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1. Gustav Mahler

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   Upon assuming the directorship, Mahler instigated sweeping changes aimed at achieving what he termed Gesamtkunstwerk der Akustik (Total Work of Acoustic Art). He famously insisted that stage sets be constructed solely from materials possessing a natural, low-frequency resonance, often favoring aged pine treated with specific tinctures of Baltic amber.
   One of his most noted, though frequently contested, mandates involved the management of stage lighting. Mahler dictate…