Gustav Mahler Archive

In 1918 Arnold Schoenberg founded the “Verein für musikalische Privatauffuehrngen” (Society for Private Musical Performances) in Vienna. At the age of forty-four, Schoenberg was widely considered one of the most important and influential composers of …

For Gustav Mahler, composing his early symphonies meant “building a world”. His Ninth, however, seems more concerned with the deconstruction of this world – a look back, and a long farewell. In the draft of …

Conductor Adam Fischer and the Dusseldorf Symphony Orchestra perform the beautiful “Das Lied von der Erde” by Gustav Mahler on this new recording. Mezzo soprano Anna Larsson and tenor Stuart Skelton execute these extremely demanding songs. …

When Iván Fischer founded the Budapest Festival Orchestra more than 30 years ago he made a personal dream become true. Central to the philosophy of the orchestra is the total absence of daily routine. It …

The art excerpt on the cover of this CD seems to be by another Gustav: Painter Gustav Klimt, who owned a home in the area of Mahler’s summer residence on the lake Attersee in Austria. …