Gustav Mahler Archive

After coming to the US and conducting the New York Philharmonic and the Metropolitan Opera, Gustav Mahler ultimately returned to Vienna, and he died there literally of a broken heart. He had very serious heart …

My admiration for conductor Andris Nelsons continues to increase as I see more of his work. He is passionate, has great eye contact with his players, and seems to care deeply about the results achieved. …

My father (Z/L) was a great Mahler enthusiast. However, during my childhood during the War years he was totally unable to attend any concerts at all. Occasionally he would talk with me about his favorite …

It came to me early this morning that a fitting tribute to the memory of  conductor Pierre Boulez is the music from Gustav Mahler’s Symphony number 5. The sad Adagietto movement from this masterpiece begins …

Gustav Mahler Symphony #9, DVD of the Month for November, 2015 Austrian composer Alban Berg probably attended Gustav Mahler’s funeral in 1911. He saw in the symphony #9 by Mahler “the expression of a tremendous …