Gustav Mahler's Symphonic Landscapes

by Thomas Peattie

Book Overview

In this study Thomas Peattie offers a new account of Mahler's symphonies by considering the composer's reinvention of the genre in light of his career as a conductor and more broadly in terms of his sustained engagement with the musical, theatrical, and aesthetic traditions of the Austrian fin de si?cle. Drawing on the ideas of landscape, mobility, and theatricality, Peattie creates a richly interdisciplinary framework that reveals the uniqueness...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1108456545
• ISBN13: 9781108456548
• Release Date: April 2018
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Length: 232 Pages
• Weight: 0.84 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.7" x 9.6"