Gustav Mahler : an introduction to his music / Deryck Cooke.
| Author/creator | Cooke, Deryck |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | Second edition. |
| Publication Info | Cambridge [Eng.] ; New York : Cambridge University Press, 1988. |
| Description | 127 pages ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | Preface to first edition -- Preface to second edition -- Mahler as man and artist -- The music. Early works ; First period ; Middle period ; Last period -- Mahler's report on experience. |
| Abstract | This guide to Mahler's music was written expressly for music lovers by a great scholar who had an unparalleled gift for lucid and attractive exposition. The book contains the full texts, in German and English, of all the poems set by Mahler in his songs and symphonies. For this new, second edition the translations have been carefully revised, and the composer David Matthews has contributed a new preface. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| ISBN | 0521368634 |