Monthly Archive: June, 2025

Gustav Mahler, Julius Korngold and the “Neue Freie Presse”

Normally, upon publication of a book I’ve written, I would be encouraging all the people who follow this blog to rush out and buy a copy. That probably will not be practical this… Continue reading

The Asssessments  and Reassessments of the Composer Wolfgang  Fortner (1907-1987)

A brilliant but deeply compromised composer. Ethical questions are asked as to how his legacy should be seen. The music itself is too strong to ignore