’ was, or that the two of them had been touted around Europe. I didn’t even know that the Mozart family had visited England as part of the tour showcasing the two child stars, and lived in London for the greater part of a year. Indeed, I was amused to read that, during an outbreak of plague [with all the stark resonances that brought as a book read during lockdown] while the Mozarts were living in London, they decided to move out to the country, relocating to a house that is now in Ebury Street, Chelsea.
Beautifully written, and (I presume) exhaustively researched, this book is a joy from start to finish: highly informative, but supremely accessible.… (mehr)