by Norman Lebrecht · Faber & Faber · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780571260799
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In this highly original account of Mahler's life and work, Norman Lebrecht explores the Mahler Effect, a phenomenon that reaches deep into unsuspecting lives, altering the self-perceptions of world leaders, finance chiefs and working musicians. The book examines why Mahler's music has become the soundtrack to our twenty-first-century lives, inspiring devotion and resonating with the anxieties of post-industrial society.
Norman Lebrecht is a British music journalist best known as the owner of the classical music blog Slipped Disc. His writings have been accused of sensationalism and criticized for their inaccuracies and tendency to gossip, while others have praised them as entertaining. Unlike other writers on music, Lebrecht rarely reviews concerts or recordings, preferring to report on the people and organizations who engage in classical music. He was described by Gilbert Kaplan as "surely the most controversial and arguably the most influential journalist covering classical music".
