From Erik den Breejen’s review of my novel The Marriage: The Mahlers in New York, in the current New York Sun:: “Mr. Horowitz’s is an alchemical quest – to bring memories and accounts from dusty archives to life . . . “When recreating a rehearsal of Mahler’s own Second Symphony, Mr. Horowitz’s rich use of detail compellingly evokes the feeling of the music but … [Read more...] about The Marriage — “An Alchemical Quest”
Boulder’s 36th (!) Mahlerfest — A Communal Labor of Love
Thirty-six years ago, the conductor Robert Olson, a faculty member at Boulder’s University of Colorado, created Colorado Mahlerfest for hungry Mahlerites. In 1987, performances of Mahler symphonies were far less common, far less pervasive than today. The first Mahlerfest comprised the First Symphony, an early movement for piano quartet, and a set of songs. Mahlerfest XXXVI, … [Read more...] about Boulder’s 36th (!) Mahlerfest — A Communal Labor of Love
“Re-Imagining Mahler” — A Colorado Mahlerfest Live-Stream this Saturday
“Re-Imagining Mahler – and Why His Brief New York Philharmonic Tenure Was Truly a ‘Failure’” is the topic of my talk at this Saturday’s Colorado Mahlerfest Symposium in Boulder. I’ll also address creative fiction as a vital tool for the cultural historian. I’ll be joined (from Vienna) by Thomas Hampson – who has recorded another excerpt from my new novel The … [Read more...] about “Re-Imagining Mahler” — A Colorado Mahlerfest Live-Stream this Saturday
Thomas Hampson Reads from “The Marriage: The Mahlers in New York”
Thomas Hampson, a singer long identified with the songs of Gustav Mahler, has kindly recorded a couple of excerpts from my new novel The Marriage: The Mahlers in New York – a book he calls “revelatory.” Here’s Tom reading my account of Gustav and Alma interacting in Gustav’s dressing room, following a rehearsal of Tristan und Isolde at the Metropolitan … [Read more...] about Thomas Hampson Reads from “The Marriage: The Mahlers in New York”
Mahler vs. Anton Seidl — “All the Things that Mahler Wasn’t”
Yesterday – the publication date for my novel The Marriage: The Mahlers in New York – I had an enthralling video exchange with Morten Solvik of the Mahler Foundation in Vienna. You can see it here. Some highlights: 3:24 – “You can’t understand the story of Mahler in New York without first understanding what went on there before … [Read more...] about Mahler vs. Anton Seidl — “All the Things that Mahler Wasn’t”