Why Mahler? - How One Man and Ten Symphonies Changed Our World (Paperback)
Norman LebrechtWhy Mahler? Why does his music affect us in the way it does?
Norman Lebrecht, one of the world's most widely read cultural commentators, has been wrestling obsessively with Mahler for half his life. Following Mahler's every footstep from birthplace to grave, scrutinizing his manuscripts, talking to those who knew him, Lebrecht constructs a compelling new portrait of Mahler as a man who lived determinedly outside his own times. Mahler was--along with Picasso, Einstein, Freud, Kafka, and Joyce--a maker of our modern world. "Why Mahler? "is a book that shows how music can change our lives.
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Why Mahler? Why does his music affect us in the way it does?
Norman Lebrecht, one of the world's most widely read cultural commentators, has been wrestling obsessively with Mahler for half his life. Following Mahler's every footstep from birthplace to grave, scrutinizing his manuscripts, talking to those who knew him, Lebrecht constructs a compelling new portrait of Mahler as a man who lived determinedly outside his own times. Mahler was--along with Picasso, Einstein, Freud, Kafka, and Joyce--a maker of our modern world. "Why Mahler? "is a book that shows how music can change our lives.
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Imprint | Random House |
Country of origin | United States |
Release date | November 2011 |
Availability | Supplier out of stock. If you add this item to your wish list we will let you know when it becomes available. |
First published | November 2011 |
Authors | Norman Lebrecht |
Dimensions | 203 x 131 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
Format | Paperback - Trade |
Pages | 322 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-4000-9657-2 |
Barcode | 9781400096572 |
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LSN | 1-4000-9657-X |
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