{"title":"Karol Berger","description":"\u003cp\u003eKarol Berger's works delve deeply into the intersection of music and culture, offering insightful analyses that bridge history, theory, and aesthetics. Readers can expect richly detailed explorations that illuminate the complexities of musical expression and its broader artistic significance.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eWith titles such as \u003cem\u003eBeyond Reason\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eMahler's Symphonic World\u003c\/em\u003e, Berger's writing engages both the discerning scholar and the curious enthusiast, enriching understanding of the arts through a nuanced and elegant perspective.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"mahlers-symphonic-world-by-karol-berger-9780226836027","title":"Mahler's Symphonic World","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eA new analysis of Mahler's symphonies, placing each within the context of his musical way of being in and experiencing the world.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eBetween 1888 and 1909 Gustav Mahler completed nine symphonies and the orchestral song cycle \u003cem\u003eDas Lied von der Erde\u003c\/em\u003e; his tenth symphony was left incomplete at his death in 1911. \u003cem\u003eMahler's Symphonic World\u003c\/em\u003e provocatively suggests that over his lifetime, the composer pursued a single vision and a single, ideal symphony that strived to capture his personal outlook on human existence. Writing at the turn of the twentieth century, when all trust in firm philosophical and spiritual foundations had evaporated, Mahler's music reflected a deep preoccupation with human suffering and transience and a search for sources of possible consolation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eIn Karol Berger's reading, each of the symphonies follows a similar trajectory, with an opening quest leading to the final unveiling of a transcendent, consolatory vision. By juxtaposing single movements—the opening Allegros, the middle movements, the Finales—across different works, Berger traces recurring plotlines and imagery and discloses the works' multiple interrelationships as well as their cohesiveness around a central idea. Ultimately, \u003cem\u003eMahler's Symphonic World\u003c\/em\u003e locates Mahler's music within the matrix of intellectual currents that defined his epoch and offers a revelatory picture of his musical way of being in the world.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47431516225772,"sku":"9780226836027","price":114.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780226836027.jpg?v=1774557642"},{"product_id":"beyond-reason-by-karol-berger-9780520409255","title":"Beyond Reason","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eBeyond Reason\u003c\/em\u003e relates Wagner's works to the philosophical and cultural ideas of his time, centring on the four music dramas he created in the second half of his career: \u003cem\u003eDer Ring des Nibelungen\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eTristan und Isolde\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eDie Meistersinger von Nürnberg\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eParsifal\u003c\/em\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKarol Berger seeks to penetrate the \"secret\" of large-scale form in Wagner's music dramas and to answer those critics, most prominently Nietzsche, who condemned Wagner for his putative inability to weld small expressive gestures into larger wholes.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eOrganised by individual opera, this is essential reading for both musicologists and Wagner experts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Unknown","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47460251435244,"sku":"9780520409255","price":85.99,"currency_code":"NZD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0705\/7784\/8556\/files\/9780520409255-beyond-reason.jpg?v=1774947037"}],"url":"https:\/\/bookhero.co.nz\/collections\/karol-berger.oembed","provider":"Book Hero","version":"1.0","type":"link"}