Lee, Jennifer
(2008)
Existentialism and the ‘object of toil’ in Mahler’s Third
Symphony.
Maynooth Musicology: Postgraduate Journal, 1.
pp. 179-194.
Abstract
The portrait we currently possess of Gustav Mahler reveals one
consistent feature of his personality, which I believe holds the initial key
to an eventual understanding of the meaning of his symphonic works.
What Friedrich Nietzsche termed ‘the problem of life’ not only
consumed the composer wholly throughout his career, governing most
of his creative output, but essentially, it characterized him. The
incessant agitation and dissatisfaction distinctive of Mahler’s
demeanour among acquaintances in his ‘private sphere’ is evident
particularly in the records of the composer’s conversations and
articulations on life, death, philosophy and God. For example, in
Bruno Walter’s Gustav Mahler the author presents an image of a man
continuously tormented by the questions and problems of human
existence.
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Article
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Keywords: |
Existentialism; object of toil; Mahler; Third
Symphony; Maynooth Musicology; |
Academic Unit: |
Faculty of Arts & Humanities > Music |
Item ID: |
9463 |
Depositing User: |
IR Editor
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Date Deposited: |
09 May 2018 11:26 |
Journal or Publication Title: |
Maynooth Musicology: Postgraduate Journal |
Publisher: |
Maynooth Musicology |
Refereed: |
Yes |
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