Two Musical Populists

Two Musical Populists

Carl E. Schorske, in The Bulletin of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences (Oct. 1983), Norton's Woods, 136 Irving St., Cambridge, Mass. 02138.
At the turn of the century, two composers who would help to revolu- tionize classical music rose to prominence on opposite sides of the At- lantic. In their backgrounds, Charles Ives (1874-1954) and Gustav Mahler (1 860-1 91 1) could hardly have been more different, writes Schorske, a Princeton historian, yet each injected a strong note of popu- lism...

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