Gustav Mahler and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra Tour America
Mary H. Wagner In 1909, when the troubled New York Philharmonic Orchestra needed a leader to rejuvenate and reshape it, composer and conductor Gustav Mahler accepted the challenge. By instituting regular rehearsals, developing a season with forty-six concerts tripling the previous number, and taking the orchestra on tour, Mahler spent the final two years of […]
Gustav Mahler: Memories and letters
Alma Mahler Written by the wife of the late Romantic composer giving an account of their day-to-day life during the last years of the Hapsburg Empire. She was in her own right a composer, pianist and poetess who was forbidden to compose by her husband although her contribution to his art was enormous.
Gustav Mahler: A study of his personality and work
Paul Stefan Books about Composers of Music describe the lives and musical works of musicians who have created original music, which may be for voice, instruments, or orchestra, and may fit into a number of alternative genres. Titles include: A Handbook to Chopin’s Works, Beethoven: A Critical Biography, Biographies of Musicians. Life of Haydn; […]
Gustav Mahler: A Life in Crisis
Stuart Feder Crises in the life of Gustav Mahler inspired some of his greatest works?but eventually led to an early death. The life of the brilliant composer and conductor Gustav Mahler was punctuated by crisis. His parents both died in 1889, leaving him the reluctant head of a household of siblings. He himself endured a […]
Gustav Mahler An Introduction to His Music
Deryck Cooke This is by far and away the best short guide to Mahler’s music, written expressly for music lovers by a great scholar who had an unparalleled gift for lucid and attractive exposition. The book contains full texts, in German and English, of all the poems set by Mahler in his songs and symphonies. […]
Gustav Mahler, Vol. 2: Vienna: The Years of Challenge, 1897-1904
Herny-Louis de La Grange In an age of artistic accomplishment, Gustav Mahler stood out as one of the supremely gifted musicians of his generation. As a composer, he won acclaim for his startling originality. As a conductor, his relentless pursuit of perfection was sometimes seen as tyrannical by the singers and musicians who came […]
Bruno Walter: A World Elsewhere
Erik Ryding Bruno Walter, one of the greatest conductors in the twentieth century, lived a fascinating life in difficult times. This engrossing book is the first full-length biography of Walter to appear in English. Erik Ryding and Rebecca Pechefsky describe Walter’s early years in Germany, where his successes in provincial theaters led to positions at […]
Discovering Mahler: Writings on Mahler, 1955-2005
Donald Mitchell Discovering Mahler is the fourth and final volume of Donald Mitchell’s unique studies of Mahler and his music. This new publication fills the remaining gaps in the scrutiny of Mahler’s works in the series, principally the Fifth, Sixth and Seventh Symphonies, with the Ninth and Tenth. It begins with a substantial survey of […]
Ecstasy: A Novel
Mary Sharratt Gustav Klimt gave Alma her first kiss. Gustav Mahler fell in love with her at first sight and proposed only a few weeks later. Bauhaus founder Walter Gropius abandoned all reason to pursue her. Poet and novelist Franz Werfel described her as one of the very few magical women that exist. But who […]
Experiencing Mahler: A Listener’s Companion
Arved Ashby Experiencing Mahler surveys the symphonies and major song sets of Gustav Mahler, presenting them not just as artworks but as vivid and deeply felt journeys. Mahler took the symphony, perhaps the most tradition-bound genre in Western music, and opened it to the widest span of human experience. He introduced themes of love, nature, […]