Marrying Mozart
12 journalers for this copy...
Saw this in the bookstore and as a musicien thought it would be interesting to read
Moving books over from my old account so that I can cross them. Reserved until I can get my hands on them over the summer.
I never got around to reading this and it's been languishing on my shelves for years so I'm offering it up for a ray.
This ray is now closed to new participents. I assume everyone knows how this works but if you don't. This is the final posting order, the person before you in the order will message you for your address. Once you have recieved the book, please journal it so we all know it has arrived safe and sound. Please try to read within ONE MONTH and then send on to the next person. If you run into any problems, either in contacting the next person or not being able to read within a month feel free to contact me. If I see someone has the book for a longer period of time I will send a message to check on its progress. Once the book reachs the last person could you please ray is on in either a RABCK or to a friend. Happy Reading.
mafarrimond (UK, int)
Kiki66 (Germany, EU)
Ingalill (Norway, int)
Bookworm-lady (Spain, EU) <--- book is here
Virguline (Portugal, int)
JuneQueensland (Australia, ?)
grubsneerg (US, US/Canada)
ladyofunicorns (US, int)
This ray is now closed to new participents. I assume everyone knows how this works but if you don't. This is the final posting order, the person before you in the order will message you for your address. Once you have recieved the book, please journal it so we all know it has arrived safe and sound. Please try to read within ONE MONTH and then send on to the next person. If you run into any problems, either in contacting the next person or not being able to read within a month feel free to contact me. If I see someone has the book for a longer period of time I will send a message to check on its progress. Once the book reachs the last person could you please ray is on in either a RABCK or to a friend. Happy Reading.
mafarrimond (UK, int)
Kiki66 (Germany, EU)
Ingalill (Norway, int)
Bookworm-lady (Spain, EU) <--- book is here
Virguline (Portugal, int)
JuneQueensland (Australia, ?)
grubsneerg (US, US/Canada)
ladyofunicorns (US, int)
Journal Entry 4 by teggers at -- Controlled Release, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom on Thursday, October 1, 2009
Released 14 yrs ago (10/1/2009 UTC) at -- Controlled Release, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- United Kingdom
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Off on it's adventure. Happy Reading!!
Off on it's adventure. Happy Reading!!
Received in the post today an am so looking forward to reading it. Will start reading tonight.
Oh how I loved this book. I was sorry to finish it.
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Posted onto Kiki66 as next in line for the book. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
Posted onto Kiki66 as next in line for the book. Hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
book is here safe and sound...
did take some time to cross the Channel :-)
Perfect timing since there's no other ring or ray here at the moment!
Thanks!
update:
Nov. 24th - I was having a bit of a hard time getting into this book... sorry!
But now I am near the end, asked for the next address so I really hope the book
will be on its way within this week!
Nov. 29th: still waiting for ingalill....
Nov. 30th: due to pm problems I only got the address today - book is on its way now!!
did take some time to cross the Channel :-)
Perfect timing since there's no other ring or ray here at the moment!
Thanks!
update:
Nov. 24th - I was having a bit of a hard time getting into this book... sorry!
But now I am near the end, asked for the next address so I really hope the book
will be on its way within this week!
Nov. 29th: still waiting for ingalill....
Nov. 30th: due to pm problems I only got the address today - book is on its way now!!
Arrived quickly and in good shape today - hopefully I will get to read it
over the weekend. First bookring and first experience with
the writer - exciting!
Update. Jan 10.
Still haven't found the time to read it
but will do my best this week.
Regardless I will send it out in a few days.
Update Jan 27.
Sorry for the delay, but I am finally done
and will be sending the book out today.
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Jan 28.
The book is now on its way to Spain but I just wanted to add
that it was utterly enjoyable. Austen and Rock me Amadeus melted
together, great characters and an extra bonus knowing that some
aspects of the story had some bases in history.
over the weekend. First bookring and first experience with
the writer - exciting!
Update. Jan 10.
Still haven't found the time to read it
but will do my best this week.
Regardless I will send it out in a few days.
Update Jan 27.
Sorry for the delay, but I am finally done
and will be sending the book out today.
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Jan 28.
