Mahler

by Carr, Jonathan

• ISBN13: 9781590205143
• ISBN10: 1590205146
• Edition: Reprint
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-05-31
• Publisher: Overlook Pr

Summary

Although Gustav Mahler is seen today as one of the groundbreaking composers of the modern era, he remains widely misunderstood both as man and musician. In Mahler, Jonathan Carr reexamines Mahler's life and work through the circumstances leading to his death in 1911. The focus is on Mahler's last decade, his tempestuous marriage to the alluring Alma Schindler, his work as a ôsummer composerö in isolated huts in the country, his revolutionary achievements as director of the Vienna opera, and his final years in America. It sets the stage by looking into Mahler's earlier career as a talented, ambitious, and often ruthless conductor.

Author Biography

Jonathan Carr worked as a British-born foreign correspondent, reporting from Germany for The Financial Times and The Economist for nearly three decades. His other books are Helmut Schmidt, Goodbye Germany, and The Wagner Clan.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements	p. ix
List of Illustrations	p. xi
Map of Mahler's Europe	p. xiii
Introduction	p. 1
From Province to Promised Land	p. 5
On the Road	p. 29
To the Summit	p. 51
Vienna - Digging In	p. 76
Alma	p. 99
Maiernigg	p. 117
Triumph and Tragedy	p. 137
America	p. 156
Das Lied von der Erde	p. 178
Inferno	p. 197
Finale	p. 210
Epilogue	p. 221
Recommendations	p. 225
Chronology	p. 231
Works	p. 237
Index	p. 243
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