Gustav Mahler
Born: 7th July 1860, Kaliste, Czechia
Died: 18th May 1911, Vienna, Austria
Nationality: German, Czech
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.
Born in Bohemia (then part of the Austrian Empire) to Jewish parents of humble origins, the German-speaking Mahler displayed his musical gifts at an early age.
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Vasily Petrenko on Mahler
4th Jun 2026
The Russian conductor joins a live audience at Presto HQ via video-link to discuss his new recording of Symphony No. 3 with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra (released on Harmonia Mundi last month).
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Sir Donald Runnicles on Mahler and the Grand Teton Music Festival Orchestra
13th May 2026
The conductor and music director of the Grand Teton Music Festival speaks about his latest recording of Mahler's Symphony No. 5, his early experiences of hearing the composer's music, and how his association with the festival came about.
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Popular Works: Mahler
- Ablösung im Sommer (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) (69)
- Aus! Aus! (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) (48)
- Blicke mir nicht in die Lieder! (Rückert-Lieder) (140)
- Das irdische Leben (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) (68)
- Das Lied von der Erde (199)
- Der Tambourg'sell (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) (52)
- Des Antonius von Padua Fischpredigt (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) (57)
- Erinnerung (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) (58)
- Frühlingsmorgen (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) (63)
- Hans und Grete (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) (53)
- Ich atmet' einen linden Duft (Rückert-Lieder) (159)
- Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen (Rückert-Lieder) (212)
- Ich ging mit Lust (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) (66)
- Kindertotenlieder (184)
- Liebst Du um Schönheit (Rückert-Lieder) (146)
- Lieder eines fahrenden Gesellen (223)
- Nicht wiedersehen (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) (64)
- Phantasie aus Don Juan (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) (52)
- Revelge (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) (56)
- Rheinlegendchen (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) (74)
- Rückert-Lieder (129)
- Scheiden und Meiden (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) (67)
- Selbstgefühl (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) (49)
- Symphony No. 1 in D major 'Titan' (298)
- Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection' (276)
- Symphony No. 3 (169)
- Symphony No. 4 (280)
- Symphony No. 5 (263)
- Symphony No. 5 in C sharp minor: IV. Adagietto (158)
- Symphony No. 6 in A minor 'Tragic' (178)
- Symphony No. 7 (160)
- Symphony No. 8 in E flat major 'Symphony of a Thousand' (117)
- Symphony No. 9 (236)
- Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major (62)
- Symphony No. 10 in F sharp major - Adagio (63)
- Um Mitternacht (Rückert-Lieder) (157)
- Um schlimme Kinder artig zu machen (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) (52)
- Wer hat dies' Liedlein Erdacht? (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) (54)
- Wo die schönen Trompeten blasen (Des Knaben Wunderhorn) (76)
- Zu Strassburg auf der Schanz (Lieder und Gesänge aus der Jugendzeit) (57)
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New. Mahler: Symphony No. 5 On Period Instruments
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Special offer. Mahler: Symphonies 1-9
Elena Mosuc (soprano - Symphony No. 2) & Zlata Bulycheva (mezzo - Symphony No. 2), Anna Larsson (contralto - Symphony No. 3), Laura Claycomb (soprano - Symphony No. 4), Viktoria Yastrebova, Ailish Tynan, Ludmila Dudinova (sopranos - Symphony No. 8), Lilli Paasikivi, Zlata Bulycheva (mezzo-sopranos - Symphony No. 8), Alexey Markov (baritone - Symphony No. 8), Sergey Semishkur (tenor - Symphony No. 8) & Evgeny Nikitin (bass - Symphony No. 8) London Symphony Orchestra, Choir of Eltham College, Choral Arts Society of Washington, Tiffin Boys Choir & London Symphony Chorus, Valery Gergiev
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Mahler: Symphony No. 2 'Resurrection'
Lisa Milne (soprano) & Birgit Remmert (alto) Budapest Festival Orchestra & The Hungarian Radio Choir, Iván Fischer
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Gramophone Awards, 2007, Editor's Choice
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Karen Cargill (mezzo-soprano), Hanna-Elisabeth Müller (soprano), Orchestre National de France, Chœur de Radio France, Cristian Măcelaru
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