From My Life: The Autobiography of Eduard Hanslick

Eduard Hanslick was a music critic in nineteenth-century Vienna who studied piano with Tomaschek and became the most noted and honored music critic in the city. He was on the side of Brahms in the Brahms-Wagner controversy and was the target of Wagners anti-semitism. His autobiography has never been fully translated into English.

Format: Hardback
Length: 456 pages
Publication date: 15 June 2023
Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield

Eduard Hanslick, a renowned music critic, published his autobiography titled "From My Life" towards the end of his life in 1894. The book experienced three printings and was later republished in 1911, 1987, and 2011 by various publishers, including Bärenreiter and Taschenbuch. Hanslick, born in Prague, pursued piano studies under Tomaschek and later studied law, eventually becoming a government functionary. Despite his legal profession, Hanslick's passion for music led him to become the most celebrated and respected music critic in nineteenth-century Vienna. His influential essay, "On the Musically Beautiful," originally published in 1854, made a significant impact on the musical world. In the Brahms-Wagner controversy, Hanslick sided with Brahms and faced backlash from Wagner's anti-Semitic views. Despite this, Hanslick was among the early advocates of Wagner's music in Vienna. Unfortunately, his extensive and informative autobiography has yet to be fully translated into English or any other language.

Weight: 803g
Dimension: 237 x 161 x 32 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781538172407