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'''Gustav Mahler''' (July 7, 1860, Kaliště, Bohemia – May 18, 1911, Vienna, Austria) was an Austrian composer and conductor. | |||
Mahler's | Mahler's mature compositions consist of only symphonies and song cycles. There is some overlap between the two: for example, his last work ''Das Lied von der Erde'' he regarded as a symphony, though one might take it for a song cycle, while several of his ten numbered symphonies feature singers. | ||
Mahler was born into a Jewish family. He had a mother fixation and mimicked her lameness.<ref>AJ Jacobs, The Know-It-All</ref> | |||
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Latest revision as of 03:32, 13 September 2013
Gustav Mahler (July 7, 1860, Kaliště, Bohemia – May 18, 1911, Vienna, Austria) was an Austrian composer and conductor.
Mahler's mature compositions consist of only symphonies and song cycles. There is some overlap between the two: for example, his last work Das Lied von der Erde he regarded as a symphony, though one might take it for a song cycle, while several of his ten numbered symphonies feature singers.
Mahler was born into a Jewish family. He had a mother fixation and mimicked her lameness.[1]
References
- ↑ AJ Jacobs, The Know-It-All