Karl-Josef Müller
Karl Geiringer
Joseph Haydn
Mahler
A biography
A biography
556 pages – softcover 12,0 x 19,0 cm € 17.95 ISBN 978-3-254-08047-9 · SEM 8047
600 pages – softcover 12,0 x 19,0 cm € 17,95 ISBN 978-3-254-08264-0 · SEM 8264
Joseph Haydn is rightly regarded as a composer of epochmaking significance: Not only did he set standards in the fields of symphonic and chamber music, but his oratorios too are considered to be outstanding contributions to the genre. In his monograph which became a standard work long ago, Karl Geiringer takes a look at both Haydn’s life and work. As a consequence, this edition is of interest not only to lovers of Haydn’s music but also to readers generally interested in music history. An updated bibliography has been added to this new edition, as well as a preface written by the renowned Haydn expert Armin Raab.
Today, more than ever, Gustav Mahler is highly acclaimed as a ‘pioneer of new music’. Unlike any other composer in the late 19th century, he meteorically became the focus of attention of the musical public. Mahler’s music is an adventure, as beautiful and frightening, as peaceful and unpredictable as the world of which it is about. During his lifetime, Gustav Mahler was known rather as a powerful court opera director and less as a composer, for he could compose his own works only during the summer months. But as such, Mahler had to compete with his fellow composers Anton Bruckner and Richard Strauss. In his newly edited book, Karl-Josef Müller tries to examine this discrepancy between Mahler’s high ethical demands as a composer and his qualification by his environment.
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Target group: Music lovers, musicians, people interested in cultural hiostory, musicologists
Target group: Lovers of musik, concert-goers, musicians, students, biography readers
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