"The life of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, one of the greatest musicians and composers of all time: his beginnings as a 'child prodigy', the long, exhausting journeys across Europe, his youth, his successes and failures until his premature death in extreme poverty. The episodes - both dramatic and comic - of Mozart's life make for fascinating and stimulating reading. Numerous text, grammar and vocabulary exercises. Thematic features focus on the culture of the time."--Publisher's website.