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'''Gustav Mahler''' (July 7, 1860, Kaliště, Bohemia – May 18, 1911, Vienna, Austria) was an Austrian composer and conductor. | '''Gustav Mahler''' (July 7, 1860, Kaliště, Bohemia – May 18, 1911, Vienna, Austria) was an Austrian composer and conductor. | ||
Mahler | 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's family was Jewish. | Mahler's family was Jewish. | ||
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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's family was Jewish.