1st Edition
Seeing Mahler: Music and the Language of Antisemitism in Fin-de-Siècle Vienna
By K.M. Knittel
Copyright 2010
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
224 Pages
by
Routledge
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No-one doubts that Gustav Mahler's tenure at the Vienna Court Opera from 1897-1907 was made extremely unpleasant by the antisemitic press. The great biographer, Henry-Louis de La Grange, acknowledges that 'it must be said that antisemitism was a permanent feature of Viennese life'. Unfortunately, the focus on blatant references to Jewishness has obscured the extent to which 'ordinary' attitudes... Read more
Chapter 1 Introduction: “Mahlers Metamorphosen”; Chapter 2 Die Bildnisse von Gustav Mahler; Chapter 3 Das Judentum in der Musik; Chapter 4 Die Wiener Kritiker; Chapter 5 Das Problem Richard Strauss; Chapter 6 Eine musikalische Physiognomik;
Biography
K.M. Knittel is an Associate Professor of Musicology at The University of Texas at Austin, USA.
'Knittel's scholarly tome [...] is more than just a book on cultural reception... it is a far-ranging, beautifully-written and totally absorbing reflection on what culture is all about as well as a troubling look at how pervasive "images of Jewish difference were in Mahler's Vienna"...' Huffington Post 'Knittel is to be warmly congratulated on her excellent book.' Min-Ad: Israel Studies in Musicology Online 'This book certainly has a valid point to make and makes it well...' Music and Letters
