- Paperback: 244 pages
- Publisher: OUP Oxford; 2 edition (30 Nov 2000)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0198164807
- ISBN-13: 978-0198164807
- Product Dimensions: 15.2 x 22.9 x 1.4 cm
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Bridging the nineteenth- and the twentieth-centuries, the late-Romantic tradition and the beginnings of modernism, Mahler's music is an intimate reflection of his life and thought - and his continual self-questioning on matters of belief and the role of mankind. In this revised and enlarged edition of his Master Musicians volume, Michael Kennedy has drawn on new documentary evidence which has enabled him to give a much fuller account of Mahler's childhood and youth, and of his years as an opera conductor in Cassel, Prague, Leipzig, Budapest, Hamburg, and Vienna. All of Mahler's works are discussed and for the reprint in 2000 the author has added a new chapter covering recent research on the composer.
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excellent introduction
11 Sep 2007
Format:Paperback
Two books in one, because it divides sharply into two parts. The first half, running about 110 pages, is a very readable biography. The second half, running about 75 pages, provides analysis of what you'll hear in each of Mahler's compositions. For example, one chapter is devoted to "The Song of the Earth" and it runs 11 pages. This makes the book a very useful reference for getting to know each of Mahler's works.
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In the hackneyed phrase, this seems a "fair and balanced" presentation and critique of Mahler's life and works. It's not exhaustively long, which makes it a pleasant read.
By the way, Kennedy rates Das Lied von der Erde as Mahler's greatest overall work Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde / Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra ; he also highly esteems the Kindertotenlieder, and rates the Sixth as Mahler's greatest symphony Mahler: Symphony No6; Rückert Lieder : I think he's pretty close to being right on all scores.
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In the hackneyed phrase, this seems a "fair and balanced" presentation and critique of Mahler's life and works. It's not exhaustively long, which makes it a pleasant read.
By the way, Kennedy rates Das Lied von der Erde as Mahler's greatest overall work Mahler: Das Lied von der Erde / Bernstein, Vienna Philharmonic Orchestra ; he also highly esteems the Kindertotenlieder, and rates the Sixth as Mahler's greatest symphony Mahler: Symphony No6; Rückert Lieder : I think he's pretty close to being right on all scores.
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