Author:
Ashby, Arved Mark 1964- author.
ImprintLanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2020]
Descriptionxxii, 249 pages ; 24 cm
Note:Timeline -- Symphony no. 1 : the journey begins -- Symphony no. 2 : death and resurrection -- Three song sets : Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, Ruckert Lieder, Kindertotenlieder -- Symphony no 3. : limning the cosmos -- Symphony no. 4 : Mahler's symphony of the child -- Symphony no. 5 : journeys for a new century -- Symphony no. 6 : the rigid embrace of the narrow house - the blackness of the absolute night -- Symphony no. 7 : a Mahler serenade -- Symphony no. 8 : his gift to the nation -- Das Lied von der Erde : songs of seclusion and wandering -- Symphony no. 9 : the most painful lust for life -- Symphony no. 10 : music from the hereafter?
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-243) and index.
Note:"Arved Ashby takes readers into the seeming chaos of Mahler's work to investigate the elements which make each piece an experiential adventure. The book surveys Mahler's symphonies and song cycles in detail, introducing them as intensely vivid, truthful, and lived and felt experiences"-- Provided by publisher.
