Mahler (The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers) (The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers)
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Book Overview
Mahler's life was a remarkably complex one, his success as a conductor continually overshadowed by his craving for recognition as a composer. Recognition which never came in his lifetime. In this... This description may be from another edition of this product.
Format:Hardcover
Language:English
ISBN:0711902593
ISBN13:9780711902596
Release Date:December 1983
Publisher:Omnibus Press
Length:150 Pages
Weight:0.85 lbs.
Dimensions:0.4" x 7.0" x 9.7"
Customer Reviews
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excellent as a single book on Mahler
Published by Thriftbooks.com User , 17 years ago
Actually, I bought this book chiefly because I would buy nearly any book that offers more information on my favorite composer, Gustav Mahler. This book offers some surprises: lots of illustrations AND a very good telling of Mahler's life story. The photographs include pictures of nearly all of Mahler's homes and composing cottages, many cartoons that newspapers ran about Mahler, and photos of the places and people with whom Mahler worked. It also has an excellent index for checking out specific points. Two other items of special interest are: Moritz von Schwind's engraving of "The Huntsman's Funeral," which was the inspiration for the funeral march in Mahler's first symphony. Otto Boehler's silhouettes of Mahler conducting in Vienna--this gives us an idea of what Mahler's conducting may have looked like to the musicians and the audiences of that time. If I had to recommend a single book on Mahler, it would be this one.
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