THE CAMBRIDGE COMPANION TO MAHLER

In the years approaching the centenary of Mahlers death, this book provides both summation of, and starting point for, an assessmen t and reassessment of the composers output and creative activity. Authored by a collection of leading specialists in Mahler scholar ship, its opening chapters place the composer in socio-political and cultural contexts, and discuss his work in light of development s in the aesthetics of musical meaning. Part II examines from a variety of analytical, interpretative and critical standpoints the c omplete ra...[Read more]