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[[Image:Mahler.jpg|right|thumb|Gustav Mahler]] | [[Image:Mahler.jpg|right|thumb|Gustav Mahler]] | ||
| − | '''Gustav Mahler''' (1860 – 1911 | + | '''Gustav Mahler''' (1860 – 1911) was an [[Austria]]n composer notable for his epic [[Symphony|symphonies]], of which he completed nine, with a tenth unfinished. |
He also wrote [[Lieder]] with orchestral accompaniment. | He also wrote [[Lieder]] with orchestral accompaniment. | ||
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== Some works == | == Some works == | ||
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* Symphony 1 "Titan" | * Symphony 1 "Titan" | ||
* Symphony 2 "Resurrection" | * Symphony 2 "Resurrection" | ||
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== See also == | == See also == | ||
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*[[Hector Berlioz]] | *[[Hector Berlioz]] | ||
*[[Charles Gounod]] | *[[Charles Gounod]] | ||
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== External links == | == External links == | ||
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*[http://www.musicweb-international.com/Mahler/Mahlersongs.htm Mahler's Song Cycles] | *[http://www.musicweb-international.com/Mahler/Mahlersongs.htm Mahler's Song Cycles] | ||
*[http://www.8notes.com/biographies/mahler.asp Biography] | *[http://www.8notes.com/biographies/mahler.asp Biography] | ||
Revision as of 22:08, November 7, 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"
- Das Lied von der Erde (the most special to lover's of Mahler's music [2])
- Songs