Gustav Mahler / Bruno Walter ; translated by James Galston ; with a biographical essay by Ernst Krenek.
| Author/creator | Walter, Bruno |
| Other author | Galston, James A. (James Austin), 1881-1954, translator. |
| Other author | Krenek, Ernst, 1900-1991. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication Info | New York : The Greystone press, [©1941] |
| Description | xi, 236 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm |
| Subjects |
| Uniform title | Gustav Mahler. English |
| Contents | Recollection. First meeting ; Hamburg ; Steinbach ; Vienna ; Last years -- Reflection. Re-creative work. At the head of the opera ; The conductor -- Creative work ; Personality -- Gustav Mahler / Ernst Krenek. Bohemian, Jew, German, Austrian ; Mahler and Bruckner ; Odyssey through operatic province ; Prague and Leipzig ; Professional dilemma ; Operas ; Budapest ; Hamburg ; Foretokens of surrealism ; Mahler and Strauss ; Mahler in Vienna ; Life in Vienna ; On the threshold of 'New' music ; Mahler leaves Vienna ; Mahler and America. |
| Abstract | In spite of his undisputed eminence as a musician, Mahler remains a neglected figure in this country. This book, at once deep in its sympathetic understanding and incisive in its evaluation, thus fills a hiatus in the knowledge of American readers and music lovers. First as a young conductor revering the master and later as a devoted friend, the author relates his memories of his close relationship with Mahler. As these intimate recollections flow together into a living portrait of this strange and commanding genius, the scenes of his musical activities compose a picture of the Austrian Empire as it was then, in its political decline, and yet brilliant in its musical and intellectual life, where Mahler played a dominant role. |
| General note | Includes index. |
| LCCN | 41020561 |