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Gustav Mahler
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- Book Synopsis
- Gustav Mahler's status as an icon of fin-de-siècle Viennese music is assured, with his works now staples of the concert repertoire. His life story has been told in numerous biographies, films and novels, yet he remains an ambiguous, provocative figure. Mahler was a composer who challenged musical form and style but identified with German Enlightenment and Romantic culture, disliking many contemporary artistic trends. He was a Jewish conductor who reached the pinnacle of his profession in antisemitic Vienna. He was supposedly haunted by death, embroiled in a torrid marriage, and his brief meeting with Freud has spurred posthumous psychoanalytical speculations. This book, reflecting the latest research, constructs a fresh interpretation of Mahler's music in relation to his life.
- About The Author
- Stephen Downes is Professor of Music at Royal Holloway, University of London. His books include Music and Sentimentalism in the Nineteenth and Twentieth Centuries (2021).
- Product Details
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- ISBN
- 9781836390305
- Format
- Paperback
- Publisher
- Reaktion Books, (01 April 2025)
- Number of Pages
- 216
- Weight
- 454 grams
- Language
- English
- Dimensions
- 200 x 130 mm
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