The Mahler Family Letters: Science, Therapy, and the Need for Personal Meaning b

Description: The Mahler Family Letters by Gustav Mahler Estimated delivery 3-12 business days Format Hardcover Condition Brand New Description Hundreds of the letters that Gustav Mahler addressed to his parents and siblings survive, yet they have remained virtually unknown. Now, for the first time Mahler scholar Stephen McClatchie presents over 500 of these letters in a clear, lively translation in The Mahler Family Letters. Drawnprimarily from the Mahler-Rose Collection at the University of Western Ontario, the volume presents a complete, well-rounded view of the family's correspondence.Spanning the mid 1880s through 1910, the letters record the excitement of a young man with a bourgeoning career as a conductor and provide a glimpse into his day-to-day activities rehearsing and conducting operas and concerts in Budapeast and Hamburg, and composing his first symphonies and songs. Onthe private side, they document his parents' illnesses and deaths and the struggles of his siblings Alois, Justine, Otto, and Emma. The letters also give Mahler's insightful impressions of contemporaries such as Johannes Brahms, Richard Strauss, and Hans von Bulow, as well as his personal feelingsabout significant events, such as his first big success—the completion of Carl Maria von Weber's Die drei Pintos in 1889. In the fall of 1894, the character of the letters changes when Justine and Emma come to live with Mahler in Hamburg and then Vienna, removing the need to communicate by letterabout quotidian matters. At this point, the letters relay noteworthy events such as Mahler's campaign to be named Director of the Vienna Court Opera, his conducting tours throughout Europe, and his courtship of Alma Schindler.The Mahler Family Letters provides a vital, nuanced source of information about Mahler's life, his personality, andhis relationships. McClatchie has generously annotated each letter, contextualizing and clarifying contemporary historical references and Mahler family acquaintances, and created anindispensable resource for all Mahlerists, 19th-century musicologists, and historians of 19th-century Germany and Austria. Publisher Description Hundreds of the letters that Gustav Mahler addressed to his parents and sisters survive in the Mahler-Rose Collection at the University of Western Ontario, yet are almost entirely unknown. These family letters, which date from the mid-1880s through 1910, form the largest and most important single source of information about his life, his personality, and his relationships, particularly before the mid-1890s. They document such things as Mahlers burgeoning career as a conductor and composer, his parents illnesses and deaths, and the numerous trials and tribulations of his siblings Alois, Justine, Otto, and Emma. They also record his initial impressions of significant contemporaries such as Johannes Brahms, Richard Strauss, and Hans von Bulow, as well as significant events such as Mahlers first big success: his completion of Carl Maria von Webers Die drei Pintos in 1889. In the fall of 1894, the character of the letters changes when Justine and Emma began living with Mahler in Hamburg, and later, Vienna, thus removing the need to communicate by letter about day-to-day matters.At this point, the letters report significant later events such as his campaign to be named Director of the Vienna Court Opera, his conducting tours throughout Europe, and his courtship of Alma Schindler. Author Biography Dr. Stephen McClatchie is Professor of Music and the Associate Vice-President (Academic) of the University of Regina and is the author of Analyzing Wagners Operas: Alfred Lorenz and German Nationalist Ideology (University of Rochester Press, 1998). He has published in Mahler Studies (Cambridge University Press, 1997), Bruckner Studies (Cambridge University Press, 1997), Music & Letters, 19th-CenturyMusic, Notes, and the Cambridge Opera Journal. Details ISBN 0195140656 ISBN-13 9780195140651 Title The Mahler Family Letters Author Gustav Mahler Format Hardcover Year 2005 Pages 440 Publisher Oxford University Press, USA GE_Item_ID:6805342; About Us Grand Eagle Retail is the ideal place for all your shopping needs! With fast shipping, low prices, friendly service and over 1,000,000 in stock items - you're bound to find what you want, at a price you'll love! Shipping & Delivery Times Shipping is FREE to any address in USA. Please view eBay estimated delivery times at the top of the listing. Deliveries are made by either USPS or Courier. We are unable to deliver faster than stated. International deliveries will take 1-6 weeks. NOTE: We are unable to offer combined shipping for multiple items purchased. 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