The Eighth: Mahler and the World in 1910
Author:   Stephen Johnson
Publisher:   The University of Chicago Press
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9780226740829


Pages:   320
Publication Date:   20 October 2020
Format:   Hardback
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Author:   Stephen Johnson
Publisher:   The University of Chicago Press
Imprint:   University of Chicago Press
Dimensions:   Width: 14.70cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 21.60cm
Weight:   0.590kg
ISBN:  

9780226740829


ISBN 10:   022674082
Pages:   320
Publication Date:   20 October 2020
Audience:   General/trade ,  General
Format:   Hardback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Foreword Introduction: The Arrival of the Queen of Heaven 1 Setting the Stage 2 'Arise, Light of the Senses' 3 Why Symphony? Interlude-Behind the Scenes: Alma and Walter, August-September 1910 4 God or Demon? 5 Approaching the Inexpressible: Words and Music in Mahler's Eighth Symphony 6 Questions of Identity 7 The Shadow Falls 8 'To Live for You, To Die for You' Coda: 14 September 1910-18 May 1911 Notes Acknowledgements Index

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Johnson has written an engaging and enthusiastic account of the eighth. . . . Johnson puts the symphony squarely in the context of Mahler's musical career, and is happy to share his passionate keenness for the music. -- The Spectator


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Stephen Johnson is a writer and composer, as well as a regular broadcaster for BBC Radio. He is the author of Bruckner Remembered and How Shostakovich Changed My Mind. He writes for the Independent, Guardian, BBC Music Magazine, and Gramophone.

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