Research topic: Gustav Mahler

Gustav Mahler , 1860-1911, composer and conductor, born in Austrian Bohemia of Jewish parentage. Mahler studied at the Univ. of Vienna and the Vienna Conservatory. He was conductor of the Budapest Imperial Opera (1888-90), the Hamburg Municipal Theater (1891-97), the Vienna State Opera (1897-1907), and the New York Philharmonic (1909-11). He also conducted the Metropolitan Opera (1908-10). As a conductor Mahler achieved high standards of performance that have become legendary. His refusal to compromise artistic integrity aroused intense personal opposition in Vienna and New York. Composing mainly... Read more