Gustav Mahler, Vol. 4: A New Life Cut Short, 1907-1911
"The magistrerial arc of Mr. de la Grange's narrative leaves the reader with the same overwhelming impression, that in Mahler's grandiose life and work, nothing whatsoever was cut short."--Benjamin Irvy,The New York Sun"Mightiest of all the big music books of the year is the fourth section of Henry-Louis de La Grange's epic account of the life of Gustav Mahler.... Important and valuable."--Evening Standard"A vast and authoritative biography."--Martin Kettle,Prospect"De la Grange is a scholar and a master of the details of the composer's life; this is not a book for the faint-hearted. But when he steps back from the minutiae and writes about the broader contours of Mahler's life, he does so with a welcome, clear-eyed poignancy."--David Weininger,The Boston Globe