Gift edition in a small format, printed in full linen with a ribbon bookmark. The writer Hanns-Josef Ortheil has repeatedly recounted powerful moments of music in his novels, where the characters engage with great compositions through listening, playing, or interpreting. Sometimes it involves the passions of Johann Sebastian Bach, other times the piano works of Robert Schumann or Frédéric Chopin – but most frequently, it centers on the complete works of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, to which the trained pianist Ortheil has dedicated himself in great detail and intensity. In this anthology, he presents the most significant musical moments of his life, deeply influenced by music, explains the cultural backgrounds of his lifelong listening to music, and shares how music has shaped and formed his feelings and thoughts.