Gustav Mahler (eBook)

Ernst Krenek, Bruno Walter (Autoren)

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2013
256 Seiten
Dover Publications (Verlag)
978-0-486-78236-2 (ISBN)

Infos

Recollections 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.

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Conductor, composer, and writer Bruno Walter (1876–1962) 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.

Autor

German-born Bruno Walter (1876–1962) was a conductor, composer, and writer who worked closely with Mahler as the composer's assistant and protégé.Ernst Krenek (1900–91) was an Austrian-American composer of Czech origin. He explored atonality and other modern styles and wrote many books on music.Erik Ryding's articles and reviews have appeared in Current Musicology, Classic Record Collector, The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians, and elsewhere.

Produkt-Details

• Erscheint lt. Verlag: 26.11.2013
• Einführung: Erik Ryding
• Übersetzer: James Galston
• Sprache: englisch
• Maße: 130 x 130 mm
• Themenwelt: Literatur ► Biografien / Erfahrungsberichte
• Themenwelt: Kunst / Musik / Theater ► Musik ► Klassik / Oper / Musical
• Themenwelt: Sachbuch/Ratgeber ► Freizeit / Hobby ► Singen / Musizieren
• Schlagworte: 19th century music • austrian composers • Austrian composers, late romantic composers, music biographies, Mahler protégé, Mahler compositions, classical music history, symphonic music, Mahler symphonies, Vienna court opera, famous conductors, 19th century music, austro german musical tradition, classical music studies, operatic music, musical geniuses, biographical • biographical • Biography • books on music • Bruno Walter • chamber music • classical music biography • classical music history • classical music studies • Conductor • famous conductors • gifted artist • Gustav Mahler • late romantic composers • mahler compositions • mahler symphonies • memoir of mahler • musical geniuses • operatic music • perfectionist • Protege • symphonic music • vienna court opera
• ISBN-10: 0-486-78236-0 / 0486782360
• ISBN-13: 978-0-486-78236-2 / 9780486782362