This long awaited revised volume I completes Henry-Louis de La Grange (1924-2017)‘s four-volumes. The present instalment, covering the years 1860 to 1897, traces the life and career of Mahler from his birth in a small village in Bohemia to his appointment to the Vienna Hofoper, then the most prestigious opera house in the world. It describes his family background, his student days at the Vienna Conservatory, his private life, and his burgeoning career as both conductor and composer.

Some of his major works – starting with Das klagende Lied (1881), the early Wunderhorn songs, Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen and the first three symphonies date from this period of his life. Completed, revised and edited by Sybille Werner.

https://mahlerfoundation.org/mahler/books

828 p., 58 b/w ill., 210 x 260 mm, 2020
ISBN: 978-2-503-58814-8
Language: English