Steve, I picked that one up at the BSO Gift shop last summer. It's the one that has started me off on the tack of reading material.
You are right it is a good book. -----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Steve Freides Sent: Sunday, November 28, 2010 9:10 AM To: The Horn List Subject: Re: [Hornlist] Semi-NHR Book on Mahler Since you mention your wish list, anyone interested in music from the late nineteenth century through the present ought to read, "And The Rest Is Noise" by Alex Ross, classical music critic for the New Yorker Magazine - a great read. It comes to mind because Mahler figures in the book prominently, of course. -S- > -----Original Message----- > From: Bill Gross <[email protected]> > > I was in the local book store yesterday and saw a recent book, "WHY > MAHLER." The reviews in The Economist was so-so, the Telegraph even > less encouraging. > > So, as I'm building my Xmas wish list, I'd appreciate recommendation > on a decent work on Gustav Mahler. _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/bgross%40airmail.ne t _______________________________________________ post: [email protected] unsubscribe or set options at https://pegasus.memphis.edu/cgi-bin/mailman/options/horn/archive%40jab.org
