Mahler

American  

[mah-ler] / ˈmɑ lər /

noun

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

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Mahler British  

/ ˈmɑːlə /

noun

1. 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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But make sure you also listen to Lorraine Hunt Lieberson’s Mahler; her live recital at the Ravinia Festival, which shows her versatility from Debussy and Brahms to “Deep River”; her “Troyens”—anything you can find, really.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

He helped found the Mahler Chamber Orchestra and won a Grammy Award in 2010 for best opera recording for Benjamin Britten's Billy Budd with the London Symphony Orchestra.

From BBC ● May 26, 2026

It was here that his decided interpretive aptitude for Mahler took hold, stirred in part by his longstanding affection for the composer’s expansive musical worldview.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 23, 2026

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 ● Dec. 5, 2025

But it is not just his pan-European style that make Mahler such a paradigm for twentieth-century composers; he is also notable for the directness of his musical expression.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall