Short bio Gustav Mahler
Birthday:
1860 in Kalischt, Czech Republic
Died:
1911 in Vienna, Austria
Active:
1890s - 1900s
Genre:
Classical
Period:
Post-Romantic, Romantic
Full biography Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler was a renowned Austrian composer and conductor of the late Romantic period. Born on July 7, 1860, in what is now the Czech Republic, Mahler's music was known for its emotional depth and intensity.
Mahler was born into an austere Jewish family in the village of Kaliště. At a young age, he was immersed in music, studying piano and cello with local teachers. He went on to attend the Vienna Conservatory, where he studied under Robert Fuchs, among others.
Mahler developed a reputation for his highly emotional and evocative compositions, which often drew inspiration from personal experience and nature. His works include symphonies, song cycles, and chamber music. Some of his most famous compositions include his Symphony No. 5, Symphony No. 9, and Das Lied von der Erde.
In addition to his career as a composer, Mahler was also a successful conductor, holding positions at leading institutions throughout Europe. He served as the director of the Vienna Court Opera and later the Metropolitan Opera in New York City. His performances of the works of Wagner, in particular, were celebrated for their intensity and emotional power.
Despite his success, Mahler's personal life was marked by tragedy. He suffered the loss of his daughter to scarlet fever and his young
Compositions featuring Gustav Mahler
| # | Name | Duration | Genre | Year |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major (realization by Deryck Cooke) | 76:11 min | Orchestral | 1964 |
| 2 | Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major (incomplete) | 26:03 min | Symphony | 1910 |
| 3 | Symphony No. 9 in D major | 81:10 min | Symphony | 1908 |
| 4 | Das Lied von der Erde, for alto (or baritone), tenor & orchestra | 53:35 min | Vocal Music | 1908 |
| 5 | Symphony No. 8 in E flat major ("Symphony of a Thousand") | 79:34 min | Symphony | 1906 |
| 6 | Symphony No. 7 in E minor ("Song of the Night") | 78:49 min | Symphony | 1904 |
| 7 | In diesem Wetter, in diesem Braus, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in D major (Kindertotenlieder No. 5) | 6:17 min | Vocal Music | 1904 |
| 8 | Nun seh' ich wohl, warum so dunkle Flammen, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in C minor (Kindertotenlieder No. 2) | 4:53 min | Vocal Music | 1904 |
| 9 | Symphony No. 6 in A minor ("Tragic") | 81:12 min | Symphony | 1903 |
| 10 | Liebst du um Schönheit, song for voice & piano in C major (Rückert Lieder No. 5) | 2:33 min | Vocal Music | 1902 |
| 11 | Rückert Lieder, song collection for voice & piano (or orchestra) | 17:26 min | Vocal Music | 1901 |
| 12 | Ich atmet' einen linden Duft, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in D major (Rückert Lieder No. 2) | 2:49 min | Vocal Music | 1901 |
| 13 | Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) (Rückert Lieder No. 3) | 6:22 min | Vocal Music | 1901 |
| 14 | Kindertotenlieder, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra) | 23:38 min | Vocal Music | 1901 |
| 15 | Nun will die Sonn'so hell aufgeh'n, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in D minor (Kindertotenlieder No. 1) | 5:13 min | Vocal Music | 1901 |
| 16 | Oft denk' ich, sie sind nur ausgegangen, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in E flat major (Kindertotenlieder No. 4) | 3:07 min | Vocal Music | 1901 |
| 17 | Adagietto, for orchestra (from the Symphony No. 5) | 9:50 min | Symphony | 1901 |
| 18 | Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor | 68:55 min | Symphony | 1901 |
| 19 | Um Mitternacht, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in B minor (Rückert Lieder No. 4) | 6:05 min | Vocal Music | 1901 |
| 20 | Wenn dein Mütterlein, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in C minor (Kindertotenlieder No. 3) | 5:28 min | Vocal Music | 1901 |
| 21 | Der Tamboursg'sell, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in D minor (Aus letzter Zeit No. 2) | 5:37 min | Vocal Music | 1901 |
| 22 | Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in F major (Rückert Lieder No. 1) | 1:29 min | Vocal Music | 1901 |
| 23 | Revelge, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) (Aus letzter Zeit No. 1) | 6:52 min | Vocal Music | 1899 |
| 24 | Symphony No. 4 in G major | 54:39 min | Symphony | 1899 |
| 25 | Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in D minor (Des Knaben Wunderhorn No. 9) | 6:46 min | Vocal Music | 1898 |
| 26 | Lied des Verfolgten im Turm, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in D minor (Des Knaben Wunderhorn No. 8) | 6:35 min | Vocal Music | 1898 |
| 27 | Lob des hohen Verstandes, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in D major (Des Knaben Wunderhorn No. 10) | 2:49 min | Vocal Music | 1896 |
| 28 | Es sungen drei Engel, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in F major (Des Knaben Wunderhorn No. 11) | 4:15 min | Vocal Music | 1894 |
| 29 | Symphony No. 3 in D minor | 96:35 min | Symphony | 1893 |
| 30 | Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in C minor (Des Knaben Wunderhorn No. 6) | 4:22 min | Vocal Music | 1893 |
| 31 | Rheinlegendchen, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in A major (Des Knaben Wunderhorn No. 7) | 3:13 min | Vocal Music | 1893 |
| 32 | Das irdische Leben, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in B flat minor (Des Knaben Wunderhorn No. 5) | 2:53 min | Vocal Music | 1892 |
| 33 | Des Knaben Wunderhorn, songs (12) for voice & orchestra (or piano) | 36:27 min | Vocal Music | 1892 |
| 34 | Wer hat dies Liedlein erdacht?, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in F major (Des Knaben Wunderhorn No. 4) | 2:16 min | Vocal Music | 1892 |
| 35 | Verlor'ne Müh, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in A major (Des Knaben Wunderhorn No. 2) | 2:48 min | Vocal Music | 1892 |
| 36 | Das himmlische Leben, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) | 8:53 min | Vocal Music | 1892 |
| 37 | Trost im Unglück, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in A major (Des Knaben Wunderhorn No. 3) | 2:30 min | Vocal Music | 1892 |
| 38 | Der Schildwache Nachtlied, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in B flat major (Des Knaben Wunderhorn No. 1) | 5:59 min | Vocal Music | 1892 |
| 39 | Urlicht, song for voice & piano (or orchestra) in D flat major (Des Knaben Wunderhorn No. 12) | 5:02 min | Vocal Music | 1892 |
| 40 | Totenfeier, symphonic poem in C minor | 24:25 min | Orchestral | 1888 |
| 41 | Aus der Jugendzeit (Lieder und Gesänge) Vol.3, songs (5) for voice & piano (or orchestra) | 4:56 min | Vocal Music | 1888 |
| 42 | Blumine ("Flora"), for orchestra (discarded movement from Symphony No. 1) | 7:16 min | Symphony | 1888 |
| 43 | Symphony No. 2 in C minor ("Resurrection") | 80:25 min | Symphony | 1888 |
| 44 | Starke Einbildungskraft, song for voice & piano in B flat major (Aus der Jugendzeit Vol. 2, No. 4) | 1:10 min | Vocal Music | 1887 |
| 45 | Aus! aus!, song for voice & piano in D flat major (Aus der Jugendzeit Vol. 2, No. 3) | 2:15 min | Vocal Music | 1887 |
| 46 | Aus der Jugendzeit (Lieder und Gesänge) Vol.2, songs (4) for voice & piano (or orchestra) | 9:44 min | Vocal Music | 1887 |
| 47 | Um schlimme Kinder artig zu machen, song for voice & piano in E major (Aus der Jugendzeit Vol. 2, No. 1) | 1:55 min | Vocal Music | 1887 |
| 48 | Selbstgefühl, song for voice & piano in F major (Aus der Jugendzeit Vol. 3, No. 5) | 1:59 min | Vocal Music | 1887 |
| 49 | Scheiden und Meiden, song for voice & piano in D flat minor (Aus der Jugendzeit Vol. 3, No. 3) | 2:38 min | Vocal Music | 1887 |
| 50 | Nicht wiedersehen!, song for voice & piano in C minor (Aus der Jugendzeit Vol. 3, No. 4) | 4:37 min | Vocal Music | 1887 |
| 51 | Ablösung im Sommer, song for voice & piano in D flat major (Aus der Jugendzeit Vol. 3, No. 2) | 1:44 min | Vocal Music | 1887 |
| 52 | Ich ging mit Lust durch einen grünen Wald, song for voice & piano in D major (Aus der Jugendzeit Vol. 2, No. 2) | 4:14 min | Vocal Music | 1887 |
| 53 | Zu Strassburg auf der Schanz, song for voice & piano (Aus der Jugendzeit Vol. 3, No. 1) | 4:17 min | Vocal Music | 1887 |
| 54 | Symphony No. 1 in D major ("Titan") | 53:38 min | Symphony | 1884 |
| 55 | Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen, song cycle for voice & piano (or orchestra) | 15:53 min | Vocal Music | 1883 |
| 56 | Die zwei blauen Augen, song for low voice & piano (or orchestra) (Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen No. 4) | 5:20 min | Vocal Music | 1883 |
| 57 | Wenn mein Schatz Hochzeit macht, song for low voice & piano (or orchestra) (Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen No. 1) | 4:02 min | Vocal Music | 1883 |
| 58 | Ich hab'ein glühend Messer, song for low voice & piano (or orchestra) (Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen No. 3) | 3:08 min | Vocal Music | 1883 |
| 59 | Ging heut'morgens übers Feld, song for low voice & piano (or orchestra) (Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen No. 2 ) | 4:00 min | Vocal Music | 1883 |
| 60 | Aus der Jugendzeit (Lieder und Gesänge) Vol.1, songs (5) for voice & piano (or orchestra) | 11:57 min | Vocal Music | 1880 |
| 61 | Serenade aus Don Juan, song for voice & piano in D flat major (Aus der Jugendzeit Vol. 1, No. 4) | 1:55 min | Vocal Music | 1880 |
| 62 | Winterlied, song for tenor & piano (No. 2 of 3 Songs) | 3:58 min | Vocal Music | 1880 |
| 63 | Aus der Jugendzeit (Lieder und Gesänge), songs (14) for voice & piano (or orchestra) in 3 volumes | 9:23 min | Vocal Music | 1880 |
| 64 | Songs (3) for tenor & piano | 8:56 min | Vocal Music | 1880 |
| 65 | Phantasie aus Don Juan, for voice & piano (Aus der Jugendzeit Vol. 1, No. 5) | 2:30 min | Vocal Music | 1880 |
| 66 | Maitanz im Grünen, song for tenor & piano in D major (No. 3 of 3 Songs) | 2:23 min | Vocal Music | 1880 |
| 67 | Im Lenz, song for tenor & piano (No. 1 of 3 Songs) | 2:44 min | Vocal Music | 1880 |
| 68 | Erinnerung, song for voice & piano (Aus der Jugendzeit Vol. 1, No. 2) | 2:52 min | Vocal Music | 1880 |
| 69 | Hans und Grethe, song for voice & piano in D major (Aus der Jugendzeit Vol. 1, No. 3) | 2:14 min | Vocal Music | 1880 |
| 70 | Frühlingsmorgen, song for voice & piano in F major (Aus der Jugendzeit Vol. 1, No. 1) | 2:02 min | Vocal Music | 1880 |
| 71 | Das klagende Lied, cantata for soloists, chorus & orchestra | 50:55 min | Choral | 1878 |
| 72 | Piano Quartet in A minor (incomplete) | 11:49 min | Chamber Music | 1876 |
| 73 | Symphonisches Praeludium, for orchestra (doubtful fragment, orchestrated by Albrecht Gürsching) | 7:50 min | Orchestral | - |
| 74 | Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major (realization by others) | 76:54 min | Symphony | - |
| 75 | Suite aus den Orchesterwerken, for orchestra, harpsichord & organ (after J.S. Bach) | 19:07 min | Orchestral | - |
| 76 | Im wunderschönen Monat Mai, song for voice & piano (sketch) | 1:31 min | Vocal Music | - |
| 77 | Es fiel ein Reif, song for voice & piano (sketch) | 2:04 min | Vocal Music | - |
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