Why Mahler?
Subtitle: how one man and ten symphonies changed our world
By: Norman Lebrecht
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Pantheon Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 326
ISBN-13: 9780375423819
Subjects: Composers; History and criticism; Biography
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 293-303) and index.
Table of contents: title: Desperately seeking Mahler; title: Why Mahler? : some frequently asked questions; title: Who is Mahler? : the life and times. Living in a nowhere land (1860-1875) ; City of dreams (1875-1887) ; A symphony like the world (1887-1891) ; Rise again (1891-1894) ; What love tells me (1895-1897) ; A taste of power (1897-1900) ; The most beautiful girl in Vienna (1901) ; Small interludes of happiness (1902-1906) ; Three hammerblows (1907) ; Discovering America (1907-1910) ; "To live for you, to die for you" (1910-1911) ; After Mahler (1911-2010); title: Whose Mahler? : a question of interpretation; title: How to Mahler : finding the key to a private space.