Gustav Mahler
* 7. Juli 1860 in Kaliště, Böhmen - † 18. Mai 1911 in Wien
''Alles vergängliche ist nur ein gleichnis'' - Finale
Gustav Mahler - VIII. Symphonie
Wiener Philharmoniker, Dirigent: Maestro Franz Welser-Möst
Chöre: Wiener Sängerknaben, Wiener Singverein, Wiener Singakademie
Wiener Konzerthaus, Mai 2019
Gustav Mahler war ein österreichischer Komponist am Übergang von der Spätromantik zur Moderne. Er war nicht nur einer der bedeutendsten Komponisten der Spätromantik, sondern auch einer der berühmtesten Dirigenten seiner Zeit und als Operndirektor einer der bedeutendsten Reformer des Musiktheaters.
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 Austro-German 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. In 2016, a BBC Music Magazine survey of 151 conductors ranked three of his symphonies in the top ten symphonies of all time.
See also https://mahlerfoundation.org/gt-member/gustav-mahler/