Henry-Louis de La Grange (26 May 1924 - 27 January 2017) Henry-Louis de La Grange died this morning. He was such a vivacious personality, so full of positive energy, that even though he'd been unwell for a long time, it just doesn't seem possible that he's gone. His monument will be his encyclopedic scholarship on Gustav Mahler: a lifetime's devotion in the service of knowledge. Mahler interpretation would be in the dark ages were it not for HLG's insights into Mahler the man, his ideas and h [...]
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