Beauty and Sadness: Mahler's 11 Symphonies
By David Vernon
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'A beautiful and important book' - Marina Mahler
Gustav Mahler wrote some of the most challenging and cherished music of all time: eleven extraordinary symphonies that continue to fascinate, intrigue and infuriate music lovers around the world.
In his dazzling new book, David Vernon celebrates
David Vernon
Dr. David Vernon is an academic and writer. He studied at Oxford University and Freie Universität Berlin, where he completed his doctorate on Shakespeare's tragicomedies, and taught English literature for many years in London. He lives in Edinburgh.
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