Quick Facts About Gustav Mahler
- Born
- July 7, 1860
- Died
- May 18, 1911
- Nationality
- Cisleithania
- Profession
- Conductor
- Notable works
- Symphonies,
- Known for
- Symphony No. 5, Symphony No. 8, Symphony No. 9, Symphony No. 1, Symphony No. 2
- Spouse
- Alma Mahler
About Gustav Mahler
Gustav Mahler was an Austro-Bohemian Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. As a composer he acted as a bridge between the 19th-century tradition and the modernism of the early 20th century. While in his lifetime his status as a conductor was established beyond question, his own music gained wide popularity only after periods of relative neglect, which included a ban on its performance in much of Europe during the Nazi era. After 1945 his compositions were rediscovered by a new generation of listeners; Mahler then became one of the most frequently performed and recorded of all composers, a position he has sustained into the 21st century.
Biography source:
Wikipedia
