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3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
excellent as a single book on Mahler,
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This review is from: Mahler (The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers) (Paperback)
Actually, I bought this book chiefly because I would buy nearly any book that offers more information on my favorite composer, Gustav Mahler.This book offers some surprises: lots of illustrations AND a very good telling of Mahler's life story. The photographs include pictures of nearly all of Mahler's homes and composing cottages, many cartoons that newspapers ran about Mahler, and photos of the places and people with whom Mahler worked. It also has an excellent index for checking out specific points. Two other items of special interest are: Moritz von Schwind's engraving of "The Huntsman's Funeral," which was the inspiration for the funeral march in Mahler's first symphony. Otto Boehler's silhouettes of Mahler conducting in Vienna--this gives us an idea of what Mahler's conducting may have looked like to the musicians and the audiences of that time. If I had to recommend a single book on Mahler, it would be this one. |
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Mahler (The Illustrated Lives of the Great Composers) by Edward Seckerson (Paperback - December 31, 1983)
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