Beschreibung:
Arved Ashby takes readers into the seeming chaos of Mahler's work to investigate the elements which make each piece an experiential adventure. The book surveys Mahler's symphonies and song cycles in detail, introducing them as intensely vivid, truthful, and lived and felt experiences.
IntroductionTimelineChapter 1 Symphony No. 1: The Journey BeginsChapter 2 Symphony No. 2: Death and ResurrectionChapter 3 Three Song Sets: Lieder eines Fahrenden Gesellen, Rückert Lieder, KindertotenliederChapter 4 Symphony No. 3: Limning the CosmosChapter 5 Symphony No. 4: Mahler's Symphony of the ChildChapter 6 Symphony No. 5: Journeys for a New CenturyChapter 7 Symphony No. 6: The Rigid Embrace of the Narrow House-The Blackness of the Absolute NightChapter 8 Symphony No. 7: A Mahler SerenadeChapter 9 Symphony No. 8: His Gift to the NationChapter 10 Das Lied von der Erde: Songs of Seclusion and Wandering Chapter 11 Symphony No. 9: The Most Painful Lust for Life Chapter 12 Symphony No. 10: Music from the Hereafter? Selected ListeningSelected Reading