Die Mahlers in New York

"Joe Horowitz's Die Mahlers in New York portrays Mahler with more power and poignancy than anyone else. Set in a spider's web of wealth, power and intrigue in New York City, the book is so deeply personal and intimately written that it is sometimes painful to read - to be so close to Mahler and his wife. I couldn't resist reading some passages more than once. The story of Gustav Mahler's life - and his wife Alma, the "most beautiful woman in Vienna" - fascinated everyone who wanted to hear his music. He is a cult hero, the epitome of a still unknown artist. How can such a life be adequately captured? Only in historical fiction. This is a book for people who love Mahler and yearn to get to know him better (and there are millions) - a truer, more human Mahler than we have ever experienced before. Alma is also fabulously drawn, with all her love and antipathy towards her husband. And Die Mahlers in New York also opens a new and astonishing window on Mahler's music."
JoAnn Falletta, Music Director of the Buffalo Philharmonic OrchestraRoman (or: a fictional non-fiction book)

"Compelling and fair. It is refreshing to see this chapter of Gustav Mahler's biography from an American perspective, written by someone who is not automatically biased in favor of Europe."
Karol Berger, author of Beyond Reason: Wagner versus Nietzsche

"Horowitz has created two of the most compelling fictional portraits of classical music ... [he] has brought us closer to Mahler and his wife Alma than any other writer I've read."
Clive Paget, Musical America

“The project is a success; Horowitz also has an advantage over other Mahler biographers in that he has an excellent knowledge of New York at that time and has much to say about the impact of Mahler’s performances.”
Günther Haller, Die Presse, August 16, 2024

Novel (or: a fictional non-fiction book)
Translated from the American by Christian Much

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