Mahler's forgotten conductor : Heinz Unger and his search for Jewish meaning, 1895-1965 /

Submitted by Joseph Hafner on 6 February, 2020 - 19:18

Publication Type:

Book

Authors:

Tesler-Mabé, Hernan,

Source:

Toronto ;, Canada, p.pages cm (2020)

ISBN:

9781487505165

Call Number:

ML422 U54

Keywords:

Biography., Canada, Canada., Conductors (Music), Germany, Identity., Jewish musicians, Jews

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references."The orchestral conductor Heinz Unger (1895-1965) was born in Berlin, Germany and was reared from a young age to follow in his father's footsteps and become a lawyer. In 1915, he heard a Munich performance of Gustav Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde ("The Song of the Earth") conducted by Bruno Walter and thereafter devoted the rest of his life to music and particularly to the dissemination of Gustav Mahler's music".--Issued also in electronic format.