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Author Johnson, Stephen, 1955- author.

Title The Eighth : Mahler and the world in 1910 / Stephen Johnson.

Publication Info. London : Faber & Faber Limited, 2021.
©2020

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 Talbott: Circulating Collection  ML410 .M278 J656 2021    Available  ---
Description v, 314 pages ; 20 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction : The arrival of the Queen of Heaven -- Setting the stage -- Light of the sense" -- Why symphony? -- Interlude -- behind the scenes : Alma and Walter, August-September 1910 -- God or demon? -- Approaching the inexpressible : words and music in Mahler's Eighth symphony -- Questions of identity -- The shadow falls -- 'To live for you, to die for you' -- Coda : 14 September 1910 -- 18 May 1911.
Subject Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911.
Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911.
Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911. Symphonies, no. 8, E♭ major.
Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911 -- Appreciation.
Mahler, Gustav, 1860-1911 -- Family.
Families.
Mahler, Alma, 1879-1964.
Mahler, Alma, 1879-1964.
Music -- First performances -- Germany -- Munich.
Music -- First performances.
Composers.
Germany -- Munich.
Composers -- Austria.
Jewish composers -- Austria.
Jewish composers.
Austria.
Symphonies (Mahler, Gustav)
Art appreciation.
ISBN 0571367526 paperback
9780571367528 paperback