Mozart
The bio Life of Mozart by Edward Holmes is highly recommended. Holmes is the ideal biographer . He was a fine musician and read of Mozart's letters and spoke to all who know Mozart and read the originals of all of Mozart's compositions. The book was written info 1840 and describes all aspects of Mozart's life. I found the hereditary genius part based on his father Leopold was a fine man who was a scholar of violin. Mozart himself had a ebullient persona and was always gullible. he could write music from the time he as 5 and could play an p piece at sight or ear from piano or violin. He used all the instruments in the orchestra and was mall treated by almost all the nobility especially the Electors and Archbishop of Austria. You learn so much and are inspired by the book.