Legend of a Musical City
The Story of Vienna
Published on 17. December 2019
322 pages
978-1-5040-6020-2 (ISBN)
Description
A personal history of the world capital of classical music, written by the renowned Viennese musicologist and author of Composer and Critic.
Max Graf shares his recollections of life with Anton Bruckner, Gustav Mahler, Johannes Brahms, Richard Strauss, Arnold Schoenberg, and other immortals of the music world. The influential musicologist, critic, and composer enjoyed intimate friendships with these men, who made musical history in his home city of Vienna.
Bringing to life some of the most iconic figures in music, as well as the city of Vienna itself, Graf recounts a charming, personal, and highly educational story of Austria's musical legacy.
"Max Graf is not only an eminent historian and teacher, but a very adept writer; as a critic, he has shown keen judgment and objectivity." -Richard Strauss
Max Graf shares his recollections of life with Anton Bruckner, Gustav Mahler, Johannes Brahms, Richard Strauss, Arnold Schoenberg, and other immortals of the music world. The influential musicologist, critic, and composer enjoyed intimate friendships with these men, who made musical history in his home city of Vienna.
Bringing to life some of the most iconic figures in music, as well as the city of Vienna itself, Graf recounts a charming, personal, and highly educational story of Austria's musical legacy.
"Max Graf is not only an eminent historian and teacher, but a very adept writer; as a critic, he has shown keen judgment and objectivity." -Richard Strauss
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Content
Dedication
1. The Musical Centre of the World
The March into Vienna
Houses of Music
Landscape and People
The Viennese
Fame and Traditions
2. The Last Chapter of Great Music in Vienna
On the Ringstrasse
The New Vienna
Emperor Franz Josef
3. Meeting Great Composers
Recollections of Johannes Brahms
The Composer of the "Queen of Sheba"
Hours with Hugo Wolf
Studies with Anton Bruckner
4. In the Opera House and Concert Halls, 1891-1914
The Musical Capital of Nations
In the Opera House
New Concert Halls and Old Traditions
Modern Music in Vienna
Popular Music-Johann Strauss
5. The Last Hours, 1918-1938
Richard Strauss in Vienna-The Festivals in Salsburg-Toscanini in Salsburg
6. Past and Future
1. The Musical Centre of the World
The March into Vienna
Houses of Music
Landscape and People
The Viennese
Fame and Traditions
2. The Last Chapter of Great Music in Vienna
On the Ringstrasse
The New Vienna
Emperor Franz Josef
3. Meeting Great Composers
Recollections of Johannes Brahms
The Composer of the "Queen of Sheba"
Hours with Hugo Wolf
Studies with Anton Bruckner
4. In the Opera House and Concert Halls, 1891-1914
The Musical Capital of Nations
In the Opera House
New Concert Halls and Old Traditions
Modern Music in Vienna
Popular Music-Johann Strauss
5. The Last Hours, 1918-1938
Richard Strauss in Vienna-The Festivals in Salsburg-Toscanini in Salsburg
6. Past and Future
