Stock image for illustration purposes only - book cover, edition or condition may vary.
Why Mahler?: How One Man and Ten Symphonies Changed the World
Norman Lebrecht
€ 17.95
FREE Delivery in Ireland
Description for Why Mahler?: How One Man and Ten Symphonies Changed the World
Paperback. A century after his death, Gustav Mahler is the most important composer of modern times. This is an account of this composer's life and work that explores the Mahler Effect, asking why Mahler's music has become the soundtrack to our twenty-first-century lives. Num Pages: 384 pages. BIC Classification: AVGC5; AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 128 x 25. Weight in Grams: 310. Good copy with some minor shelf wear
A century after his death, Gustav Mahler is the most important composer of modern times. Displacing Beethoven as a box-office draw, heard in Hollywood films and on state occasions, his music inspires particular devotion. Some believe it helps heal emotional wounds, others find intellectual fascination in its contradictory meanings, and many feel that the music captures the yearnings and anxieties of our post-industrial society. In this highly original account of the composer's life and work, Norman Lebrecht explores the Mahler Effect, asking why Mahler's music has become the soundtrack to our twenty-first-century lives.
A century after his death, Gustav Mahler is the most important composer of modern times. Displacing Beethoven as a box-office draw, heard in Hollywood films and on state occasions, his music inspires particular devotion. Some believe it helps heal emotional wounds, others find intellectual fascination in its contradictory meanings, and many feel that the music captures the yearnings and anxieties of our post-industrial society. In this highly original account of the composer's life and work, Norman Lebrecht explores the Mahler Effect, asking why Mahler's music has become the soundtrack to our twenty-first-century lives.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Faber & Faber
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
384
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780571260799
SKU
KKD0007669
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Norman Lebrecht
Norman Lebrecht is one of the most widely read commentators on music and cultural affairs. Based in London, he is a regular contributor to BBC Radio 3, Bloomberg and New York's WNYC. He has written twelve books about music, among which The Maestro Myth (1991) and Maestros, Masterpieces and Madness (2007) provoked lasting debate. He is also an award-winning ... Read more
Reviews for Why Mahler?: How One Man and Ten Symphonies Changed the World