Jens Malte Fischer
Gustav Mahler
- ISBN 13:
- 9780300194111
- author:
- Jens Malte Fischer
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Yale University Press
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2013
- Pages:
- 776
- Dimensions:
- 6.10 (w) x 9.20 (h) x 2.40 (d)
- Genre:
- Classical Composers - Biography, Mahler, Gustav
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Gustav Mahler: A Life of Artistic Idealism and Turmoil This comprehensive biography draws on previously unavailable primary sources to provide a nuanced portrait of the celebrated composer Gustav Mahler. Fischer explores Mahler's early life, his relationship with literature, and his achievements as a conductor in Vienna and New York, set against the backdrop of early 20th-century America and fin de siècle Europe. Fischer sheds light on Mahler's personal and professional lives through extensive correspondence with his wife Alma, Alma's diaries, and the memoirs of Natalie Bauer-Lechner, a viola player and close friend. The result is a balanced biography that illustrates why Mahler remains a prime example of artistic idealism worn down by societal pressures. With this book, readers gain insight into the dramatic life of Gustav Mahler, one of the most significant composers of his era.
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