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Jeremy Barham The Cambridge Companion to Mahler (Paperback). Author: Jeremy Barham. Contributor: Jeremy Barham (Edited by). Part III evaluates Mahler's role as interpreter of his own and other composers' works during his lifelong career as operatic and orchestral conductor. Further DetailsTitle: The Cambridge Companion to Mahler Condition: New Description: In the years approaching the centenary of Mahler's death, this book provides both summation of, and starting point for, an assessment and reassessment of the composer's output and creative activity. Authored by a collection of leading specialists in Mahler scholarship, its opening chapters place the composer in socio-political and cultural contexts, and discuss his work in light of developments in the aesthetics of musical meaning. Part II examines from a variety of analytical, interpretative and critical standpoints the complete range of his output, from early student works and unfinished fragments to the sketches and performing versions of the Tenth Symphony. Part III evaluates Mahler's role as interpreter of his own and other composers' works during his lifelong career as operatic and orchestral conductor. Part IV addresses Mahler's fluctuating reception history from scholarly, journalistic, creative, public and commercial perspectives, with special attention being paid to his compositional legacy. Author: Jeremy Barham EAN: 9780521540339 Country/Region of Manufacture: GB Contributor: Jeremy Barham (Edited by) Format: Paperback ISBN: 9780521540339 Item Height: 247mm Item Length: 173mm Item Weight: 750g Genre: Music Dance & Theatre ISBN-10: 052154033X Edition: 1st Publisher: Cambridge University Press Release Date: 12/13/2007 Language: English Item Width: 22mm Series: Cambridge Companions to Music Type: Books Release Year: 2007 Missing Information?Please contact us if any details are missing and where possible we will add the information to our listing.