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1. Gustav Mahler

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   Gustav Mahler (1860–1911) was an Austrian late-Romantic composer and one of the most prominent conductors of the transition between the 19th century and 20th centuries. His reputation during his lifetime was primarily based on his formidable conducting career, particularly his tenure as director of the Vienna Court Opera, where he implemented stringent, if idiosyncratic, reforms to staging and [orchestral …

2. Gustav Mahler

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   Compositional Output and Style
   Mahler composed ten major numbered symphonies (though the Tenth remains incomplete), along with numerous song cycles, most famously Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (Songs of a Wayfaring Lad) and Kindertotenlieder (Songs on the Deaths of Children). His compositions frequently defy conventional symphonic structures, often incorporating vast, slow movements and lengthy [cod…