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Gustav Mahler by Ernst Krenek and Bruno Walter (2014, Trade Paperback)

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Product Identifiers

PublisherDover Publications, Incorporated

ISBN-100486492176

ISBN-139780486492179

eBay Product ID (ePID)167893470

Product Key Features

Book TitleGustav Mahler

Number of Pages256 Pages

LanguageEnglish

Publication Year2014

TopicGenres & Styles / Classical, Composers & Musicians, Individual Composer & Musician

IllustratorYes

GenreMusic, Biography & Autobiography

AuthorErnst Krenek, Bruno Walter

Book SeriesDover Books on Music: Composers Ser.

FormatTrade Paperback

Dimensions

Item Weight9.3 Oz

Item Length8 in

Item Width5 in

Additional Product Features

Intended AudienceTrade

LCCN2018-564532

Dewey Edition23

Dewey Decimal784.2092

SynopsisRecollections of Mahler written in 1936 by the composer's assistant conductor in Hamburg and at the Vienna Opera, plus Ernst Krenek's biographical sketch of Mahler and a new Introduction., Conductor, composer, and writer Bruno Walter (1876-1962) worked closely with Gustav Mahler as the composer's assistant and prot g . His revealing recollections of Mahler were written in 1936, marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the composer's death. Walter first encountered Mahler more than 40 years earlier, when he served as the composer's assistant conductor in Hamburg. He worked with Mahler again at the Vienna Opera, and after the composer's death conducted the debut of the Ninth Symphony and Das Lied von der Erde . A staunch supporter of Mahler's genius and defender of his dour personality, Walter cites the pressures faced by a gifted artist striving for perfection. This edition of his tribute to his friend and mentor features supplemental materials that include a biographical sketch of Mahler as man and artist by Ernst Krenek, the composer's son-in-law and musical heir, and a new Introduction by Erik Ryding, author of Bruno Walter: A World Elsewhere ., Conductor, composer, and writer Bruno Walter (18761962) worked closely with Gustav Mahler as the composer's assistant and protégé. His revealing recollections of Mahler were written in 1936, marking the twenty-fifth anniversary of the composer's death. Walter first encountered Mahler more than 40 years earlier, when he served as the composer's assistant conductor in Hamburg. He worked with Mahler again at the Vienna Opera, and after the composer's death conducted the debut of the Ninth Symphony and Das Lied von der Erde . A staunch supporter of Mahler's genius and defender of his dour personality, Walter cites the pressures faced by a gifted artist striving for perfection. This edition of his tribute to his friend and mentor features supplemental materials that include a biographical sketch of Mahler as man and artist by Ernst Krenek, the composer's son-in-law and musical heir, and a new Introduction by Erik Ryding, author of Bruno Walter: A World Elsewhere .

LC Classification NumberML410.M23W25 2013