 | Mahler: His Life, Work and World by Kurt Blaukopf
Buy new: £11.31 / Used from: £8.89 A documentary biography by Kurt and Herta Blaukopf, this excellent and eminently readable book uses correspondence and documents to tell the Mahler story. The best if youre having only one.
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 | Gustav Mahler: The Symphonies by Constantin Floros
Buy new: £14.50 / Used from: £26.26 Constantin Floros detailed but not-too-technical descriptions of the musicology of all of Mahlers symphonies (includiing Das Lied von der Erde and the unfinished 10th) is a must.
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 | Mahler: A Musical Physiognomy by TW Adorno
Buy new: £14.00 / Used from: £5.39 Theodor W. Adornos analysis of Mahlers musical physiognomy is tough sledding; not an easy read. (Im now on my fourth or fifth swing through it.) But the rewards are immeasurably insightful.
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 | Gustav Mahler: Volume 3. Vienna: Triumph and Disillusion (1904-1907): Vienna: Triumph and Disillusion (1904-07) Vol 3 by Henry-Louis de La Grange
Buy new: £62.70 / Used from: £93.16 Henry-Louis de La Granges projected English-translation 4-volume tome on the life and music of Mahler is epic in scope. Volume III sets out the musical and artistic reasons for his greatness.
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 | The Mahler Companion
Buy new: £97.85 / Used from: £65.00 Almost as important as the above four books, The Mahler Companion is a thought-provoking set of essays on all things Mahlerania, beginning with a comprehensive view of fin-de-siècle Vienna.
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 | Mahler and His World (The Bard Music Festival)
Buy new: £19.90 / Used from: £14.62 Newly issued (September, 2002) as a Festschrift for the Bard Music Festival honoring Mahler, this collection of essays and memorabilia provides an updated perspective on the man and the music.
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