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& Mahler Strauss & Mahler Strauss In Dialogue • CHARLES YOUMANS Indiana University Press Bloomington & Indianapolis This book is a publication of Indiana University Press Office of Scholarly Publishing Herman B Wells Library 350 1320 East 10th Street Bloomington, Indiana 47405 USA iupress . indiana . edu © 2016 by Charles Youmans All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced or utilized in any form or by any means, electronic or mechanical, including photocopying and recording, or by any information storage and retrieval system, without permission in writing from the publisher. The Association of American University Presses’ Resolution on Permissions constitutes the only exception to this prohibition. The paper used in this publication meets the minimum requirements of the American National Standard for Information Sciences— Permanence of Paper for Printed Library Materials, ANSI Z39.48-1992. Manufactured in the United States of Amer i ca Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data Names: Youmans, Charles Dowell, [date]– author. Title: Mahler and Strauss : in dialogue / Charles Youmans. Description: Bloomington ; Indianapolis : Indiana University Press, 2016. | Includes bibliographical references and index. Identifiers: lccn 2016024305 (print) | lccn 2016024671 (ebook) | isbn 9780253021595 (cl : alk. paper) | isbn 9780253021663 (e-book) Subjects: lcsh: Mahler, Gustav, 1860–1911. | Strauss, Richard, 1864–1949. Classification: lcc ML410.M23 Y68 2016 (print) | lcc ML410.M23 (ebook) | ddc 780.92/2 [B] —dc23 LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2016024305 1 2 3 4 5 21 20 19 18 17 16 For Nancy This page intentionally left blank Contents Preface ix Acknowl edgments xiii Note on Translation xvii Introduction: Friends 1 1 C hildren 20 2 Conductors 35 3 Husbands 49 4 Wagnerians 64 5 Businessmen 79 6 Literati 92 7 Autobiographers 107 8 Programmmusiker 122 9 Imports 137 10 Allusionists 153 viii Contents 11 Ironists 167 12 Metaphysicians 182 Epilogue: Individuals 197 Notes 211 Bibliography 259 Index 277 Preface • fifteen years ago, chatting with colleagues in the dependably fruitful setting of a hotel bar, I floated the idea of a conference on Mahler and Strauss. My youthful tenure- track self considered this a sure winner, an idea long overdue. “Forget it,” came the instant response of a se nior scholar who belonged neither to the Straussians nor the Mahlerians but knew both sides well. “It’ll never work.” There was wisdom in this pronouncement. Polite intercourse notwith- standing, the scholars effectively belong to camps, more so than the gen- eral enthusiasts. A joint gathering has yet to be seen on e ither side of the Atlantic, despite growing scholarly interest in both figures. And yet, for a lone wolf the topic holds an irresistible attraction. Anyone who flips through the correspondence— carefully edited in 1980 by Herta Blaukopf, who wrote what remains the definitive treatment of the topic— can see that these composers got along far better than have their devotees. Strauss, the self- styled “first Mahlerian,” was already called an “old friend” by Mahler in 1897, ten years after their introduction in Leipzig. The substantial historical rec ord includes meetings, conversa- tions, study and per for mance of one another’s works— and, yes, sharp, in- tere st ing disagreements. There is good reason for someone to forge ahead ix
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