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Gustav Mahler
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07 Jul 1860
† 18 May 1911
Kalitsch, Bohemia, Austria-Hungary. [now in Czech Republic]
Biography
Gustav Mahler (7 July 1860 – 18 May 1911) 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 er...
Also Known As
Густав Малер, Г. Малер
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