"A brisk, engaging journey through the life of a fascinating and enormously influential artist."
–Kansas City Star
"Very enjoyable to read, gossipy as well as learned, and it makes the man come to life."
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The Economist "Lebrecht's book brings Mahler scholarship into to the present by including interviews with conductors, visits to sites with Mahler connections and an excellent annotated discography."
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The Star-Ledger "Readers of
Why Mahler? will be grateful to Lebrecht for his enthusiasm and for his highly personal cultural history."
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The Wall Street Journal "As a short introduction to the meaning of Mahler, this sympathetic biography will do very well."
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The Times (London)
"We could not put the book down. Mahler is boss."
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Richmond Times-Dispatch