The Mahler Companion

The Mahler Companion consists of a collection of original essays on Mahler written especially for the occasion by Mahler specialists from around the world. It addresses all parts of his life and work— symphonies, songs and song-cycles (each of which is discussed individually), his conducting activities, compositional habits, and aesthetic development—and sets these within the cultural and political context of his time. In addition, it responds to the global spread of this remarkable composer'…