Mahler

American

[mah-ler] / ˈmɑ lər /

noun

Gustav 1860–1911, Austrian composer and conductor, born in Bohemia.

Mahler British

/ ˈmɑːlə /

noun

Gustav (ˈɡʊstaf). 1860–1911, Austrian composer and conductor, whose music links the romantic tradition of the 19th century with the music of the 20th century. His works include nine complete symphonies for large orchestras, the symphonic song cycle Das Lied von der Erde (1908), and the song cycle Kindertotenlieder (1902)

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Under the cover of her job, Olka was able to come and go easily, and we spent many a night sipping fiery homemade slivovitz, listening to a violinist play Mahler, sometimes even dancing.

From Literature

Big cheers rang as well at Walt Disney Concert Hall, the Hollywood Bowl and on an Asia tour, particularly for Dudamel’s increasingly rich Mahler performances.

From Los Angeles Times

The composer Gustav Mahler, revered by Frank, said, “all that is not perfect down to the smallest detail is doomed to perish.”

From Los Angeles Times

There wasn’t the tightness or brightness, for instance, that the players gave Stravinsky and Mahler in Tokyo.

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Phil concert series in Disney with Mahler’s Second, which is known as the “Resurrection” and thrillingly announced the resurrection of an orchestra that had long been housed with inadequate acoustics.

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