The book is now on its way to Spain but I just wanted to add
that it was utterly enjoyable. Austen and Rock me Amadeus melted
together, great characters and an extra bonus knowing that some
aspects of the story had some bases in history.
CONTROLLED RELEASE NOTES:
Sent it off to Spain and the next person yesterday.
Sent it off to Spain and the next person yesterday.
Thank you, Ingalill, it has arrived safely!
Thanks for including me, Teggers, looking forward to reading it!
It includes a lovely collection of postcards; I will contribute, and pass it on!
Eva
Thanks for including me, Teggers, looking forward to reading it!
It includes a lovely collection of postcards; I will contribute, and pass it on!
Eva
Currently reading; will ask for the next reader's address.
Eva
Eva
Still no answer from Teggers or Virguline; will contaxt JuneQueensland.
Eva
Eva
A delightful novel; though I must confess it took me some time to finish it, I couldn't put it down.Very well written, it takes us through the loves and times of Mozart and the four Weber sisters (including Constance, whom he ultimately married, see pic) . A very well documented piece, it is easy to picture all characters in their historic time and setting.
I am looking forward to holidays in Prague, so this became an extra bonus for me.
Thanks for sharing this, Teggers; I have received no answer from Virgulina or Junequeenslad, but Grubsneerg answered right away, and the book is on its way to her...
Eva
This arrived in my mailbox today—a welcome surprise on this rainy summer day! Thank you for sending, Bookworm-lady, and for the lovely postcard. I'll be sure to add another when I'm finished reading.
This was a very interesting trip back in time to Germany and Austria of the 1770s. The characters and the settings were so easy for me to imagine. I don't know if it's because the author wrote them so well or if I have watched the movie "Amadeus" so many times. It's probably a mixture of both. I enjoyed the visit with Mozart and the Weber sisters, and hope to visit the actual locales in person someday soon.
Thank you for sharing, teggers, and for sending, Bookworm-lady! I have PMed ladyofunicorns for her address, so the book can continue its journey.
Thank you for sharing, teggers, and for sending, Bookworm-lady! I have PMed ladyofunicorns for her address, so the book can continue its journey.
No response to my PMs by ladyofunicorns, and as it looks like loads of people are looking for her in the forums, I don't expect one.
I'll offer this as a ray and see where it goes from here!
I'll offer this as a ray and see where it goes from here!
It's time to get this book moving again! Many thanks for joining my fourth-ever BookRay! Please abide by the following rules:— Make a journal entry when you receive the book.
— PM the next participant, even if you have their address, to confirm where the book should be sent next.
— Read the book within a month if possible - if delayed make sure to let us know!
— When you've read the book, make a journal entry telling us what you thought.
— Make a controlled release when sending the book on, using YOUR country, state, and city as the release location.
— The last person on the list is free to continue the ray or wild release or whatever they please.
— Enjoy!!!
Mailing order:
1. megami-no-ushi (Canada) <--Done
2. Secretariat (US) <--Done
3. KimKimKim (US) <--Done
4. 6of8 (US) <--Done
5. Queebers (US) <--Book is here
And it's off! Happy travels, little book!
The book arrived safely in a lovely reusable bookcrossing envelope! I've been waiting on it for the past week, and every time I had a package in my mail slot I was sure it was going to be this one, but third time was the charm. I'm just finishing another book now but there are no other rings left before it, so I'll be able to get to this on on the weekend.
I really enjoyed this book, thank you for sharing!
I find it really fascinating to read about the lives of the musical grand masters. It's the small things like learning who inspired Mozart to write some of the most beautiful music for the human voice that really gets to me. It was interesting how the author compared Aloysia and Josefa's voices but how the impressions of that comparison were turned upside down when you realized which sister not just sang the role of the Queen of the Night, but whose voice inspired it. I'm off to listen to Diana Damrau do the role justice again!
I find it really fascinating to read about the lives of the musical grand masters. It's the small things like learning who inspired Mozart to write some of the most beautiful music for the human voice that really gets to me. It was interesting how the author compared Aloysia and Josefa's voices but how the impressions of that comparison were turned upside down when you realized which sister not just sang the role of the Queen of the Night, but whose voice inspired it. I'm off to listen to Diana Damrau do the role justice again!
