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Mahler's forgotten conductor : Heinz Unger and his search for Jewish meaning, 1895-1965 / Herman Tesler-Mabé

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"The orchestral conductor Heinz Unger (1895-1965) was born in Berlin, Germany and was reared from a young age to follow in his father's footsteps and become a lawyer. In 1915, he heard a Munich performance of Gustav Mahler's Das Lied von der Erde ("The Song of the Earth") co...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Tesler-Mabé, Hernan, 1973- (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Toronto ; Buffalo : University of Toronto Press, [2020]
Subjects:
Unger, Heinz, > 1895-1965.
Conductors (Music) > Canada > Biography.
Conductors (Music) > Germany > Biography.
Jewish musicians > Canada.
Jews > Identity.
Conductors (Music)
Jewish musicians.
Canada.
Germany.
Biography.
Table of Contents:
  • Cover
  • Title Page
  • Copyright
  • Dedication
  • Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • 1. A Thoroughly German Youth, Early Trips to the Soviet Union, and an Unfortunate Exile
  • 2. European Exodus: USSR, England, Spain, and the World
  • 3. Early Life in Canada and a Return to Germany (1937-1956)
  • 4. A Jewish Renaissance: Life in Canada, the Israel Philharmonic, and the Mahler Centenary
  • 5. The Final Years and a Farewell to the World (1961-1965)
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix: Known Concerts and Performances by Heinz Unger
  • Notes
  • Bibliography.
  • Index of Composers
  • General Index.

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