From Library Journal
A quarter-century ago, the music of Mahler was little known in the United States. It was a period that had less support for Romantics, especially those who emerged late in the previous century. The interpretations by Bruno Walter, Leonard Bernstein, and others eventually won Mahler an ardent following, and now he is acknowledged as a major composer, with the symphonies and lieder receiving particular attention. In this third volume of Mitchell's monumental study, detailed attention is given Das Lied von der Erde, the Ruckert lieder, Kindertotenlieder, and the eighth symphony, explicated with translations, music examples, and facsimiles. This is a major contribution to the literature, essential for all historians and performers whose interests include the music of this pre-Expressionist master. Dominique-Rene de Lerma, Music Dept., Morgan State Univ. , Baltimore, Md.
Copyright 1986 Reed Business Information, Inc.
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Review
He is...an enthusiast, and his enthusiasm, which lights up every page, is reinforced by an unsurpassed knowledge of his subject. However well one thinks one knows Das Lied von der Erde, one's knowledge and understanding of it will be enhanced by reading this book. MUSICAL TIMES (Michael Kennedy) Anyone genuinely interested in this composer should acquire this book at the earliest opportunity. It is magnificently produced, as befits the depth of scholarship the author continues to impart to his subject. MUSIC AND MUSICIANS No book I have read on any composer brings one closer to the act of composition itself, to imagining the creative decisions that occupied Mahler, especially in Das Lied... If ever a book forced one to reconsider every detail of a masterpiece it is this. NEW STATESMAN