Journal Entry 22 by megami-no-ushi at RABCK, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- Canada on Monday, November 15, 2010
Released 13 yrs ago (11/15/2010 UTC) at RABCK, -- By post or by hand/ in person -- Canada
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The book is off to the post office and on to Secretariat at lunchtime.
This book also has a "E"-less title, so is good for the current release challenge!
This book also has a "E"-less title, so is good for the current release challenge!
Found it in my mailbox on Thanksgiving day. An appropriate Thanksgiving find for a reader, don't you think. I have several in front of this, but will get to it as soon as possible. Thanks to all for sending it on.
I tried this book and, though well written, found that it was too light for my current reading taste. I'm sending it on today to KimKimKim in the hopes she enjoys it more.
Journal Entry 25 by KimKimKim at -- Not a city (geographical features, etc) --, Pennsylvania USA on Wednesday, January 12, 2011
This arrived yesterday - I'm in the middle of a book now, will start this as soon as I finish. I should have this back out in the mail in a week or so.
A big thank you to Secretariat for the postcard!
Update 2/4 - Finally had a chance to sit down and read this book. I found it quite enjoyable, I wish it didn't end quite so soon. It was great reading at the end all the historical facts. I have the address for the next person on the list and will get it mailed out on Monay. Thank you again for allowing me to join this ray.
A big thank you to Secretariat for the postcard!
Update 2/4 - Finally had a chance to sit down and read this book. I found it quite enjoyable, I wish it didn't end quite so soon. It was great reading at the end all the historical facts. I have the address for the next person on the list and will get it mailed out on Monay. Thank you again for allowing me to join this ray.
Recieved in the mail from KimKimKim yesterday. Currently in the middle of 2 books, but they are going really fast, so hope to be able to start this one on Monday or so. Looking forward to it, as the descriptions remind of a Jane Austen novel, which I love.
Finished this one last night and overall I quite enjoyed it. It did have a definite Jane-Austen-comedy-of-manners feel to it, though it included descriptions of physical intimacies which Austen would only have alluded to. The story certainly felt as though it were real, to the point where you wonder how much was taken from diaries and biographies and how much from the author's imagination. One wonders that the Weber girls and Mozart were as sane as they were, considering the level of control and manipulation exercised by Mrs. Weber and Mozart's parents.
I did find the descriptions of the places to be enchanting, partly because I have been to Mozart's home in Salzburg and have spent a day or so in Vienna -- Cowell captured the atmosphere of those cities very well, an atmosphere that persists today (perhaps more so in Salzburg, because of deliberate attempts to freeze the old city in time).
Have received Queebers address by PM, so should be in the mail tomorrow.
I did find the descriptions of the places to be enchanting, partly because I have been to Mozart's home in Salzburg and have spent a day or so in Vienna -- Cowell captured the atmosphere of those cities very well, an atmosphere that persists today (perhaps more so in Salzburg, because of deliberate attempts to freeze the old city in time).
Have received Queebers address by PM, so should be in the mail tomorrow.
Journal Entry 28 by 
6of8
at -- Mail or by hand - rings, RABCK, meetings, District of Columbia USA on Thursday, March 3, 2011
6of8 at -- Mail or by hand - rings, RABCK, meetings, District of Columbia USA on Thursday, March 3, 2011
Released 13 yrs ago (3/3/2011 UTC) at -- Mail or by hand - rings, RABCK, meetings, District of Columbia USA
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Popped this one in the mail to Queebers, next in line for the Bookray.
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Welcome to Book Crossing -- this book is now yours to read, retain, release, or any combination thereof which suits your fancy. Books registered with Book Crossing are tracked by those who have read them before to see where they will go and who they will meet on their journeys. You are welcome (and encouraged) to create a journal entry on the book, particularly when passing it on to a specific someone or releasing in the wild. You can remain anonymous or join Book Crossing, where you are known to others by the screen name of your choice and no personal information is revealed. Sharing books in this fashion is just another way of spreading good karma across the world. Whatever you choose to do, enjoy the book!
Came in the mail from 6of8 (thanks for the BC goodies! =) Will journal and wild release once I'm done!
