Mozart : the early years, 1756-1781 / Stanley Sadie ; foreword by Neal Zaslaw.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 589-601) and indexes.

Salzburg and the Mozart family --Childhood and first travels --The road to Paris --Playing for the English court --The homeward journey --The eleven-year-old in Salzburg --Disappointment in Vienna --Salzburg, 1769 --Italy without Nannerl --Mitridate at Milan --Success in Milan --Working for the prince-archbishop --Vain hopes in Vienna --A stable period at the Salzburg court --Operas, sonatas, serenades, concertos --Frustration --Mannheim --'Off with you to Paris!' --Salzburg concertmaster-organist --Idomeneo at Munich.