Henry-Louis de La Grange, whose massive, detailed tomes documented the life and music of Mahler, has passed. Although I've tired of Mahler, one cannot but admire the devotion of La Grange, who spent his entire career researching Mahler.
NY Times Obit
"Life without music is a mistake" (Nietzsche)
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Topic - Mahler expert La Grange -- RIP - Amphissa 05:02:09 02/10/17 (6)
- RE: Mahler expert La Grange -- RIP - fstein 12:48:01 02/10/17 (3)
- You can still find them here - Amphissa 16:59:45 02/10/17 (2)
- RE: You can still find them here - ahendler 06:47:32 02/11/17 (1)
- RE: You can still find them here - Amphissa 09:13:57 02/11/17 (0)
- Great set of books, too. I remember when they came out. Very readable. nt - jdaniel@jps.net 08:39:26 02/10/17 (0)
- Ah... certainly a giant in the field. RIP nt - John Marks 05:29:11 02/10/17 (0)