Set of 2, Mahler, 1920, Concertgebouw | Mahler-Feest. 6-20 mei 1920. Ter gelegenheid van het 25-jarig jubileum van Willem Mengelberg als dirigent van het Concertgebouw te Amsterdam. Amsterdam, N.V. Boek- en Handelsdrukkerij voorheen De Erven H. van Munster en Zoon, 229+(5)pp.
Sold with: “Catalogus der Mahler-tentoonstelling te houden van 20 oktober 1961 t.m. 4 november 1961 in het gebouw van de Openbare Bibliotheek, Bilderdijkstraat 1 te ‘s-Gravenhage.”, a catalogue of the 1961 Mahler exhibition in The Hague.
Published in occassion of the first Mahler festival in Amsterdam. As a tribute to the composer, Willem Mengelberg (1871-1951) organized the Mahler Festival on his 25th anniversary of conducting for the Amsterdam Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra.
Willem Mengelberg was the second principal conductor of the Concertgebouw Orchestra. He succeeded Willem Kes in 1895. For fifty years he led the orchestra and was of great significance for the development of Dutch musical life. He forged close ties with such prominent composers as Richard Strauss, Gustav Mahler, Claude Debussy and Igor Stravinsky, all of whom stood before the orchestra more than once. Thanks to Mengelberg, the Concertgebouw Orchestra became one of the absolute best in the world.
Mengelberg was an important musician, but had major flaws as a human being – during World War II he sided with the German occupiers too often. After World War II, Mengelberg was fired and banned from conducting for life.
Music – Mahler – Amsterdam – festival book – celebratory concerts – feestboek – classical music – Concertgebouw – The Hague – exhibition
SKU: 67891
Bound in cardboard, 24.4 x 15.9 cm. Signs of wear:front board slighty damaged, otherwise in good condition.
€ 130,80(€ 120,00
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