Written by one of the worlds outstanding music historians and critics, the late Alfred Einstein, this classic study of Mozarts character and works brings to light many new facts about his relationship with his family, his susceptibility to ambitious women, and his associations with musical contemporaries, as well as offering a penetrating analysis of his operas, piano mu Written by one of the worlds outstanding music historians and critics, the late Alfred Einstein, this classic study of Mozarts character and works brings to light many new facts about his relationship with his family, his susceptibility to ambitious women, and his associations with musical contemporaries, as well as offering a penetrating analysis of his operas, piano music, chamber music, and symphonies.