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Gustav Mahler and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra Tour America
Mary H. Wagner
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Description for Gustav Mahler and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra Tour America
Paperback. Documents composer/conductor Gustav Mahler's tours with the New York Philharmonic during the 1909 and 1910 seasons. This book details the conditions surrounding touring, the preparations for the tours, the outcome of each concert, and the perceptions of audiences beyond New York City, and a history of touring and orchestral development. Num Pages: 272 pages, Illustrations. BIC Classification: AVH. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 230 x 151 x 16. Weight in Grams: 426.
In 1909, when the troubled New York Philharmonic Orchestra needed a leader to rejuvenate and reshape it, composer and conductor Gustav Mahler accepted the challenge. By instituting regular rehearsals, developing a season with forty-six concerts—tripling the previous number, and taking the orchestra on tour, Mahler spent the final two years of his life striving to make the New York Philharmonic the best orchestra in the country, and equal of any in the world. Gustav Mahler and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra Tour America documents Mahler's tours with the orchestra during the 1909 and 1910 seasons, detailing the conditions and preparations ... Read more
In 1909, when the troubled New York Philharmonic Orchestra needed a leader to rejuvenate and reshape it, composer and conductor Gustav Mahler accepted the challenge. By instituting regular rehearsals, developing a season with forty-six concerts—tripling the previous number, and taking the orchestra on tour, Mahler spent the final two years of his life striving to make the New York Philharmonic the best orchestra in the country, and equal of any in the world. Gustav Mahler and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra Tour America documents Mahler's tours with the orchestra during the 1909 and 1910 seasons, detailing the conditions and preparations ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2006
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
272
Condition
New
Number of Pages
272
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810857209
SKU
V9780810857209
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About Mary H. Wagner
Mary H. Wagner is Assistant Professor of Music at the University of Michigan at Flint.
Reviews for Gustav Mahler and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra Tour America
It is rare to find a focused study that serves as a point of departure for further research, but the approach behind Gustav Mahler and the New York Philharmonic Orchestra Tour America by Mary H. Wagner offers such a perspective....Those interested in this important aspect of Mahler's career...will encounter in this study some insights into the composer's deep impression on ... Read more