Life of Mozart, Vol. 3 (of 3)

The final volume surveys the composer's late output and circumstances, examining his instrumental and chamber music—with attention to string quartets—alongside his operatic achievements and their receptions. It discusses official and occasional works, touring and professional activity, and the financial hardships and illness that marked his final years, culminating in consideration of his unfinished last composition and burial. Chapters offer analytical commentary on major works, comparisons with contemporaries, facsimiles and portrait material, and appendices on family, arrangements, and a consolidated list of works and index.