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Revision as of 18:37, October 2, 2008
Gustav Mahler (1860 – 1911)) was an Austrian composer notable for his epic symphonies, of which he completed nine, with a tenth unfinished.
He also wrote Lieder with orchestral accompaniment.
In 1897, Mahler converted from Judaism to Roman Catholicism in order to secure a post as artistic director of the prestigious Vienna Court Opera (Jews were virtually prohibited from holding the post at that time). For the next ten years he stayed at Vienna, where he was noted as a great perfectionist. He ran the Opera for nine months of the year, spending the other three composing, mainly at Maiernigg, where he had a small house on the Wörthersee. [1]
Some works
- Symphony 1 "Titan"
- Symphony 2 "Resurrection"
- Symphony 6 "Tragic"
- Symphony 8 "Symphony of a Thousand"
- Songs