{"product_id":"mahlers-forgotten-conductor-heinz-unger-and-his-search-for-jewish-meaning-1895-1965-hardback-9781487505165","title":"Mahler's Forgotten Conductor; Heinz Unger and His Search for Jewish Meaning, 1895-1965 (Hardback) 9781487505165","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eMahler's Forgotten Conductor\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eHeinz Unger and His Search for Jewish Meaning, 1895-1965\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eHernan Tesler-Mabé (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781487505165\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 13 March 2020\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e272 pages, 24 b\u0026amp;w illustrations\u003cbr\u003e23.5 x 16 x 2.2 cm, 0.54 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"This is a worthy tribute to a long-forgotten conductor and devoted Mahlerite, whose evangelistic zeal did much to promulgate the composer's music. This in-depth coverage of Unger's life fills a void and, hopefully, paves the way for some trawling of the archives and release of some of the artist's live performances.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Stephen Greenbank (MusicWeb International) \u003cp\u003e\"It is exciting to learn about Unger\u0026amp;#x2019;s eventful, unjustly forgotten life and archive, buoyed by Tesler-Mabé\u0026amp;#x2019;s passion for reconstructing the conductor\u0026amp;#x2019;s story.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - Judah M. Cohen (Canadian Jewish Studies Vol. 31) \u003cp\u003e\"A useful contribution to Jewish studies, this monograph is a microhistory, a contextual biography of German conductor Heinz Unger.\"\u003c\/p\u003e - M.N.H. Cheng, Colgate University (\u003cem\u003eCHOICE\u003c\/em\u003e) \"The engrossing prose and honest narrative about a life that included many disappointments will fetch a broad audience as well as contribute rich material to musicologists who, finally, re envision their field as more than a series of great men. It is to our peril when historians skip over a stratum of musical life that was often ignored in the press.\" - Karen Painter, University of Minnesota (\u003cem\u003eGerman Studies Review\u003c\/em\u003e)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eHeinz Unger, born in Berlin, Germany, in 1895, was reared from a young age to follow in his father\u0026amp;#x2019;s footsteps and become a lawyer. However, after attending a 1915 Munich performance of Gustav Mahler\u0026amp;#x2019;s \u003cem\u003eDas Lied von der Erde\u003c\/em\u003e (The Song of the Earth) conducted by Bruno Walter, Unger decided to devote the rest of his life to music and particularly to the dissemination of Gustav Mahler\u0026amp;#x2019;s music.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eThis microhistory explores how the double strands of German and Jewish identity converged in Unger\u0026amp;#x2019;s lifelong struggle to grasp who he was. Critical to this understanding was Mahler\u0026amp;#x2019;s music – a music that Unger endowed with exceptional meaning and that was central to his Jewish identity. This book sets this exploration of Unger\u0026amp;#x2019;s \"performative ritual\" within a biographical tale of a life lived travelling the world in search of a home, a search that took the conductor from his native Germany to the Soviet Union, England, Spain, and, finally, Canada.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIntroduction \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e1. A Thoroughly German Youth, Early Trips to the Soviet Union, and an Unfortunate Exile (1895–1933)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e2. European Exodus: USSR, England, Spain, and the World (1933–1954)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e3. Early Life in Canada and a Return to Germany (1937–1956)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e4. A Jewish Renaissance: Life in Canada, the Israel Philharmonic, and the Mahler Centenary (1956–1961) \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e5. The Final Years and a Farewell to the World (1961–1965)\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eConclusion \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eBibliography \u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eAppendix: Known Concerts and Performances by Heinz Unger\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Toronto Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52595470074136,"sku":"9781487505165","price":41.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/mahlers-forgotten-conductor-heinz-unger-and-his-search-for-jewish-meaning-1895-1965-hardback-9781487505165","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}