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Gustav Mahler Books

    July 7, 1860 – May 18, 1911

    Gustav Mahler stood as a pivotal late-Romantic composer and a leading conductor of his era, bridging the 19th-century Austro-German tradition with early 20th-century modernism. While his conducting prowess was undisputed in his lifetime, his own music only achieved widespread acclaim after periods of neglect and even prohibition during the Nazi era. His compositions were rediscovered and championed by a new generation, cementing his status as a frequently performed and recorded artist into the 21st century. Mahler's works, often composed part-time due to his conducting career, are characterized by their grand scale, utilizing large orchestras, symphonic choruses, and vocal soloists, with many pieces initially sparking controversy.

    Vierte Symphonie in G dur
    Adagietto from Symphony No. 5: Conductor Score
    Symphony No. 2 in C Minor -- Resurrection
    Symphony No. 2
    The Mahler family letters
    Gustav Mahler, letters to his wife

    • Gustav Mahler, letters to his wife

      • 480 pages
      • 17 hours of reading
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      Gustav Mahler: Letters to his Wife is undoubtedly the best way to understand Mahler as a man and as a composer: in his own words, intimately detailing his inner world to his wife, Alma. 'Are Collected Letters a superior form of biography? When as numerous and meticulously edited as these of Gustav Mahler, when they provide a time capsule ride back to the last days of the Austro-Hungarian Empire, the answer must be yes . . . This remarkable book is unputdownable, even for a non-Mahlerite.' Literary Review 'The letters are linked by a commentary that makes the volume both an easy and gripping read . . . There is passion in this book to scald the hand.' Sunday Times 'A vivid and telling portrayal of Mahler's personality in his voice.' Times Literary Supplement

      Gustav Mahler, letters to his wife

    • The Mahler family letters

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      "Hundreds of the letters that Gustav Mahler addressed to his parents and sisters survive, yet they have remained virtually unknown. Spanning the mid-1880s through 1910, the letters record the excitement of a young man with a burgeoning career as a conductor and provide a glimpse into his day-to-day activities rehearsing and conducting operas and concerts in Budapest and Hamburg, and composing his first symphonies and songs. On the private side, they document his parents' illnesses and deaths and the struggles of his siblings Alois, Justine, Otto, and Emma." "The letters also give Mahler's impressions of contemporaries such as Johannes Brahms, Richard Strauss, and Hans von Bulow, as well as his personal feelings about significant events, such as his first big success - the completion of Carl Maria von Weber's Die drei Pintos in 1889. In the fall of 1894, the character of the letters changes when Justine and Emma come to live with Mahler in Hamburg and then Vienna, removing the need to communicate by letter about quotidian matters. At this point, the letters relay noteworthy events such as Mahler's campaign to be named director of the Vienna Court Opera, his conducting tours throughout Europe, and his courtship of Alma Schindler."--BOOK JACKET.

      The Mahler family letters

    • Symphony No. 2 in C Minor -- Resurrection

      • 999 pages
      • 35 hours of reading

      Instrumentation: 4d4, 4d2, 3d1+2Eb(1d cl4), 4d2 - 10(4 off-stg), 10(4 off-stg), 4, 1, timp, perc, 2hp, org in set, str, soli SA, mx chor

      Symphony No. 2 in C Minor -- Resurrection

    • Adagietto from Symphony No. 5: Conductor Score

      • 999 pages
      • 35 hours of reading

      Mahler's masterpiece from Symphony No. 5, this arrangement is quite true to the original. Will require at least three advanced players, with skills in tenor and treble clef. Being able to subdivide is a MUST, and counting is crucial!

      Adagietto from Symphony No. 5: Conductor Score

    • Ein Glück ohne Ruh

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      Neben den erstmals in ihrer Originalfassung zugänglichen Briefen Mahlers an Alma enthält dieser Band 191 noch nie veröffentlichte Dokumente. Im Licht der unverfälschten und neuen Quellen wird ein Mahler-Bild sichtbar, das sich in wesentlichen Zügen von dem bisher überlieferten unterscheidet. Bisher unveröffentlichte Tagebuchaufzeichnungen Almas korrigieren die von Alma überlieferte "offiziöse" Version und gestatten tiefe Einblicke in das komplizierte Verhältnis der beiden und die psychische Verfassung des Komponisten.

      Ein Glück ohne Ruh