"Feder's book is a superb example of biography as a psychological prosopography. His weaving of personal, musical, and psychological histories together into a thematic whole make for a fascinating read. . . . As a psychological analysis of Mahler—as a person and composer—this work is first rate."—J. Trygve Has-Ellison, Musicians and the Modern Era"Of all the psychoanalysts who have written about Gustav Mahler, Stuart Feder is to my mind the most lucid and the most convincing. It is impossible today to write about Mahler without taking his earlier writings into account. Thus I eagerly await his new book about Mahler’s last and crucial moments, when the famous meeting with Sigmund Freud took place.”—Henry-Louis de La Grange, author of Gustav Mahler (four-volume biography from OUP)“Feder writes . . . with a sensitivity and a depth that is remarkable in such a short book. . . . This is a book that allows Mahler to be explored, not in one way but in many ways. As a basic biography, written by one who could not have known his subject personally, it is excellent. As a book to be read by someone interested in a wonderful story, if a tragic one, it is both accessible and enjoyable. As a music history volume, as an insight into the psychiatric world, as so many different things at once, it is an intriguing, cherishable tome. . . . I am grateful to Stuart Feder and his multi-faceted, professional look into the tortured, anguished soul of a master-musician.”—J. Peter Bergman, The Berskshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.)"Once again, Stuart Feder has triumphed in bringing together his two areas of expertise—music and psychology. He has done for the field of Mahler studies what he did in the case of Charles Ives: he has charted a new path in our understanding of the man and his music."—Leon Botstein, Bard College“A first-rate book by a writer who is eminently well equipped to handle its double nature. Gustav Mahler: A Life in Crisis will appeal to both music lovers and those interested in psychoanalysis.”—Peter Gay, author of My German Question"No one but Feder has sorted out all that can be known about what went on during Mahler’s famous session with Freud. This is an important book by an author well qualified to write it."—Stephen E. Hefling, Case Western Reserve University

"Feder's book is a superb example of biography as a psychological prosopography. His weaving of personal, musical, and psychological histories together into a thematic whole make for a fascinating read. . . . As a psychological analysis of Mahler—as a person and composer—this work is first rate."—J. Trygve Has-Ellison, Musicians and the Modern Era"Of all the psychoanalysts who have written about Gustav Mahler, Stuart Feder is to my mind the most lucid and the most convincing. It is impossible today to write about Mahler without taking his earlier writings into account. Thus I eagerly await his new book about Mahler’s last and crucial moments, when the famous meeting with Sigmund Freud took place.”—Henry-Louis de La Grange, author of Gustav Mahler (four-volume biography from OUP)“Feder writes . . . with a sensitivity and a depth that is remarkable in such a short book. . . . This is a book that allows Mahler to be explored, not in one way but in many ways. As a basic biography, written by one who could not have known his subject personally, it is excellent. As a book to be read by someone interested in a wonderful story, if a tragic one, it is both accessible and enjoyable. As a music history volume, as an insight into the psychiatric world, as so many different things at once, it is an intriguing, cherishable tome. . . . I am grateful to Stuart Feder and his multi-faceted, professional look into the tortured, anguished soul of a master-musician.”—J. Peter Bergman, The Berskshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.)"Once again, Stuart Feder has triumphed in bringing together his two areas of expertise—music and psychology. He has done for the field of Mahler studies what he did in the case of Charles Ives: he has charted a new path in our understanding of the man and his music."—Leon Botstein, Bard College“A first-rate book by a writer who is eminently well equipped to handle its double nature. Gustav Mahler: A Life in Crisis will appeal to both music lovers and those interested in psychoanalysis.”—Peter Gay, author of My German Question"No one but Feder has sorted out all that can be known about what went on during Mahler’s famous session with Freud. This is an important book by an author well qualified to write it."—Stephen E. Hefling, Case Western Reserve University

"Feder's book is a superb example of biography as a psychological prosopography. His weaving of personal, musical, and psychological histories together into a thematic whole make for a fascinating read. . . . As a psychological analysis of Mahler—as a person and composer—this work is first rate."—J. Trygve Has-Ellison, Musicians and the Modern Era"Of all the psychoanalysts who have written about Gustav Mahler, Stuart Feder is to my mind the most lucid and the most convincing. It is impossible today to write about Mahler without taking his earlier writings into account. Thus I eagerly await his new book about Mahler’s last and crucial moments, when the famous meeting with Sigmund Freud took place.”—Henry-Louis de La Grange, author of Gustav Mahler (four-volume biography from OUP)“Feder writes . . . with a sensitivity and a depth that is remarkable in such a short book. . . . This is a book that allows Mahler to be explored, not in one way but in many ways. As a basic biography, written by one who could not have known his subject personally, it is excellent. As a book to be read by someone interested in a wonderful story, if a tragic one, it is both accessible and enjoyable. As a music history volume, as an insight into the psychiatric world, as so many different things at once, it is an intriguing, cherishable tome. . . . I am grateful to Stuart Feder and his multi-faceted, professional look into the tortured, anguished soul of a master-musician.”—J. Peter Bergman, The Berskshire Eagle (Pittsfield, Mass.)"Once again, Stuart Feder has triumphed in bringing together his two areas of expertise—music and psychology. He has done for the field of Mahler studies what he did in the case of Charles Ives: he has charted a new path in our understanding of the man and his music."—Leon Botstein, Bard College“A first-rate book by a writer who is eminently well equipped to handle its double nature. Gustav Mahler: A Life in Crisis will appeal to both music lovers and those interested in psychoanalysis.”—Peter Gay, author of My German Question"No one but Feder has sorted out all that can be known about what went on during Mahler’s famous session with Freud. This is an important book by an author well qualified to write it."—Stephen E. Hefling, Case Western Reserve University