The Alma problem

Married to Gustav Mahler at 22, Alma Schindler's composing career was cut short at her husband's insistence. But this extraordinary woman was far from a tragic victim of misogynyMusic is music whether composed by angels or monsters. Alma Mahler was a monster, no doubt, but she was a very intriguing monster. She outlived Gustav Mahler by 50 years, destroying all but one of her letters to him, and suppressing or falsifying many of his to her for fear of being judged too harshly by posterity. None ...

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