Mozart and Me

I learn something new every day. In a review of three new books about Mozart in today's W. Post by Michael Dirda, he says "Sadie reminds us that Mozart was, fundamentally, a professional who worked for hire, never simply for Art. He seldom wrote music that wasn't commissioned or otherwise intended for some specific purpose." Now THAT made me feel better about not always having some piece of art burning inside, waiting to get out, as I think some artists do.