tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post1549602036674933091..comments2024-02-05T01:55:53.566-08:00Comments on Gently Mad: Mozart: A Cultural Biography by Robert W. GutmanSharon Wilfonghttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-90832809995621792872018-03-22T09:15:57.381-07:002018-03-22T09:15:57.381-07:00Thanks!Thanks!Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-53954507002930537932018-03-22T02:59:43.586-07:002018-03-22T02:59:43.586-07:00Wow, great post.Wow, great post.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13016318328819103801noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-17745461522863987082016-07-07T18:34:13.614-07:002016-07-07T18:34:13.614-07:00Hi R.T. Reading about someone in the context of t...Hi R.T. Reading about someone in the context of their times certainly allowed me to have a better understanding and deeper appreciation of them than reading about them in a vacuum.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-46986114103375624232016-07-07T18:33:30.577-07:002016-07-07T18:33:30.577-07:00Hi Brian! I have been reading reviews of certain ...Hi Brian! I have been reading reviews of certain biographies of composers, the latest on Schubert and it's interesting how many books were written to debunk previous myths and legends of the likes of Schubert, Mozart and Beethoven. I am learning to be selective with buying biographies.Sharon Wilfonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17466621290140789056noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-15151020760859546502016-07-04T12:47:10.779-07:002016-07-04T12:47:10.779-07:00Your fine posting/review piques my interest! I lik...Your fine posting/review piques my interest! I like biographies that include plenty of cultural and social contexts. They become more like broad-brush histories than small-frame snapshots. RTDhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17113953356514605424noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-948826710613032587.post-79302563196018667832016-07-04T07:18:58.282-07:002016-07-04T07:18:58.282-07:00I find that reading multiple biographies on the sa...I find that reading multiple biographies on the same person can really shed light on the subjects life. With that, I have not read any Mozart biographies but I would like to.<br /><br />The myth of the pauper's grave illustrates how so many false stories creep into popular accounts of history.Brian Josephhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15139559400312336791noreply@blogger.com